: About Me

I hope you find my list of articles/essays (found at bottom of page) interesting and educational.

I am a 30something trying to make a positive difference in this messed up world.
I am a mommy and wife to a wonderful family.
I work part time as a massage therapist, yoga instructor and horticulturist.
I promote and sell Miessence Organics and Mona Vie at my spa.

My likes are very diverse. I'll try about anything as long as it's not on Fear Factor.

My profile photo: My daughter, Morgan. Me. Cousin Zoe on my lap.

I also blog at: www.mintgreenlifestyle.blogspot.com

My passion is ...

my family, the earth, and animals

My parents always told me ...

to do the best that I can

My childhood ambition ...

was to save the earth.

My favorite memory ...

as a child, being with my grandparents in the summer. Going to summer camp and my pet dog.

Why I write ...

To help inspire. Hopefully educate.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

mostly music that keeps me entertained. My daughter loves the Putumayo series for kids. so mostly that.

My first job ...

I stuffed envelopes with catalogs.

My best moment ...

Birthing my daughter

My inspiration ...

Sunsets at the beach

Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Anticipating a life without oil

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Anticipating? How about I am praying and praying that our dependence on oil will end within the next decade. The science is here, we just need to implement it. We can go solar. We can harness the wind. We can even run our cars on, electric, veggie oil or hydrogen power. What about plastic? Well, what about it? We don't need petroleum to make plastic. Plastics can be made from numerous sources. Hemp oil and corn cellulose being the 2 most common alternatives to petroleum based plastics. We definitely don't need plastic grocery bags! Here in America, each year we toss 100 billion plastic bag...

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