I realize I haven’t done one of these since way back in August. I need to find a better way to track all of the things I have tried, because the current document doesn’t have a good search function. The last thing I posted about was Kotle Gushte (an Iranian meat patty) that my daughter loves and has asked for again. So, keeping that list is really ( Read more... )

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I have been thinking a fair bit lately about how we build habits. It comes up every year around New Year's, partly because I have been working for a while to develop permanent behaviour changes that I post about here. Some have gone well, and some - not so much ( Read more... )

I love resolutions, as you know. I loved this resolution: https://fitisafeministissue.com/2017/01/07/my-2017-stop-doing-list/Read more... )

I'm not tracking as well as I should, but I know I am staying close to (or under) my $5 a day goal. It's relatively easy since I bought huge cuts of meat for Easter and then made soups and stews with leftovers (and still had a huge container of sliced meat). If I was really living on an Ontario Disability Allowance, or welfare, that would not be an ( Read more... )

I really started to understand just how difficult eliminating plastic is this weekend. I went to the hairdresser and got doused in a variety of products to bring my hair back into condition. Usually, this is not an issue, so I think I have to lay the blame on the homemade alternatives to shampoo and conditioner. The real problem, though, was how ( Read more... )

The last time I bought cat food and treats, I blithely picked up my usual brands and didn't think about how they were packaged, until last week. They are bagged in plastic, of course. I have browsed around at several shops since, and pretty much all cat food is now sold in plastic bags (except the stuff in cans). Some dog food is still available in ( Read more... )

I caved on hair conditioner today. My hair felt like straw, so I threw on a dollop in order to be able to brush. I'll be making up some conditioner tonight ( Read more... )

Half way there. It hasn't been too challenging because I don't buy much. Mostly it has been about acknowledging the plastics I already have in the house, and the near impossibility of eliminating it all - even if I do still more stuff from scratch. Today's sad moment came from opening up my pantry to the many bags of spices I have stashed away. I ( Read more... )

Warming up and having a late lunch after a very cold visit to visit my horse. Lunch is ramen noodles, which come wrapped in plastic. I buy them in bulk containers (I have kids), so that means more plastic. This leads to two existential questions ( Read more... )