tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152702712024-03-13T12:24:15.723-06:00not ladylikeFormerly.Lisa.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10975474367716909929noreply@blogger.comBlogger2135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-46067107586272713952020-07-24T21:16:00.001-06:002020-07-24T21:16:57.259-06:00See Ya BloggerI've moved operations over to a new site.Please visit notladylikecommunity.ca for new stuff.(saying goodbye to blogger is very emotional for me, but I don't know what to write about it here so maybe I'll save that for my diary ;-)Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-66824206195310516582020-06-17T20:30:00.003-06:002020-06-17T20:30:48.446-06:00Community Building InitiativesIn response to the call to action put out by the Black Lives Matter chapter in my city, I wrote a letter to my Councillor and our Mayor the other day. I received a response from my Councillor withing 24 hours and it was so off-point as to be laughable.
I wanted to share my letter here.
I will also post links to a tool that BLM Edmonton put together to make it easier to email your Councillor. Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-80826253924257134342020-06-02T19:43:00.000-06:002020-06-02T19:43:57.119-06:00The 100 Day Project - 100 Days of Drawing HousesLast Tuesday was the official halfway point for this project. Day 50.And as of yesterday I had finally drawn my 40th house. This is a very labour intensive project for me. It takes me about 30 minutes to draw one house on a 3x5 card, which doesn't seem like much when I write it down here. But it feels like a lot when I'm doing it. This also means that when I fall behind, it's hard for me to Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-52499095820701529132020-05-30T12:11:00.001-06:002020-05-30T12:12:19.056-06:00In The Garden - Coffee GroundsThe front food garden is coming along SO GOOD! These photos were taken 2 weekends ago, and I can already see a big difference between then and today.Continuing with some of my zero waste and compost blogs, I wanted to share a little video on how I divert COFFEE GROUNDS from the landfill by using them in my garden.Gosh Laverne is so pretty right now...I also learned that coffee grounds are a Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-10423097769646149862020-05-12T22:37:00.000-06:002020-05-12T22:37:50.243-06:00Mother's Day LessonsI found this in my DRAFTS list.
Every year I am left feeling disappointed and exhausted on Mother's Day. I read a comment on Facebook from a mom who wrote that the success of Mother's Day depends on having a supportive partner, with other moms chiming in with their experience of reluctant kids, well-meaning kids leaving messes that they'll have to clean up later, and partners and kids who ignoreLisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-19033177670822881462020-05-07T22:18:00.001-06:002020-05-08T09:37:12.530-06:00Compost Awareness Week - AirToday's Compost Awareness Week's video is about AIR!
Did you know that stuff needs air to properly break down and not produce methane? Which is a gas worse for the climate than carbon dioxide!
So I made this video showing you how I add air to my two backyard bins.
Compost Tips - Adding Air from Lisa Kercher on Vimeo.
Send me your comments or questions. I could talk about compost Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-7114951807488555982020-05-05T20:55:00.001-06:002020-05-07T22:19:32.804-06:00Compost Awareness Week - BrownsApparently, it's Compost Awareness Week right now. That wasn't on the Social Media Planning Calendar I was provided!
But seriously, I am always excited to chat about composting.
Little Compost Lesson - Browns from Lisa Kercher on Vimeo.
FURTHER READING
Each municipality has a different set of rules when it comes to compost. It's best to check out the local info, usually on their official Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-7084136556549646832020-05-04T21:09:00.004-06:002020-05-04T21:09:43.034-06:00Favourite Plus Fun Fact
In early March, I started participating in an Instagram "hashtag" started by a local artist. It was fun at first, but quickly became stressful and overwhelming for me. (Especially when I saw what the other folks were creating in response to the prompts.) I realized then that I wanted a simple, silly, easy creative outlet in these PANDEMIC TIMES. So I created "Favourite Plus Fun Fact".
Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-5779565390838355002020-04-29T18:00:00.000-06:002020-04-29T18:00:22.916-06:00You're Invited! Art Night Turns 1!
Art Night Anniversary Invite from Lisa Kercher on Vimeo.
Art Night turns ONE YEAR OLD next week.
On the one hand I am so sad that I don't get to do all the fun in person things I wanted. And on the other hand who cares?! I started a thing one year ago that is kind of a small, silly, thing, and here it is. One year old. A little toddly baby taking its first steps out into the world of the Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-64058295368735883192020-04-25T14:59:00.002-06:002020-04-25T14:59:48.006-06:00Zero Waste - Community GarbageCommunity Garbage is a Community Responsibility.
Community Garbage Pickup from Lisa Kercher on Vimeo.
I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS ON THIS! I try not to get too preachy with my low waste shtick, but sometimes I can't shaddup about it.
Even though we've only lived in the neighbourhood for 8 months, we've walked past this field often. I personally walk past this field practically every day. And Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-16643968423828801482020-04-21T21:14:00.002-06:002020-04-21T21:14:30.098-06:00Art for the Mantle, Art for the Season
Springtime calls for a new, fresh look. The winter canvas headed to the basement, and I created a bright design to match my goofy little banner. These colours are so fresh and cheerful. Reminds me of what is to come, once the tulips start poking through the ground, and the buds on the apple tree in our yard burst open.
I love spring. I love winter. I love all the seasons. Life is what Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-9631537600358853632020-04-18T20:00:00.000-06:002020-04-18T20:00:02.560-06:00Make Do And MendOne of my money saving low waste ideas from this blog is to mend your own clothes. Instead of buying new to replace worn out of "damaged" items. I have been patching my favourite jeans for about a year or so no, mostly in the inner thigh. To be honest, that mend is easy for me because it doesn't much matter what it looks like.
But I finally had to put my skills to the test when these jeans splitLisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-71539387319110227072020-04-07T08:00:00.000-06:002020-04-07T08:00:03.246-06:00Money Saving Low Waste Ideas
OKAY! Blogging in the time of COVID-19 is so weird my Friends. I want to inform, but I want to be sensitive to the shit storm we are in. I want to believe that people actually read my blog. I want a creative outlet. And I want to get ideas out of my brain and in to the world.
A lot of the talk around this pandemic has been in relation to how we have mobilized so quickly to curb the Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-8637942097366347652020-04-04T16:26:00.003-06:002020-04-18T14:09:37.101-06:00First Quarter Books (2020)First off, let me thank the grocery store workers who keep showing up. This sucks so much, and I am so grateful for you. Thank you for keeping our world moving.
Secondly, I thought I would have read more books last month. All of the libraries in our city closed down in early March, due to concerns about spreading COVID-19. Thankfully, I had just snagged two titles from my local branch. Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-30252285518918598752020-04-02T18:41:00.002-06:002020-04-02T18:41:31.120-06:00COVID Elephant in the RoomI wrote this at the beginning of March.
Inconvenience. At this point, for me personally, that's all this (still) is. I had to cancel Art Night. My fave hobby - grocery shopping - is limited, filled with new rules. My big Accountability Club goal is in the shitter.
But I am healthy, I have a job and I can work from home. My son is old enough to be at home by himself, and feed and entertain Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-16410523125194037762020-03-16T07:00:00.000-06:002020-03-16T07:00:05.881-06:00Bigger To-Do List Than To-Do TimeIn my newsletter that went out at the beginning of the month I wrote about having a to-do list that's bigger than my to-do time. And how I was going to spend March trying to make myself more accountable to that list. How I was not going to let it overwhelm me (v important). And how I was going to be purposeful about getting that shit done!
If it's important enough to go on a list, let's make Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-42946698433999660052020-03-14T10:46:00.003-06:002020-03-14T10:46:30.457-06:00My Money Diaries - A Week in Edmonton on $61,000 a YearA couple months ago a favourite "Zero Waste" activist that I follow on IG posted about her "Money Diary". She got the idea from a Refinery 29 regular series called "Money Diaries" and thought it would be a romp to do it based on her small income, small town, and low waste lifestyle. It was fabulous. I learned a lot about Zero Waste, I felt much better about my simple lifestyle, and I was inspiredLisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-90938027610588899002020-03-07T09:38:00.001-07:002020-03-07T09:38:21.541-07:00Art Night Evolves
One of my BIG GOALS for 2020 was to level up Art Night. I brainstormed some pretty lofty ideas! It was an exciting time in my head, and I forgot for a moment what made Art Night so lovely just as it is. So I let go of my ego, and let go of my control (a little). And I remembered the whole point of Art Night in the 1st place!
All is not lost though, and I am moving ahead with some of the Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-54391896231205260852020-03-01T20:51:00.000-07:002020-03-01T20:51:11.815-07:00One Week, One RomperI know, I know. Two posts about goals masquerading as fashion posts in a row. This is the easiest thing I have to talk about right now! No research involved. No reading and linking and all that. Just some thoughts, and a few edited photos. Yes please. Connecting over slooooow fashion. Mmhmm.
Taking both this and the dress as a whole, I can see so many secondhand pieces that I love. Or pieces I Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-50018386278332602662020-02-17T19:38:00.000-07:002020-02-17T19:38:34.885-07:00One Dress, One WeekThis all started with one of those"this time last year" summaries in my Google photos dashboard. The photo is me looking cute in a black t-shirt dress and red jacket that I hadn't worn in forever. So I went looking through the basement clothing racks to see if I could resurrect the look - and yes! The dress hadn't quite made it to the donate pile yet!
Monday morning came, and this cute outfit Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-13890882165836193422020-02-11T07:00:00.000-07:002020-02-11T07:00:00.278-07:00Values Based Budgeting and FOMO
Values Based Budgeting and FOMO is really helping me with my goals this month!
Recently, I voiced a realization that felt really true to me in the moment. And it's still resonating two weeks later now that I've had a chance to digest it. I don't get FOMO for places or activities. I get FOMO for the people. It's the human connection that I crave....that I envy. (Is that how everyone Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-691298927223175332020-02-06T07:00:00.000-07:002020-02-06T07:00:05.482-07:00The Selfie ProjectI started something on January 17, 2020. Something that could be a big thing, but it's no skin off my back if it doesn't turn out.
I guess this was a popular ("viral") thing awhile back. And probably still is. So maybe I'm just jumping on a bandwagon. The point of this project isn't even to share it once complete. Whatever "complete" looks like. My small goal is to do it for one month. But Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-80071747305586211892020-02-01T07:00:00.000-07:002020-02-01T07:00:03.455-07:00Jasper in January 2020
"Skating" on Pyramid Lake
My friend Cheryl used to tell me that a tradition began once you did something 3 times. We are now two-thirds of the way to making our ski trip to Jasper in January a tradition.
I didn't take as many photos this year as I did on our inaugural trip in 2019 (here). Mostly because it was so flippin' cold. We'd been experiencing -30 to 40 degrees C in Alberta for theLisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-21953473637344391382020-01-26T07:00:00.001-07:002021-03-14T18:49:46.089-06:00Guiding Word of 2020 - BelongingThe story behind choosing my 2020 Word is a bit NSFW (essentially I was reading IG on the toilet), but it all started with this image.
It might have been the satisfying BM, but I'm pretty sure it was actually a swelling of emotions that brought a tear to my eye when I read Morgan Harper Nichols thoughts. I try not to overthink my words. They come to me, and it's good. There is always somethingLisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15270271.post-4883589788900914862020-01-24T21:09:00.001-07:002020-01-24T21:09:21.262-07:00Our Jasper Tradition - November 2019
Jasper Tradition - November 2019 from Lisa Kercher on Vimeo
I love making longer videos of all the snippets of videos I take on our vacations. It reminds me of old school home videos from when I was a kid. Except mine have captions!
Please enjoy this piece of our adventure from November 2019 in Jasper National Park. This weekend road trip is a tradition for us. We get a cabin in town on Lisa Kercherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892817039713717007noreply@blogger.com0