This Day in News

by Michelle Lasley | Mar 9, 2011 | Family, Food, One a Day, Post a Day 2011, The Green Life

Big Ag is fighting back with paid advertising, trying to put a shine on their tarnished image because of authors Kingsolver, Pollan, Schlosser, and movies like Food, Inc. Wisconsin reworded the bill against collective bargaining, tweaking out key financial components...

Ants in His Pants

by Michelle Lasley | Mar 8, 2011 | Family, Food, One a Day, Post a Day 2011, The Green Life

Yes. That is what my dear husband got dressed to: ants in his pants. Like many Portland homes, we have a seasonal ant problem. 9 months out of the year, when it’s 40 degrees or warmer, they come out of their underground tunnels and try to live in our house.They...

SAHM to PSAHM to Not a SAHM

by Michelle Lasley | Mar 4, 2011 | Family, Food, One a Day, Parenting, Post a Day 2011

What the heck is a SAHM? Oh, right, I thought a few years ago, Stay-at-home-mom. When I was in middle school, the idea of being “Little Miss Suzie Homemaker” was chided by many, including myself. This idea that you couldn’t really be anyone if you...

Kneading

by Michelle Lasley | Feb 24, 2011 | Family, Food, One a Day, Post a Day 2011

Fwop. Hmmm. Skurrrrch. Kurch. Fwop. Hmmm. Skurrrrch. Kurch. Fwop. I grab another handful of flour and dust my hands. I pat the doughy lump, and a spattering of flour lifts. It has a dry, hollow, dusty sound. I put my hands under the doughy lump, and I bring it...

My month of not wanting to write!

by Michelle Lasley | Feb 23, 2011 | Family, Food, One a Day, Post a Day 2011, The Green Life

But, here are a few words anyway. I am tired. Board meetings are tiring, sitting in those chairs. Conference calls from the ceiling are funny. Dramatic change is, well, dramatic. I want to educate people on the importance of a sustainable society. I have been doing...

I am an Urban Homesteader

by Michelle Lasley | Feb 21, 2011 | Family, Food, One a Day, Parenting, Post a Day 2011, The Green Life

I know what to do. I know where the resources are. I’ve written, somewhat extensively on the subject. Today: I am an Urban Homesteader. In 2008, I self-published my first of two books with Dr. Deborah Tolman. With her knowledge and know-how, my writing, editing,...