Weekend Roundup

As always, good things have been going on around the web this week.

One of my favorites, Emily, at Remodeling This Life, has written some great posts lately. I especially enjoyed Coffee and Raindrops and her point that we all “value different things” — so important to remember. If you’ve not visited her site before, be sure to look around; her photographs are as beautiful as her writing.

The 10 Cheapest, Healthiest Foods Money Can Buy and Green Kitchen: Why Eat Local — both from Cheap Healthy Good. I am trying to ease up on my use of canned tomatoes, though, because of all the concerns about BPA.

Mother’s Day Gift Guides from GoodLife {eats}: The Edible Gardener and The Eco Mom — these look like great ideas.

Tammy at Rowdy Kittens has put together an amazing collection: The Ultimate Simple Living Guide: 95 Rockin’ Posts.

I really like Jeffrey Tang’s Earth Day post, How to Save the Earth Without Fear. He focuses on the positive results of our actions right now.

And finally, Colin at No Impact Man wrote about the importance of gratitude and encouraged people to tweet their gratitude lists each night using the hashtag #GratitudeList. I’ve done this for the last couple of evenings and it has seemed to make a difference in my outlook. I’d encourage you to read Colin’s post and if you’re on Twitter, think about joining in. Even if you don’t Tweet, consider jotting down a list of 5 things each night that you’ve felt gratitude for that day.

Happy weekend everyone. It’s rainy here, so maybe I’ll actually get some indoor cleaning done instead of playing in the garden all weekend.