Posts tagged ‘No Impact Experiment’

No Impact Man: The Documentary

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

The No Impact Man Documentary is available for “Watch Instantly” on Netflix. I will be watching that tonight.
Have you ever heard of him before? If not, google it. And the next time it rolls around, consider partcipating in the No Impact Project week. I did and I learned a lot about myself. 

Coming Up on Granola Tendencies

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

There are some happenings on Granola Tendencies. Some are a little slow in the making but they are coming.

  1. My first interview with a dear friend Sam and her personal granola tendencies.
  2. My review of the Regreet kit.
  3. A guest poster speaking on asbestos and its links to cancer
  4. A reader green product recommendation
  5. My reactions to Dr. Greg’s Watson speaking engagement

……..And posts ranging on topics of what it means to be an eco-conscious theater artist, how wearing your hair natural makes a difference, and my excitement on the return of the No Impact Project. I will also be experimenting with some new recipes this weekend! Hopefully at least one that’s raw!

I am also looking for recipes and recommendations on making my own shower gel, cleaning products, body butter, face moisturizer an alternative to toothpaste.
If there are things you’d like to read about, or if you’d like to guest post or if you want to be featured in an interview because of your granola tendencies, email me! Or leave a comment. I want to know.

EcoSabbath – No Impact Project

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

With the way my weekend plays out, I’ve decided to switch the “Giving Back” day with the “Eco-Sabbath” day for the No Impact Project. I have rehearsal for most of the day on Sunday and will not be able to avoid transportation, electricity, actor’s/rehearsal trash and such. 
The first thing I did this morning was check my bike since I was gearing up to participate in the Chicago 350 International Climate Action Day bike ride to promote awareness about 350.
Well, I’m sorry to report that I did not participate. My bike has a flat that I do not know how to fix. I could have googled the nearest bike shop but I was discouraged and decided to stay home and sulk. I don’t recommend that. I could have found other Climate Action Day events going on but I didn’t want to. Sulking sounded much better.
I decided to stay home, read books, organize papers, purge my files, clean, and nap. I spent most of my day switching between those various things. I unplugged everything. Turned my phone off. And used my computer to watch the latest grey’s anatomy and that’s it. I took time to even clean baseboards, finalize my paint colors for my apartment and edit my to do list. For majority of the day, I didn’t need to turn any lights on or use much electricity. It was a peaceful day.
I checked in on my plants. The picture below is very old. My basil is about twice that size now.
 I even started making the face products but I will post about that later.
All in all it was a quiet, calm, peaceful day with no distractions. 
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