Blog Archives Books (26) Enough (70) Health (70) Life (135) New Economy (2) Simplicity (65) February 2019 Picking Up the Pieces Quitting Social Media May 2017 Sharing vs. Solidarity Economy April 2017 The Universe Is Telling Me to Go Inside Discovering a New Economy A Writing Habit Reboot February 2017 Mindful Purchasing During Lent Practicing Extreme Self-Care for #Action January 2017 Dear Representatives, Speak Up Against Bigotry Responding to David Brooks’ After the Women’s March Moving Forward in the Age of Trump December 2016 Tidings of Joy November 2016 #GivingTuesday in Light of #Election2016 Study Circles: Liberal Adult Education Trump’s New Website Is a Disaster Today Is a New Day October 2016 An Open Letter to Trump Supporters Going Deeper on #WorldMentalHealthDay Surviving the Election: 7 Coping Strategies September 2016 For the Beauty of the Earth August 2016 The Dilemma July 2016 And Then Life Happens… June 2016 Progressives, We Need to Focus! June Is Transportation Month May 2016 Book Reflection: Big Magic My Word Is Justice May Is Fashion Month April 2016 On Buying Food—Slowly April Is Food and Beverage Month March 2016 Health Will Follow March is Health and Wellness Month February 2016 Energy: On Using Less Take Me As I Am February is Energy/Utilities Month January 2016 Responsible Credit Cards. Is that a Thing? Investing in Yourself Investing Anguish I’m Not Sure Socially Responsible Investing and the Stock Market Go Together Book Reflection: Local Dollars, Local Sense January is Finance/Banking Month My Definition of Big (Bad) Business The Great Money Experiment December 2015 Walking the Talk: It’s Easier Said Than Done November 2015 What’s On My Mind October 2015 May I Talk About Underwear? Yoga in the Classroom Book Reflection: Living Room Revolution September 2015 Bernie Sanders—Meet Your Cabinet Book Reflection: Psychiatry Under the Influence August 2015 An Open (Love) Letter to My College-Bound Daughter When I’m Not Writing July 2015 A Few Things On My Mind I Am Cared For My Love–Hate Relationship with Social Media Marketing #SMM Book Reflection: The Nature Principle America the Possible #July4th June 2015 A Day of Rest: Vacation Inspiration “Sometimes I Have to Sit On My Hands” Finally! “Her Lost Year” Is Here! May 2015 Welcome to the New Tabita Green April 2015 Vacation Tales March 2015 A World Without Money: The Benefits A Place to Love #TBT Voluntary Simplicity vs. Aesthetics: Maybe We Don’t Have to Choose February 2015 Biggest Aha Moment Ever Reclaiming Valentine’s Day Many Phones to Rule Us All? 300 Words January 2015 Time Is My Constraint Moving Beyond Decluttering Book Reflection: The Art of Non-Conformity My Three Words: Less Is More December 2014 And on Earth Peace Book Reflection: Brave Parenting 5 Things I Learned From My Dog November 2014 Thanks for the Inspiration! It’s Happening! I’m Kickstarting “Her Lost Year” Why We Can’t Let Campaign Fatigue Keep Us from Voting Today #Election2014 October 2014 Income #Inequality, Food Insecurity, and Mental Health #BlogAction14 Ten Years of Blogging: A Reflection You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Do Good September 2014 All Work and No Play… Ten Books August 2014 There Is No Try Thank God for New Days On Knowing Too Much and Blogging Paralysis July 2014 I’m Going Wild! Everyday Activism The Long Road Ahead Music Is Good for the Soul May 2014 In Order to Get It Done Benefit Corporations: Business for Good What I Remember From College A Renewed Focus April 2014 Should We Really Be Slowing Down? What Does It Mean to Eat Healthy? March 2014 The Possibility of Unplugging For the Love of Yoga Music and Mindfulness in March February 2014 A Facebook Update What We Can Learn About Focus from a Software Company Random Acts of Kindness Week Starts Now! #RAKweek How Do You Spend Your Time? January 2014 Thanks for the Encouragement! Just Start Walking Book Review: Spark The Definition of Wellness Just Be a Good Human Being iPhone Week 1: The Essential Apps New Year. New Theme. New Phone. New World! November 2013 Tom Sawyer: Mischievous or ODD? Making Space Let’s Appreciate What We Have October 2013 Why I’m Deactivating my Facebook Account Do We Have the Right to Be a Little Crazy? #BlogActionDay Above All, Be Kind Paying Off the Mortgage (or What We Really Need) What My Body Is Telling Me September 2013 Back to Basics The Many Faces of Mindfulness Laser Focus: For Excellence and Presence of Mind Reflections on a Writing Weekend August 2013 Book Review: The Lateral Freelancer My Car Is Going in the Garage A Society Designed for Optimal Wellness (Or Utopia) Early Morning Productivity July 2013 On Becoming a Health Coach 2013 National Wellness Conference Recap This Is My Vacation #NWC2013 Book Review: The Little Book of Contentment Keep It Simple What’s Really Important June 2013 Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten Free!) Video: How the End of World War II Made Us Fat Book Review: Act Accordingly Reflections on Mental Flexibility Five Essential Workplace Wellness Tips May 2013 12 Childhood-Inspired Health Tips Embracing Life’s Daily Activities What My Teenager Taught Me About Mindfulness On Intuition I Will Always Remember… You Wellness Project Month 12: Mental Flexibility April 2013 Get Off Your Butt – Your Life May Depend On It! I Built Something Today! What I’ve Been Up To… January 2013 How Do You Use Your Little Gifts and Talents? No Goals in 2013! All Good Things Why It’s OK to Watch TV at Breakfast (Sometimes) Morning Routine Rehearsal Vote for My Friend April Wellness Resolutions in 2013 The Wellness Project Month 8: Voluntary Simplicity December 2012 Wellness Project Month 7: Mindfulness November 2012 Be Impeccable with Your Word Wellness Project Month 6: Spirituality October 2012 Exploring Pilates 6 Easy Ways to Move Naturally My Wellness Committee #powerofwe #BAD12 Wellness Project Month 5: Fitness Macrofocus: For the Greatest Impact September 2012 How Walkable Is Your Community? Why I Haven’t Bought a Bulletin Board Wellness Project Month 4: Focus August 2012 An Idea That Came to Life Wellness Project Month 3: Relationships July 2012 Top 20 Healthy Living Tips Speaking of Passion… Wellness Project Month 2: Passion June 2012 Reflections on Nutrition Month A Vegetable Challenge Wellness Project Month 1: Nutrition Creating a Wellness Baseline Welcome to the Wellness Project May 2012 Refined Sugar in the News Sugar Addiction Be Gone! Bike to Work Week (or Month) On the Frequency of Blogging April 2012 Cleanse Conclusion Acupuncture: A New Experience It’s an Earth Day Weekend! Cleanse Update: 5 Days Down, 4 to Go The Joy of Singing Sending a Little Sunshine Why Is Healthy Eating So Hard? Let the Cleanse Begin! Reflections on a Busy Week Going Above and Beyond: The Joy of Kind Gestures Blogging Without a Topic Preparing for a Spring Cleanse Springtime Bicycle Tune-Up Love Is Black Jelly Beans Wine and Bread with Friends My Meditation Room Easter Cards for Joy And… I’m Back! February 2012 Charity Highlight: charity: water I Trust You January 2012 Miss Representation: Infuriating & Inspiring Charity Highlight: Worldwide Fistula Fund Following a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet in 2012 December 2011 Five Tips for Surviving the Holidays My Awesome Brothers Best. Barter. Ever. November 2011 Web Gnomes: My New Ad(Venture) Community Sharing: Generosity Is Alive and Well! Kindle Owners’ Lending Library October 2011 Library Books for the Kindle – It’s Finally Happening! Notes from the WLN Conference: Superwoman – Where Are You? Food as Medicine #BAD11 A Retrospective on the Elimination and Detoxification Diet Day 22 – Soy, Oh Joy! Day 19 – Staycation in Bed September 2011 The Elimination Diet – Day 16 Secrets & The Family Meal Sunday Ramblings Hill Running (On the Treadmill) Pretending Not to Have a Car Simple Eating Thankful for Time Size Matters Stop the Violence against Planned Parenthood Not As Bad As I Thought The Elimination and Detoxification Diet Kiva Visualization Zero Waste: The “Turn It Upside Down” Principle Use Less: The Travel-Size Principle August 2011 Five Simple Living Ways to Change the World Barefoot Running Virgin Awakening the SAGE Living Simply – The Next Chapter Striking a Balance between Living and Simple CSA Notes Finding the Good July 2011 Wartime Frugality Coffee Shop Eavesdropping Reading: A Simple Pleasure Blueberry Bliss Lunch Chanterelle Supper Be Still Berry Good June 2011 Time for Sunshine Farewell Pappa May 2011 Mother’s Day Musings Special Occasion Sugar Egglicious Lunch The Problem with Stuff Introducing FoodCorps Why Do We Eat Too Much? April 2011 What is Enough? My Cause You Give a Little and You Get a Little An Office Almost Done March 2011 Unpacking Break Unpacking Memories On Our Walk to Magpie Coffeehouse Our Not So Big House February 2011 2011: Investing in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Green Cleaning Supplies New Swap.com Feature: Swap4Schools The Kindle and Simple Living January 2011 You Are Beautiful! Should It Stay Or Should It Go? Simple Productivity New Years Letters to God December 2010 Top Ten Simple Living Tips A Christmas Card Kindness Is Alive and Well Remember Your Name Speaking Less and Doing More St. Lucia Day and Simple Living What is NOT the Meaning of Life? Don’t Be a Scrooge (or Frugal Doesn’t Equal Stingy) Thoughts on “The World Peace Diet” 10 Simple Frugal Tips What To Do With Worn-Out Clothes…? November 2010 Mini-Cleanse Day 3 Mini-Cleanse Days 1 & 2 If the Buddha Came to Dinner Raising Responsible Consumers (Expensive) Stuff Adds Stress I Am Not Perfect Saving Seeds Biking to Church and Related Musings Frugal (Food) Month Continues! Field Trip! Breaking the Mold Baking Day! Simple Pleasures The Game of LIFE October 2010 Being OK With Doing Nothing Time to Run Mindful Eating Taking Some Time Off From Poverty to Decent Work Enough Water for Everyone! Sometimes Life Isn’t Simple… In the World of Enough, We Don’t Need International Aid or Non-Profits October Is Frugal Food Month September 2010 The Outward Expression of Simplicity Breaking Free from Media How Much Home Is Enough? Want a Salad Bar in Your Kid’s School? August 2010 Yes, School Lunch Needs To Be Reformed! I Love Books! Beware of Advertising I’m an Angry Mom Too! Kiva – Where Money Keeps Working Guilty Pleasures What Are You Eating? Sharing Stuff New Month, New Goals July 2010 Going the Extra Mile Fried Potatoes & Eggs (Or Saving Food) My Not So Simple Vacation June 2010 Cleaning Out the Clutter (and Keeping It Out!) How Many Gloves Do You Need? What Do Your Homeless Do? May 2010 Asparagus, Biking and Other Joys of Spring From Mother’s Day to Mothers’ Day Unplug Your Ears Books I’ve Read Recently March 2010 Want to Help Somebody Today? If Today Was Your Last Day World Water Day Buying to Save Lives? Take Action Against Poverty! Swapping Stuff February 2010 The Definition of Success Creative Solution Lenten Wisdom Individual Action Poem: Dying Planet There Was Not a Needy Person Among Them January 2010 Simple Food Joy Making Time for Things That Matter Borrow Books, Don’t Buy Avatar: A Movie That Speaks the Inconvenient Truth I Recommend Stones into Schools No Impact Experiment Conclusion Day 6: Water Day 5: Energy Day 4: Food Why Do the Poor Always Get Hit the Hardest? Day 3: Transportation Day 2: Trash Day 1: Consumption Thank You! No Impact Experiment Sustainable Grocery Shopping Kitchen Kleanout 2010 Sustainabilitiy Goals December 2009 My Year as a Pescatarian Reflections on the No New Clothes Experiment Common New Year’s Resolution with a Simplicity Twist On Staycation and Loving It! Post-Christmas Decluttering A Day Without Computers (Merry Christmas!) Take Action on Christmas Eve The Hunt for the Organic Cotton Handkerchief Swedish Sustainability Observations How Jam Used to Taste Simple Christmas Gifts Attainable Simplicity In the Beginning
