My Green Journeytag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-15513942008-04-30T14:43:15-07:00A young homeowner lives as green as her budget and imagination allow.TypePadSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesEco-Friendly Correspondencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-492406522008-04-30T14:43:15-07:002008-04-30T14:43:25-07:00Today, I dropped into the letterpress shop of Night Owl Paper Goods and picked out a few eco-friendly postcards made of sustainably harvested wood. Night Owl’s self-described style is “modern yet folksy.” I couldn’t have said it better. Their graphic...Kelly Smithhttp://mygreenjourney.myhomeideas.com/green_journey/2008/04/eco-friendly-co.htmlRunning the Good Racetag:typepad.com,2003:post-491010202008-04-27T20:03:54-07:002008-04-28T06:14:05-07:00This past weekend, I ran the Nashville Country Music Half Marathon. The day started out rather rainy and daunting, but the drops stopped right about the time I crossed the start line, and the race and weather ended up being...Kelly Smithhttp://mygreenjourney.myhomeideas.com/green_journey/2008/04/pace-yourself.htmlPlants, Peat, and Plastictag:typepad.com,2003:post-489032662008-04-23T11:25:26-07:002008-04-23T11:25:36-07:00With the threat of frost over, I’ve started to plant some herbs, veggies, and flowers in containers. I’m realizing that all those plastic containers are a huge waste! Biodegradable peat pots are the best alternative I’ve found. The ones I...Kelly Smithhttp://mygreenjourney.myhomeideas.com/green_journey/2008/04/plants-peat-and.htmlCool Furniture With a Consciencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-487932242008-04-21T12:08:21-07:002008-04-22T12:22:46-07:00Last weekend, I felt like getting out of town, so I hopped a plane to Chicago. While in the big city, I caught up with my friend Caleb Dawson, a product designer who has launched a line of environmentally friendly...Kelly Smithhttp://mygreenjourney.myhomeideas.com/green_journey/2008/04/cool-furniture.htmlNavigating Green Buildingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-487340702008-04-20T13:53:14-07:002008-04-20T13:53:24-07:00Leave it to my classmate living in Lima, Peru, to direct me to a great article about green building from today's New York Times. One of my favorite lines is, "The rhetoric is way out in front of the reality."...Kelly Smithhttp://mygreenjourney.myhomeideas.com/green_journey/2008/04/navigating-gree.htmlGetting Luckytag:typepad.com,2003:post-485644402008-04-16T17:03:50-07:002008-04-17T13:06:34-07:00Today, I found three four-leaf clovers in my front yard in a matter of minutes! I come by this luck naturally—my mother is famous for finding four-leaf clovers. I cannot count how many times I’ve seen her stop mid-walk, lean...Kelly Smithhttp://mygreenjourney.myhomeideas.com/green_journey/2008/04/getting-lucky.htmlThe Concrete Has No Gracetag:typepad.com,2003:post-480881142008-04-07T04:38:21-07:002008-04-07T16:44:51-07:00What does pavement have to do with forgiveness? Not much on the surface, but if you think a little deeper, concrete can teach us a lesson, leading by (bad) example. In the midst of working, graduate school, and being a...Kelly Smithhttp://mygreenjourney.myhomeideas.com/green_journey/2008/04/the-concrete-ha.htmlMeet the Neighborstag:typepad.com,2003:post-478226702008-04-01T10:21:50-07:002008-04-01T10:24:44-07:00This past weekend, while I was working in my backyard, my neighbors were ripping out their kitchen. Their working music became my working music, a techno dance mix paired with the loud bangs and crashes associated with ripping up wall...Kelly Smithhttp://mygreenjourney.myhomeideas.com/green_journey/2008/04/meet-the-neighb.htmlA Natural Pathtag:typepad.com,2003:post-477627682008-03-31T07:05:35-07:002008-03-31T07:05:45-07:00When you’re gardening green, it helps to be resourceful. At the risk of bragging, I think resourcefulness is one of my more positive traits. I have the save-the-jar-it-might-be-useful mentality not typical of my generation. Some people might call me cheap,...Kelly Smithhttp://mygreenjourney.myhomeideas.com/green_journey/2008/03/a-natural-path.htmlThe Not So Big Lifetag:typepad.com,2003:post-476561722008-03-28T07:56:34-07:002008-03-28T08:06:20-07:00Last week, I was fortunate to hear architect, interior designer, and author Sarah Susanka speak about her new book, The Not So Big Life. I used this experience to fulfill an assignment for grad school, writing a feature story. The...Kelly Smithhttp://mygreenjourney.myhomeideas.com/green_journey/2008/03/the-not-so-big.html