A city girl's explorations into sustainable living

Recently I found myself unemployed, pondering what I should do with my life next. All the career books say, do what you love. Find your passion. Follow your bliss. As if there is an answer -- a solution that will allow you to make money doing what you were meant to do. Help the world, help yourself, and make money!

For me, it's not so easy. I'm interested in a lot of things, but nothing that I am willing to invest in enough to turn it into a career.

I'm what Barbara Sher calls a "scanner," or what Margaret Lobenstine calls "the Renaissance Soul." At least that's what these self-help books for the career-stunted tell me.

What I tell myself is that I'm a learner. And what I want to learn about right now is sustainable living. I have a feeling it's what I'm supposed to be doing -- even if it doesn't pay. Even if it COSTS money to do.

I am meant to be a student right now, exploring peak oil, the economic crisis, climate change, sustainable agriculture, community building, permaculture, natural capitalism, Transition Towns, rural sociology, and my own spiritual growth. I honestly don't know where it will lead, or what it will amount to, but I invite you to share my journey.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

100-Mile Diet | Critical Caffeine

Oh caffeine, I now realize how wonderful you are!

Today I added a new trade item: Diet Pepsi. I wasn't going to do it, but I was so tired from not eating anything substantial, and I was being so indecisive about what to cook and how, that I capitulated to my craving for diet soda. And truly, it helped -- a lot.

I felt like I just couldn't do this 100-Mile diet without some caffeine, and since I had some cold cans of diet Pepsi in my fridge tempting me, I gave in. I opened a can. And it feels so good to have that back in the "allowed" category! Maybe now I can deal with eating only local food -- as long as I can have that one non-local beverage.
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