31 days no plastic challenge Pre challenge. 28 July 2011 I have three days to go before I go cold-turkey and stop buying plastic. I am suddenly aware of how difficult this might be. My day is a plastic-fest. Cleaned my teeth with a plastic hairs on a plastic toothbrush covered with toothpaste out of…

For the month of August the Kaldor family is embarking on a 30 day Challenge. Inspired by this Ted Talk and other inspiring stories, we each have chosen something we’ve always wanted to try and we will do it for 30 days, this includes going plastic free, learning Spanish, going Vegan, daily exercise, mediation and…

It’s a sad fact that the longest day of summer has already come and gone. We here at Kaldor plan to pack as much fun into the last two months as humanly possible, so we’ve compiled a list of Vancouver quintessential summer activities that we never miss out on, and neither should you! So sit…

My family has the worst taste in art, or rather, they have none. To my dismay the only “art” that adorns our walls are framed cross-stitches of roses and dated family portraits. So you could imagine my surprise when, during my routine basement treasure hunting, I stumbled upon a dusty archive of some amazing Canadian…

It’s Spring time in Vancouver! The cherry blossoms are out and design grads everywhere are rubbing their eyes and emerging from that dark hole under the rock that is University. I can sympathize with the pressure and excitement that comes with graduating, as I’ve only been out from under that rock for a short year. …

One of my favourite things about gardening is getting my hands dirty, literally. Tilling the dirt, seeing its blackness and smelling its musty and peaty smell, running the gardening fork repetitively through it is good for the soul. I think about everything but work. I start to think about the insects that might be crawling…