My sister keeps asking me when I'm going to come out of the closet. Sorry. No. It's not that kind of closet. It's my plastic closet--a closet I'm in because I've been hiding my little plastic-free experiment from my co-workers all this time.Well, gue...

When I first decided to give up plastic, it was an experiment. I didn't know if I could do it, and I didn't know what it would mean in terms of my daily life.Eventually, though, I learned that I really could do it.

A few months ago, my blog and I were featured in the Time magazine article, The Truth About Plastic. The author started the article with the line, "If you know where to find a good plastic-free shampoo, can you tell Jeanne Haegele?"

I made homemade apple butter for the first time! And I even canned it myself! I made it in the crock pot using this recipe (but with half the sugar) and then used this page for instructions on how to can it. The verdict? Apple butter is delicious and...

It's been two years since I started writing this blog and trying to reduce the amount of plastic I use. It's been a crazy ride, filled with lots of ups and downs, including but not limited too... The Ups Successfully figuring out how to use less...

It's a distant memory now, but long, long ago, I made my first attempt to avoid plastic at the grocery store. It was an endeavor that changed my life and empowered me to do something different. To take a stand and to show the world (or a least anyone...