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The other night, after an epic grilling fail, we had a dinner emergency and had to order takeout from a local restaurant.  I try to avoid takeout, and one reason is that it usually comes in lot of...

FRUSTRATION FRIDAY Every Friday I will have special posts that point out products or situations that frustrate me in my quest to go plastic-free.  Many of these posts will be about products that use...

Sometimes I think I am making a plastic switch and it turns out that I am not.  Packaging manufacturers can be tricky, and you may not realize that you are buying something made from plastic. ...

Our family uses A LOT of sunscreen.  While I have read that most people buy just one package of sunscreen per summer, our family, a ragtag conglomeration of swedish, irish, english, spanish and dutch decent,...