My heart was nearly broken last summer when I noticed that a family member’s plum tree was so heavily laden with fruit that hundreds of beautiful plums were rotting on the ground. I decided to harvest the entire tree. Since one person can only make so much jam and I knew most of my friends were too busy to take on a plum project like this, I started surfing the internets to see if there was some way I could unload a ton of gorgeous, perfectly ripe Santa Rosa …

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With 40+ posts a week here at EcoSalon, you may not catch every one, so here’s my weekly roundup of popular posts from each blog:Kim guides you to theBest Eco-Friendly Laptop Bagsin FASHION
You take time to look professional and stylish, only to clutter your look lugging around a frumpy, masculine computer bag. No longer: these laptop carriers are comfortable, stylish and green. Luanne is Nuts Over Walnut Wallpaper in DECOR
You’ll be nuts about this incredible boutique’s remarkable designs, too. The …

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With 40+ posts a week here at EcoSalon, you may not catch every one! Here’s my weekly roundup of popular posts from each blog:Allison finds A Ring for All Moods in FASHION
We adore this agate mood ring that’s chic earth mama, not cheesy 70s relic.Tina shares A Gentle Guide in Your Home in DECOR
Create Zen-like serenity in your home with a little help from Buddha’s calm countenance. Vanessa starts The 5 Day …

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"Sara, don’t reheat the coffee!"
Wise words from an office mate who caught me in the hopeful (all right, desperate) act of reheating my latte.  What she meant was that by "reheating the coffee", we are tempted try to recreate the memorable intensity of a satisfying experience, whether it’s that infamous trip to Palm Springs with your best girlfriend…or just a really great latte. Of course, this never works because it – whatever "it" is – is no longer fresh but forced.
The time he said "I love you" – and meant …

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With 40+ posts a week here at EcoSalon, you may not catch every one! Here’s my weekly roundup of can’t-miss posts from each blog:Kim says Don’t Let the MuuMuus Get You Down
You know what? They were getting me down. Thanks, Kim, for finding some chic tunics we can all feel good in – not a trace of muumuu to be found. FASHIONTina finds Rapidly Renewable Relaxation
Water hyacinth is remade into this ultra modern, yet exotically-textured, seating pod. …

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We live in a culture where beauty is just another commodity and our things own us instead of the other way around. Things to fix us, things to make us better, things to make us beautiful. Of course, when we focus only on external sources of improvement, we are reduced to mere things, as well. Ours may be a culture that sanctions shopping as the highest good and considers a perfect appearance of paramount importance, but despite the crush of it all, I hope you’ll stop for this moment to remember:

You’re already beautiful.

Visit YouAreBeautiful …

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We’re turning off the power.
Tomorrow at 8 p.m., cities around the world will be pulling the plug for Earth Hour – more than 200 of them, to be exact. World Wildlife Fund’s climate change statement originated in Sydney in 2007 but has quickly evolved into a global event. Over 100 cities in the States will be participating tomorrow (local time). But even if your city has other weekend plans, you can still make a personal impact with the simple flick of a switch….

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Whatever you’ve done, he does not approve.

I’m choosing Mr. Angry as this week’s photo because every time I look at him, he makes me laugh. We all know those souls who take themselves a little too seriously, don’t we? Of course, sometimes it’s you. Combative, self-righteous, or garden-variety moral outrage, we all have those moments where we become comically defiant. (I know this because I am famous among my friends and family for what they refer to as “lectures”. I prefer passionate expression but that’s me.)

Fortunately, in the company of those who love and respect us, …

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Sara, your editor, here. I hope you’ll take a moment with me to enjoy this cheerful slice of life pictured above. Take a moment to forget about tasks and things and lists and stuff.
It’s easy to dwell on the past and worry about the future instead of accepting the joy in the present moment. Our culture all but sanctions it. You don’t have to read Eckhart Tolle (or any of his philosophical predecessors) to know that the act of simply being is essential to fulfillment.
Personally, I’m just …

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