soaring through life in old yellow sneakers
Your good life decisions make your friends uncomfortable.
They need you to keep the status quo, to validate their choices. And you’re not anymore.
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In 2009, I took my last drive in my Chrysler Sebring. It was the first step in a whole new life filled with sunshine, exercise, and making new memories.
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It’s now been 90 years since the Great Depression, yet its consequences still echo in my daily life.
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How can I capture the benefits of shopping — distraction, empowerment, hope—without actually doing it?
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We spend hundreds of hours commuting to work, school, and shops each year. Why not make it fun?
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Doing something good makes other people feel guilty.
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If every American family wrapped just 3 presents in re-used materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields.
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Ever thought of wrapping a wine bottle… in socks? How about egg crates, with a rebel goth rabbit detail? 🤘 2018’s best gift wrap ideas exhibit outside-the-box creativity. 😝 They are made with inexpensive, easy to get materials, some of which you might already have. All of this gift wrap can be sourced second-hand, and […]
In the choice between doing more shopping vs. spending more time drinking eggnog in front of the fire with family and friends, which do you choose?
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eBikes and public transit are replacing cars in Madrid and at UPS.
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