Well, I’ve finished up another project. And this one only took 92 months to complete. A looooong time ago, I told my parents that we were in the market for some dressers (chest’o’drawers, dresser drawers, wardrobes, chiffarobe, whatever). Lo and behold, they had two that were just sitting in a storage unit collecting dust so … Continue reading
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The Wises Go Green
When we went to Colorado, my friend Kara graciously agreed to stay at our house. As I was typing up a list of things for her to know, I realized just how granola we’ve become. That list included little gems such as: – The liquid dish soap is homemade. You have to shake it or … Continue reading
Factory Workers Plead for Help
Have you heard about the letter hidden by a Chinese factory worker that was found by a woman in Wisconsin who bought some stuff from a Kmart in Oregon? You can imagine that if I found a letter like this: I would drop everything, fly immediately to China, and offer to adopt all of the factory … Continue reading
Responsible Shopping: The Princess Conundrum
Well, I laid it all out on the table last week when I said that I was done with purchasing not-fairly-made things. Big commitment. One I’m kind of excited about. I thought I would kind of give myself an easy start- you know, like buying an American-made Slinky or an American flag. Nope. There were … Continue reading
Consumerism: A Conversation with God
God: Hey there, sister. How you doin? Beth: Well, this hasn’t been the best day. I should have listened to Alex when he told me not to read the Kindle in the bathtub. They’re skinny but those things pack a serious punch… Am I dead? No, you’re not dead. Just temporarily knocked out for a … Continue reading
Down on the Farm
I went to a Natural Dye workshop today, which turned out to be one of the coolest things I’ve done in Dallas thus far. My friend Kara and I headed out this morning to Ponder, TX, which is a stone’s throw from Denton, the “Austin” of the DFW area. The workshop was at a cool … Continue reading
Jar Jar Drinks
A friend and I have been reading through 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker. It’s about pulling out of the system; disengaging from this consumeristic, stressed-out, distracted culture. It’s an excellent read and it will make you want to pull your hair out. Anyway, we got to the chapter on waste and … Continue reading
Mother Elizabeth: Preventer of Hair Tangles
I had a life changing experience on Sunday. I went to a picnic for international UTD students in the middle of a Dallas hurricane. It sounds exciting but all it really means is that I had to put my hand over my potato chips and a brownie flipped off my styrofoam plate and landed upside … Continue reading
Dear America: Revisited
You might remember this post here where I ripped America a new one for our obsession with excess at the expense of others. As soon as I hit the post button, I immediately felt like I needed to drive to JC Penney and buy every article of clothing they have there, now that they’ve ditched their elastic … Continue reading
Dear America
Dear America, It’s time we had a talk. There are lots of things that we could go in to, but we need to discuss your finances. Overspending is an American pasttime. We justify it in the name of “capitalism” and our houses are crammed full of junk that we will never need. If our houses fill … Continue reading
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