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• No more junk

  This year, I have gotten rid of a lot of junk. I look around my house now, and I see fewer things, but the things I see, I enjoy and value. I'm trying these days not to let anymore junk into my life. What's some of the junk that has left my life... Posted Aug 24 2009, 06:32 AM by Anne Cross with | with no comments Filed under: shopping, consumption, consumerism, money for junk, minimizing waste

• "Transumers not really consumers" -- I disagree.

  I just read an AP article in my local newspaper about "Transumers" -- people who are transient consumers. They don't purchase and consume things, they rent or lease consumer items that are then passed on to the next transumer. Sounds sort... Posted Jul 05 2009, 10:56 AM by Anne Cross with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: consumption, consumerism, society, money for junk, minimizing waste, reuse, recycle

• What I'm doing differently

  There have been so many stories in the news, on blogs -- everyhwere -- about what people are doing differently in the midst of this "economic downturn," and lots of speculation about what habits will last and what will disappear once the economy... Posted May 19 2009, 07:11 AM by Anne Cross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: consumption, society, budgeting, simplify, minimizing waste, saving

• Homemade toothpaste

  I looked into a lot of recipes and did some experimenting until I found one that I LOVE. It took a bit of getting used to, because it is salty, but now I really really love it. I don't like mint or cinamon flavored things, and never liked the taste... Posted Feb 12 2009, 01:55 PM by Anne Cross with | with no comments Filed under: shopping, consumption, do it yourself, simplify, minimizing waste

• Waste not, want not?

  As I was doing some baking for my annual New Year's Day brunch, I managed to finish up a jar of ground nutmeg. I have a tin of whole nutmegs, and I was glad to finish off the ground stuff so I could switch over to the less-processed variety. A friend... Posted Jan 02 2009, 06:28 AM by Anne Cross with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: consumption, consumerism, society, simplify, minimizing waste