It may be hard to believe, but I don’t usually like to toot my own horn. This week, I just so happened to have three articles circulating the green blogosphere this weekend! All are totally different, but I hope thoroughly entertaining. Enjoy, and have a great weekend!

My monthly post for 5 Minutes for Going Green (called “Filtering for Change“) about the pros and cons of my new writing gig for Brita, as well as the benefits of choosing to filter water instead of using bottled sources. My goal was to present a balanced look at both Brita’s issues with their filters, as well as how writing for change isn’t always easy.

On that note, my new post for Brita’s Filter For Good blog is Part III of my four-part series about our composting adventures. This week I chronicle how we almost ditched our efforts to make compost because of a major setback - a nasty, all-consuming smell that we couldn’t get rid of!

Finally, Beth over at Petite Planet is going greener by moving to the greenest city in the US - Portland, Oregon. While her family is getting settled, she asked me to guest post for her wonderful site. I had so much fun writing for her, and my post, called “Sugar, Sugar“, discusses the new “natural” sugar alternatives on the market today. Are they really better, safer, and overall, sweeter, than what’s out there already?