Replacing Electronics- Cut Down on Your Energy Usage
The United States’ residential electric usage sits around 1.44 trillion killowatthours (kWh) according to a 2019 statistic from the U.S. Energy Information Association. 1.44 is a lot of energy, and that’s only or residential usage. 1.44 kWh doesn’t account for industrial, commercial, or transportation usage. All of that combined puts us in second place for… Continue reading →
Top 3 Recipes: Cooking For the Entire Week On A Budget
As a recent college graduate and a current unemployed person, in these last few years I’ve been looking to save money wherever I can. And, honestly, who isn’t? One of the biggest money drains I have to budget for is my groceries. I eat gluten and soy free, and those specialty foods can get incredibly… Continue reading →
How to Separate Aloe Vera Pups
Aren’t pups just the cutest!… No, not the dog kind, although they’re pretty cute too. Aloe Vera pups are so stinken’ cute. The main aloe vera plant (or parent plant) is gorgeous, thick, healthy and harbors so many nutritional and cosmetic benefits, while the pups are gangly little dudes that crowd around the base of… Continue reading →
Homemade Rosewater
Sometimes in life you just need a moment to feel ethereal. To feel pure, like a Disney princess singing to a little bird in a field of gardenias, roses and peonies. And recently, I need that more often than not- and I’m assuming you do too. Really, who doesn’t want that? A simple little at… Continue reading →
Moving On to the Next Adventure
I don’t think I’ve ever been through a season with more shifts, changes, unmet expectations, and brand new adventures. And I’m sure at this point, especially if you’re in the U.S.A. like me, you have experienced all of this too. I’m sitting down to write this post from the couch at my Grandpa’s house, watching… Continue reading →
Setting a Goal, Getting It Done
Setting a goal is easy. It’s so easy that I set at least 3 or 4 every single day thinking, ‘oh yeah, I got this.’ When really by about 2 p.m., if any one of those didn’t get done, the likelihood that they ever will is cut down drastically. I even wrote down in my… Continue reading →
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Hey there! I’m Alicen, and I’m a class of 2020 graduate from the University of Mary Washington. I am a journalist with a passion for music and a love for all things sustainable.
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When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.
–Georgia O’Keefe
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