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Skinfully delicious (Day 21)…

You haven’t truly suffered dry, itchy skin until you’ve lived in Canada. No matter how high you crank the humidifier or how much water you drink, it can get to the point where it looks as though you...

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Razing awareness (Day 57)…

Recently, I wrote about how I’m investing in laser hair removal (and blushed the entire post, so the details will not be getting repeated here). But because I can’t afford to get every inch of me...

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Not bound to cotton rounds (Day 66)…

Sometimes I think the female species is more responsible for overflowing landfills and excess waste than their male counterparts — at least when it comes to females like myself, ie. recovering product...

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A greener shade of bronze (Day 68)…

Spring has finally sprung, which in Canada means it’s time to dig out that crumpled pair of shorts and musty T-shirt, forgo ironing in favour of a good shake or two, and, if you’re as white as I am,...

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My greener dry cleaner (Day 90)…

Taking clothes to the dry cleaners can be an eco-nightmare. It’s usually one of the errands people run with a car because no one wants to walk or bike with an armful of dirty clothes; the dry cleaning...

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Francey pants sun protection (Day 97)…

Despite what the T-shirt says, pale is not the new tan. But I’m pretty sure, last time I checked, skin cancer wasn’t the new tan, either. The compromise, then, for a freckle-susceptible white girl...

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Voluntary simplicity, beginning with the end of my face wash (Day 100)…

In the ninth episode of Greentime, Amy speaks about the idea of voluntary simplicity: The idea that having the freedom to do whatever we want in the end actually makes us less happy, so we have to...

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No more band-aid solutions (Day 106)…

While ripping open some mail yesterday, I accidentally sliced my finger on a staple (I have no idea why anyone would staple an envelope, but there you go). Anyway, because my brain is now wired to be...

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Feeling the burn (Day 114)…

So I just bought all that fancy, mineral-based suntan lotion, and what do I do? Promptly go out in the sun, neglect to apply any of it and scald my back. The worst part was, I was just sitting there...

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