I came across this Smart Plastics Guide: Healthier Food Uses of Plastics. It's a good, understandable summary all in one place. It's also a quick read. Just thought I'd share.

I gave blood and got another t-shirt ( Read more... )

I really want to go to this, but, holy cripes, I use Tide. I wonder if it would be sufficient to wash (once or twice?) whatever I plan to wear in something non-Tide. I really like the no-fragrances idea--I have a highly sensitive nose myself--but Tide? I'd also need to find myself a mat and a water bottle PDQ.

Requirements: willingness to laugh ( Read more... )

That's all the vocabulary (or non-vocabulary) my mouth (thanks to my teeth) can produce right now. It's a good thing I am, yet again, without a functioning phone ( Read more... )

One or two (or more?) graciously suggested I ask my artsy questions here. And so I shall ( Read more... )

Don't call me Carolyn; just call me Chronic Complainer. That's what I feel like these days ( Read more... )

I think the clasps (and hinges) that come on these boxes look horribly cheap (and they are). So I've spent the last three hours online trying to find new clasps (and hinges would be nice) that don't look chinzy (is that how it's spelled?). I can only find jewelry clasps. I've used these searches ( Read more... )

I've had an unusual streak of not wanting to eat much for at least the past couple of weeks. I'm not sure what it's all about. I love food. Anyway, I've been eating very little lately. This afternoon my body signaled me that it is well aware that I'm not eating much. (I guess this was just in case I hadn't already noticed.) Upon standing, I'd ( Read more... )

Is there anyone in my small audience who found relief from severe PMS symptoms (the mental and emotional type (moody, irritable, depressed, fatigue-y) rather than the physical type (breast tenderness, crampy)) by eliminating coffee (and/or other caffeinated beverages) from their diet. I'm wondering if that's a big contributing factor to my monthly ( Read more... )