“When I turn on my central air conditioner, I feel like, "Wow, I really have come a long way." Or buying the super expensive organic raw food for my dogs, and I remember when I had to buy the cheapest big bag of kibble. So I think for me it's often in terms of comfort.” ThinkingWayFeelsLongBigsRememberTurnsTermAirDogComfortExpensiveBuyingBagsWowRemember WhenLong WayMy DogTurn-onRaw FoodAir Conditioner Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“One lesson I got from Gandhi, 'Be the change you want to see,' haunts me. I just feel like I can't keep stomping around pointing the finger at BP when I am supporting the oil industry with my very own dollars and actions by buying their products, helping to pay their mortgage - plastic is from oil... polyester, shower curtains.” WantFeelsI CanHelpingActionPayProductsIndustryLessonsDollarsFingersOilBuyingPlasticShowersCurtainsPointingMortgagePointing FingersOil IndustryStompingShower Curtains Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“I'm focusing on quality versus quantity - a nicer tee-shirt with organic cotton and buying just one or two instead of five that are cheaper but made with GMO cotton, which is hard on Earth, sewn by slave labor, shipped all the way from China on boats that use lots of oil and can kill whales with ship strikes and sold by (some) companies that could treat their” WayMadeTwoHardUseEarthQualityCompanyFiveLaborTreatsSlaveChinaOilStrikesShipsBoatShirtsJust OneBuyingQuantityVersusCheaperWhalesCottonTeesGmosSlave LaborTee Shirt Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
