# Why My Tiny Apartment Changes Made Me a Believer in Nature’s Healing Powers You know those moments when you realise something pretty obvious that somehow escaped you for years?…
I was consulting on productivity metrics for a company in Atlanta about five years ago, and their downtown office was basically a case study in how to kill employee performance.…
Standing in my friend Maria's backyard last Tuesday, watching her five-year-old daughter chase butterflies through what used to be a sterile lawn, I couldn't help but smile at the transformation.…
Walking through a major home improvement store last weekend, I counted seventeen different labels claiming some variation of "green," "eco-friendly," or "sustainable" on building materials. The bamboo flooring boasted three…
Walking through a conventional big-box home improvement store last month, I couldn't help but laugh at the "eco-friendly" section tucked into one corner. Bamboo cutting boards sat next to particle…
You know what I’ve been obsessing over lately? How our house changes throughout the year. I was sitting in the kitchen this morning, watching my daughter eat breakfast in this…
I never really thought about transition spaces until I started trying to figure out why my kids behaved so differently in different parts of our house. You know how some…
The client meeting started at 9 AM sharp, but by 9:15 I could already tell this was going to be one of those sessions. You know the type – where…
Living in a tiny Chicago apartment with basically no natural light has taught me more about plants than I ever expected to know. When I started trying to bring some…
When I step out our back door these days, I’m struck by how much more aware I’ve become of the sounds around me. The rustle of leaves in the maple…