CHECKING IN: lover with soul power

(photo by stephen)

i've had a lot of things rattling around in my brain to write about lately, but these days there seems to be so many other things which need doing i just can't find the dedicated time to write. i know this blog has been relatively quiet compared to those earlier ones of multiple posts per week. i'm still glad i've kept it around. surprisingly, there even seem to be a few of you who still come around to see what's going on. and i love you to bits for that.

i'm trying to stay organic and eco-friendly ever since i arrived, but it is not an easy task here. i mean you do see people using re-useable shopping bags, but it seems like no one here buys organic shampoo and conditioner because i can't find them anywhere. maybe i just don't know where to look, but even if they do sell them they are probably expensive. i might as well switch to bi-carb soda and vinegar for my hair, cheap, accessible, and even more earth friendly. i heard they work wonders too.

speaking of hair, i miss wearing my beret all the time. i miss knitting too, but it's way too hot. i bet i'm not the only one who misses winter these days. i'm definitely a winter person, no arguments there.

i stress myself out needlessly sometimes over trying to discover or uncover what i want in life. the problem stems from the assumption that i'll want the same thing forever. maybe i don't need to discover what i want forever, i just need to discover what i want at the moment. but then i started thinking, if i don't think about the future then what's the point of thinking in the first place? geez i don't make fok all sense. sometimes i wonder if i'm qualified to be an adult.

it's scary, but i think i might be going off caffeine. i havent had a coffee for three days so i just made myself a black filter. and i've been working on the same cup for three hours. in the past, i could finish one in minutes. maybe it's because hazelnut cream flavoured coffee beans from seattle's best tastes totally weird?

i feel like writing more often these days. see you soon x

TREE HUGGER: ideal bite

everyone go visit ideal bite!

today's green tip =)

ECO-CONDOMS
Overpopulation Equation

The Bite:

Seven billion people + more on the way = …? One Mama Earth with a whole lotta people to look after. In honor of World Population Day (tomorrow) try on an eco-condom for size. It won't hurt your body or the planet - 'cuz the way things are going, we're gonna need more decimals on our calculators very soon.

The Benefits:

* Subtracting consumption. Over a lifetime, the average North American will throw away 600 times his or her adult weight in garbage.
* No calculus required…just a condom. To the 38% of Americans who don't use contraception while hoping to avoid pregnancy: seriously? With biodegradable, vegan, and nontox options available, condoms are way sexier than a few years ago.
* Multiplying animal populations. Fewer people traipsing around slows environmental destruction (about 25% of the world's mammals are endangered due to lost habitat).

Personally Speaking:

Cola-flavored eco-condoms: at last. (Er…)

Wanna Try:

We're not really sure why these all have to be made so far away (c'mon, American manufacturers!), but at least some are available through American retailers.

* Sheer Glyde Dams - latex dental dams made ethically in Malaysia; includes a cola flavor. Also: male condoms ($5-$10/12).
* French Letter Aphrodisiac Condoms - rose- and vanilla-scented, fair-trade condoms made from FSC-certified rubber latex; three other varieties also available ($15/12).
* Condomi Condoms - an assortment of vegan latex condoms from Germany - including XXL and fruit-flavored versions ($5/15).
* Condom Depot - not vegan, but it only stocks condoms without Nonoxynol-9 (a spermicide in conventional condoms that carries similar risks to parabens).

eco-condoms. makes me giggle lol.

TREE HUGGER: happy earth day!

we all know that planting a tree in your backyard is a popular way of celebrating earth day each spring. since our backyard is already a forest (literally) full of tress of different sizes, i planted some italian parsley indoor instead. i'm not exactly sure if this will do much good for the environment, but at least its organic. and i was told that this garden-in-a-bag can be transplanted to a pot or even your garden.

i got this at anthropologie on my road trip to LA. i think it is one of the most fabulous shop i have ever been to!



this is what happens in about a week. the seeds sprout!



i just took this picture. it's only been about 10 days! i can't wait to put my home-grown italian parsley in my pasta! yummmmmm!



happy earth day guys and dolls. what will you do to celebrate? check out earth day network for some ideas or find out what's going on near you!