I’m sorry, the inner broke college student meets fashionista loves the retailer H&M, but the inner tree-hugger is not too fond of the brand. I’m not that forgiving when it comes to second, third and fourth chances. H&M, I love your prices and your fashions, but I do not love your practices. In the past year, the retailer has made news by being accused of destroying new clothing by the New York Times, using sweatshops (side note: an H&M sweatshop… Read more

A New York Times article “Nudging Recycling From Less Waste to None” caught my attention recently. The article is about a new  anti-garbage movement know as Zero Waste. The article cites statistics by the Environmental Protection Agency stating Americans dump 4.6 pounds of garbage per person per day and  food waste accounts for about 13 percent of total trash nationally. All this trash eventually ends up in landfills. So to avoid making so much trash people are recycling and composting everything… Read more

So, just before I was about to apply for welfare Obama came in for the rescue…hehe just kidding! Recently, our president-elect had one of his fireside chats with the nation through YouTube, and the main topic of this chat was his great plan to save the economy by creating an “Economic Recovery Plan” that will create 2.5 million jobs!!! This “Recovery Plan” entails: rebuilding our infrastructure, improving our schools, and reducing our dependence on oil. We have heard all of… Read more