Sunshine Kisses

(see flickr for more photos)

No, not freckles. I have plenty of those:) After reading this post on Boston Mamas about drying your clothes outside, I decided to give it a try.

When I was little, my mom always used our old clothesline that was out by the trees. I remember "helping" her by hiding behind the towels:) I know my mom loved using that clothesline and now I can understand why. Yesterday I used my drying rack outside. I didn't go out in the middle of the day, too hot...I waited until the day started to think about cooling off. When I gathered the clothes, the sun had set and the crickets were starting to chirp. It was just me, feeling content with being domestic:) I find so much satisfaction in cleaning, cooking, laundry...is that weird? Do you? But really, folding my fresh laundry outside was very relaxing. I didn't have the nagging worries that usually occupy my thoughts. Instead, I let my mind wander...don't ask me where it went, I don't remember. But I know I came inside more calm than when I went out.

Give it a try. Besides, it's better for the environment.

On another note, while searching for an image of clotheslines, I came across Simple Sparrow. While I don't know much about photography, I know what touches me and her work certainly did. Unfortunately (for me) Simple Sparrow is being closed, but Toni, the author will soon be starting a new blog about her family's adventures in Germany when they move in a few weeks. I will most certainly be following...

Happy Earth Day!!

Yeah for Earth Day! May we all remember to do our little part in keeping the Earth clean:)

I found some ideas here on how to be more earth friendly have also adopted them into my lifestyle.

Reusable water bottles. Check.

Reusable grocery bags. Check. I love my Whole Foods canvas bag. It is really big and has options of how to carry it. The Whole Foods website explains... "More than one billion single-use plastic bags are handed to consumers each day and it takes a 15-year-old tree to produce just 700 grocery bags. Paper or plastic is no longer the question. Reusing shopping bags significantly reduces both emissions and waste." And, most stores will give you back a nickel for every bag you reuse.

Unsubscribe to junk mail. This is a never ending task that I have been trying to get on top of at work and at home. Thanks to Little Lined Notebook, I found these sites helpful...

Register for free with http://www.catalogchoice.org/

Register with www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailing

Call and ask to be removed from credit card companies central mailing lists 1-888-5-OPTOUT.

Done and done.