DARE
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Va-va-vintage: My mom, the blouse goddess
Turns out my mom had some beautiful blouses back in the day. Too bad none of her pants or skirts will fit me, other than these blinged-out white jeans.
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Green crush: Beets in Brooklyn
Author Anna Lappe expresses her love for Just Food in 17 syllables.
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25 days of dares: Planet pictures, tossing toxins
In the third week of Umbra's month of dares, she dresses up like a bee and stops to smell the planet.
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Green crush: Two girls from Manhattan
How do you honor the two friends who made a movie showing the power of community to change the food system? A limerick, of course.
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Secondhand style: Wash and wear weekend
Here's something I didn't expect to miss about shopping for new clothes: air conditioning. And cleanliness. Oh, and dressing rooms.
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Secondhand style: Duds for downward dog
It turns out my boring dress was perfect for the heat. And I even found thrifty clothes for yoga class. Now to shop for a weekend of drinking -- I mean, hiking.
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Viva veggies: In which I try tofustrami, and like it
The Humane Society wrote and offered to buy me a delicious vegetarian lunch. My general policy is to eat lunch when it's offered, so I took them up on it.
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Secondhand style: Wake me up, I'm wearing a nightgown
I tried to punch up this thrift store dress with braided hair, huge earrings, and bright red lipstick, but it still bores me to sleep. The reaction in my office: crickets chirping.
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Viva veggies: Feast at dinner, famine at lunch
Veggie challenge check-in: Dinner's easy -- I'm married to a great cook. Breakfast is also easy. But I can't seem to fill up at lunch.