If it wasn’t for my husband’s love of sports, I would not have had a clue about the NBA finals this last week. But, he’s fanatic when it comes to watching a good game, and sometimes I’ll enjoy them with him. That was the case this past Sunday when we viewed the NBA final game between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs. Now mind you, my knowledge of basketball is very limited. I played for one season in 7th grade, and my coach was dismayed that I would close my eyes when

In 2008 my husband and I bought our first place, a condo in Fort Collins. Always striving to live sustainably, I was on a mission (fostering positive change) to make the Cottonwood Condos a destination for Green, Downtown living. Almost immediately, I convinced the HOA president to join Climate Wise. After all, it was a free, City sponsored program that could help us to save some money – cha-ching. I had these grand visions and expectations of how we were going to make the Co

I recently worked on the 5 Year Strategic Plan for Be Local Northern Colorado and one of the things that came up a number of times was the importance of encouraging more people and businesses to shop locally.  You see, by supporting, local, independently owned businesses, you are contributing to a thriving community, creating local jobs and supporting the unique businesses that make where you live special.  But what does it look like to shop locally? Our Handmade Client Appre

A few weeks ago I published a blog post about B Corps and the response I got indicated that people were intrigued to learn more.  Well, I present  just the opportunity some of you were looking for!  You are invited to join us for: B Corps – A Community Conversation about Triple Bottom Line Business Models When: Tuesday July 3, 2012 8am – 9:30am Where: At the Rocky Mountain Innosphere Innovative businesses of the 21st Century are adopting new models of organization, whereby th