It Shouldn’t Be This Hard

Even when you love someone, it isn’t always easy to know the right thing to do. Sometimes no matter how much you love them it’s hard to know when love, support and sympathy are quite simply too much. It’s hard to know when love and concern crosses over into interference and hovering over our spouse or other family members. Sometimes it’s a matter of timing. We want to rush in and act and show our support but in the process don’t give the one we love enough space and time to process things themselves before expecting them to share the … Continue reading

Five Super Green Colleges

It is time for school to start up again. Mary Ann wrote a blog about greening up your children’s return to school, but what about seniors who are beginning to think about college? Here are five colleges that are implementing exemplary green practices: 5. Warren Wilson College (Swannanoa, NC) Warren Wilson College was named the “Greenest College of the Southeast” two years in a row for features like its 300 acre working farm, 700 acre working forest, recycling program, biodiesel vehicles, and solar-charged carts and street lamps. 4. Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) While Harvard certainly has a prestigious educational reputation, … Continue reading