by Kelli Donley | Oct 12, 2021 | 2021, Good to Great, Reduce, Reuse
A few years ago, my friend Kara began posting about how she was shifting how she shopped. She was going to stop buying new and focus on vintage and thrift shops. Kara is a dish and has great fashion sense. She can pull off stuff that would look laughable on my near...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 30, 2014 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Hacienda, Reduce, Reuse
We have a chain of thrift stores in Arizona called Epic Thrift. I am new to these, if they aren’t new to our community. (They either popped up overnight, or I just haven’t been paying attention.) Depending on the store, they have a pretty incredible...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 28, 2014 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Hacienda, Reduce, Reuse
Anyone else have a tangle of circular knitting needles that looks something like, oh, say, THIS? Good times. Or, a tangled nonsense of zero fun. Your choice. I did a bit of research, asking fellow knitting nerds how they store their supplies. The results varied in...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 19, 2013 | Happy Hippie, NJ + NYC, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Recycling in New Jersey is a pain. I can only imagine the book of rules, no joke, was created as a deterrent. That said, I have yet to find a job and I’ve will happily jump through the necessary hoops to see that these items are sent to the right facility,...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 12, 2008 | Africa, Community, Domestic Art, Earth Mama, Flora and Fauna, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Public Health, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Uncategorized
BEFORE: And the commotion begins. I took on a bit too much for this dinner; from beginning to end, it took about six hours to prepare and clean up afterward. Aztec squash soup Turkey chile Carbs o’ plenty AFTER: phew. Last night’s communiy dinner menu...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 10, 2008 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Public Health, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Travel
DC was excellent; I had such a great time at the Green Festival with Mike and Sam. Let me tell you — these two know how to hosts guests. The adorable Tuck home. They not only drove me around for three days, set up a hotel room in the city so we could walk and...
