What between moving snow around and playing in same, I have been neglecting this blog again. If you’re missing me, I invite you to listen to this recent interview I did with Mike Barlow, host of Paid by the Word podcast.
I struggle frequently with my own consumption habits, especially my fondness for accessories such as smartphone covers or clutch wallets to trick out my clothes — which, ironically, are an average of 5 to 10 years old. So, it was with some excitement that I…
Liquor wasn’t the only beverage whose consumption trends were turned upside down by the coronavirus (sales have bubbled up more than 24%) — Americans are buying more premium coffee than ever for at-home brewing and imbibing. Coffee sales were predicted to rise almost 5% in…
For the past 16 months or so, I’ve been caught up in intermittently trying to follow a “migraine relief” diet suggested by my ear doctor. No, I’m not suffering from debilitating headaches (thank goodness) but I do have a hearing issue that is indicative of…
It’s just the two of us this year for Thanksgiving, and while I feel a pang of disappointment about not getting to nurture my inner comfort-food chef, this will probably be the most memorable edition of this particular holiday in my life. It feels like…
Last year, I started a wacky elimination diet to address a health issue — successfully I might add. Before that date, I’ll be honest: I didn’t pay a whole lot of attention to food labels. Things are different now. There’s one label that has my…
Let me be transparent about something. I can’t remember a busier summer for announcements related to corporate sustainability initiatives. I’m not complaining, I’m encouraged. That is why it has taken me more than two months to process what I’d like to say about an intriguing…
It’s been a cranky sort of week, so I decide to write about something that will make me uncranky — although I’m not exactly sure when I’ll be able to post this article, since my internet service provider Optimum has been asleep at the wheel…
We’re wrapping up what I affectionately refer to as corporate social responsibility report season, during which I am deluged on an almost daily basis with lengthy digital documents packed with updates about corporate sustainability initiatives. I almost never write about these things, despite all the…
Most of us probably don’t think of mining as an earth-friendly process, so addressing it is one of the most important — and specific — things that jewelry companies can do to reduce their carbon footprint. That’s the motivation behind Danish company Pandora’s pledge in…