Becky Blab

Since last Monday, I’ve watched in horror and disbelief at Superstorm Sandy’s devastation. At first it was unclear just how widespread the wreckage was, but it has been slowly unraveling with each day.  I wanted to do something and tried to sign up to volunteer through the Red Cross, but there were several obstacles: they [...]

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This week, my grandfather celebrated his 97th birthday. We had a party on Sunday, that I helped to organize thanks to Facebook. His birthday was either the 9th or 10th, no one was sure since it hadn’t been recorded. Today, 97 years ago he was just a few days old. But this morning at 3am [...]

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This whole month has been an extreme time of self-reflection, what with the big birthday and winter hibernation setting in. Before setting my new year’s resolutions, which I never do but thought this is a good time to start, I wanted to look back once more at the previous year before laying it to rest [...]

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I turned 30 on Monday. While I used to wonder why people felt shy about announcing their age, I think I’m beginning to understand. As I approached this milestone last week, I began to feel more like I was marching to the grave than I ever have before. It wasn’t necessarily scary, but it made [...]

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I’ve been helping WiserEarth with some blog posts as they are in their annual fundraising period. I have discovered lots of interesting work that their members are doing all around the world. It’s been quite inspiring for me! Please check out the posts below. Permaculture flourishing in the Amazon: “I saw poverty all my life” Carla tells [...]

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