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Beach blonde, not bleached blonde (Day 110)…
Now that I’m air-drying my hair and using natural shampoos and conditioners, I figured I’d annoy my hairdresser even more by switching from salon-brand dyes to natural alternatives, like the ones made...
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Home on the free-range (Day 141)…
Of all the ethical food descriptors on the market — organic, natural, hormone-free, grain-fed, etc — the term “free-range” is probably the sketchiest. As readers of Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s...
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Some new goo for the loo (Day 151)…
Not to get too graphic, but this whole let-it-mellow thing doesn’t exactly make for a pristine toilet bowl. So it wasn’t long before I finished up the last of my toxic, abrasive cleaner and had to go...
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Green treats mean clean teeth (Day 160)…
My cat is excrutiatingly particular about her treats, but after the recent pet food scares I’ve been even more particular about which brands I’ll let her have. She’s always liked her Temptations,...
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Making room for natural perfume (Day 175)…
At the beginning of this challenge, I promised my cosmopolitan self that no matter how green I became, no matter how many hippies I befriended, there were three things I’d never, ever do: 1) Let my...
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Preserving my local diet (Day 182)…
It’s easy sticking to a local diet now that it’s summer and farmers markets are in full swing, but I know that all these juicy peaches, plums and berries won’t be around come January — they’ll be...
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Bye-bye, K-Y (Day 188)…
Please excuse the shortest Thistle post ever. I’m sorry, but for the sake of my reputation, not to mention the fact that my parents, colleagues and ex-boyfriends are probably reading this, I simply...
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Getting my fruit flies drunk (Day 192)…
The compost bin on my balcony has, so far, been a success. My worms are still alive, so that’s a good start, and I’ve been pretty careful about balancing the pH of the soil, making sure there’s a good...
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Frank sense in Vita-Myr (Day 193)…
Like most people, I do as my dentist tells me and brush at least twice a day. But now that it’s the busiest part of the film festival and I’m running around, shoving random bits of food into my mouth...
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Incensed about odours (Day 205)…
I’ve never been one for the Glade Plug-Ins, those neon-coloured gel packs you cram into an ugly plastic thing which sticks into a wall socket. They always smelled fake to me, and really overpowering,...
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