Your Moment of Tuesday Zen

Where: Kitchen/Living room (Look, it’s San Francisco. One cannot possibly have a room that serves just one purpose.)

When: The hottest day of the year so far.

Why: There’s a Mexican place in San Francisco that taught the city to drink its margaritas the autentico way. In fact, they shared their recipe with Epicurious, which was awfully [...]

Green Scheme Fail: Chick-Fil-A

The Green Scheme usually focuses on household products but this eco-flaunter is so egregious that I’m giving them a fail anyway. And believe me, it pains me to do this.

Growing up in the South, you’re pretty much weaned off the bottle straight onto Chick-Fil-A. The vast majority of West Coasters have never tried it so [...]

Green Scheme Success: Clorox Green Works Glass and Surface Cleaner

I used to clean every flat surface in my apartment with 409. Hey, it puts grease on the run. How could I resist? But after using it on a beloved antique wooden tabletop for a year, it began to eat away at the varnish. I started thinking, Hey, maybe this 409 stuff is kind of [...]

Green Scheme Success: Composting

I’ve made a little promise to myself for all Green Scheme posts: I won’t blog about a Green Scheme until I’ve given it a few months. After all, LOTS of earth-friendly products and options seem awesome at first. It’s the long run that’s a little more questionable. As to honesty, well that’s just expected, right?

When [...]

The Green Scheme: New Blog Feature

As you probably (don’t care to) know (but I’m going to tell you anyway), I’m the little green sprite for my company. Okay, fine. That’s not what my business card says. It says something about eco-friendly travel, but I rather like little green sprite. Or if you prefer, you can call me the Jolly Green [...]