Let’s start with the important stuff: HELLOOOOO coconut oil! This is just a friendly heads-up, from one food geek to another, that Trader Joe’s is now carrying cold-pressed extra virgin organic coconut oil. And, it’s about HALF the price I’ve seen anywhere else. YAY! ~~~ In other news, hey look! Does something seem a bit [...]

Emily Deschanel is an awesome actress and animal rights activist, as well as a proud vegan. She also happens to be expecting her first baby this autumn. Yay! Thanks Emily, Im so glad you liked the book! ~~~ In other news, we’re having a party! It’s “ask me anything” week over on the Bonzai Facebook [...]

My desire to replace my paper coffee filters got this whole Mission started . . . This month we took on a mission that seemed, on the surface, to be pretty simple: find those little eco-unfriendly things in your life, and “green” them. But sometimes the little things prove to be bigger hurdles than we’d [...]

On the first Monday of every month, we take on a ‘mission’ – a shift or habit or inspiration – to work on together. There’s strength (and support) in numbers! On the last Thursday of the month, we reconvene to see how far we’ve come. #21 It’s really all about the little things, ya know? [...]

This month’s mission was ultimate simplicity, inspired by the kindness of Bonzai reader Kathryn. And I think it may just be one of my favorite missions to date! All you had to do was go to Amazon, search for a stranger’s wish list, and send them something they wanted. Just a little bit of unsolicited-entirely-random-and-absolutely-delightful [...]