Little Victories

As summer comes to a close, I am happy to say that I am proud of my cultivation and follow through goals. I have been away from this blog longer than I wanted, but I am excited to revisit my list of goals for this year. 1) Construct a garden: Adam and I constructed a …

Celebrating Sustainability

Straits of Mackinac - Mackinac Bridge In honor of Earth Day week, I have put together a list of five things that are making me happy in regards to the progress of sustainability. Plastic bag ban in New York - at the end of March, New York passed legislation to ban plastic bags. This will …

Hope for the Future in the Green New Deal

When I think about the future of my country, I can only hope that some of it resembles the ideals and ambitions outlined in the Green New Deal. Over the past month or so I've been hearing story after story about the Green New Deal (GND). Most news stories are either skeptical and dismissive or …

Cultivate and Follow Through

My little piece of suburbia. There will be a vegetable garden back there in 2019! We are almost done with another year and I'm happy to say that I followed through on my 2018 resolution to write and publish a blog post at least once per month! I can't say that I remember any other …

New to Backyard Composting

No more excuses. I am trying backyard composting. I have been meaning to try this for a while now. Especially since we bought a house a couple years ago in a suburban neighborhood with a modest sized backyard.  When looking around for advice on how to start this endeavor, I found that there are a …

Practicing Gratitude

We are nearing November when the days get shorter, the air gets colder and we find comfort in quality time with family and friends. With Thanksgiving around the corner, I thought now would be a perfect time to practice gratitude. October is always my favorite time of the year. It is a special time for …

Clean Water Matters

I have a shirt that reads "clean water matters" that I got at a local watershed fundraiser a few years ago. I was wearing this shirt this summer while taking a ride out on the boat with my family, and my sister asked me "so what is clean water?" Of course I knew she knew the …

Creative Slump Rant

My goal for this year is to write a new blog post once per month. In theory, this should be a pretty easy task. In application, it has proved to be difficult at times. However, I have so far kept my goal going. And I think that says a lot for a New Year's resolution! …

The Future of our Parks is in Danger

It's hard to imagine American the Beautiful without our local, state, and national parks. Unfortunately there is another environmental protection fund that could be at risk. The Land and Water Conservation Fund was established in 1964 by Congress to make sure important land and water resources would be set aside for recreational purposes. This includes state …

Heading North For A While

I just got back from a week long vacation in my favorite state. Michigan is absolutely beautiful this time of year with its luscious greens and comfortable temperatures. The month of June was jam-packed with tons of activity including my performing in a community theatre production of Into the Woods and having to say goodbye …