Glamping for the Not So Rich and Famous
Pro Tip: Don't order the garlic pizza from a place called Garlic Jim's if you're eating and sleeping in the same confined space.
Read MorePro Tip: Don't order the garlic pizza from a place called Garlic Jim's if you're eating and sleeping in the same confined space.
Read MoreWe found the vegan equivalent of hunting...potato harvesting! Homesteading continues into September.
Read MoreGardening is like a box of chocolate...you never know what you're gonna get.
Read MoreWant to see the world's smallest, most pathetic beet? Well, you're in luck! I just pulled one of those out of my garden! Welcome to Miranda and Chuck's homesteading month.
Read MoreJuly's Low Impact Month is officially in the books and our bills have come in, which means it's time to tally the results and crunch some data. Anybody who knows me knows that I'm a data guy, so I was excited to see how our efforts to reduce our impact paid off. But then, I started to look at the numbers...
Read MoreWe tried wiping with one square of toilet paper, buying package-free food, taking 2-minute showers, and using solar-powered gadgets around the house. We have a lot to report.
Read MoreIt's confirmed: Walking around the house with one solar lantern for three people is asinine. See what other little nuggets of wisdom we've acquired this month while trying to reduce our environmental impact.
Read MoreRegardless of what those staycation articles say, it may not be a great idea to try to sleep in your backyard.
Read MoreEven though we've had some issues with some people's ideas of fun, we're continuing to have a lot of it this month. This week we introduced the neighborhood children to some new less-than-savory vocabulary words via our inappropriate choice for a backyard movie.
Read MoreNow we are "those" neighbors: Drinking. In a kiddie pool. With no kids. Listening to reggae. At 4pm. On a Thursday.
Read MoreWe must have been out of our minds. Completely bananas. Sleep deprived and on the brink of insanity. There is no other explanation. ... No DIY project is worth a human life.
Read MoreThis week we experimented with all the elements: earth, fire, water, and alcohol. (Wait, that's not right.)
Read MoreThe plan was for Miranda to cut my hair, but it kept getting knocked to the end of the to-do list. So I got impatient and figured I could do it myself. I pulled out the beard trimmer, stood in front of the bathroom mirror, and started buzzing my own hair.
Read MoreWould our dog even be able to follow the 100 Thing Challenge? Let's count. This week we explore a world in which one plus one might equal zero.
Read MoreAfter reading the 333 website, my first thought was that if the author has to tell us three times in her introduction that, “this is not a project in suffering,” that’s a red flag. If you're invited to your friend's house for a 'party,' and he tells you multiple times before you get there that, “it's not a cult”…red flag.
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