A Good Name is Hard to Find

A few months ago, I decided that I wanted to start a blog. Not a rare decision to make nowadays, as it seems just about everyone on the internet has started a blog at one time or another (whether that is for better or worse, I will hold judgement on for now). Having the same impulsive and enthusiastic response as I do to most of my own "creative" ideas, I immediately went to wordpress.com, clicked on the "Get Started" tab, and put my cursor in the first dialog box: blog address...

...And that's where I've been for the past few months. I couldn't come up with any blog titles that sounded good enough off the top of my head, so I started scratching ideas down in a notebook, asking friends' advice, writing haikus in hopes that a single line would stand out as a decent title. Nothing good came of this for a while, and when I did actually start thinking up some possible titles, there were already 3 different blogs by the same name and I couldn't get the subdomain I wanted. 

Finally, I've thought of a name that works, and I will put off commencing this blog no longer! I chose "Bathtub Gin" because it's very similar to the kinds of things I will be writing about- that is, subversive and homemade. This blog will be dedicated to making people's lives simpler, happier, and more environmentally sustainable. I'll write about making the things we need from what we already have, finding ways to simplify everyday tasks, and connecting our lives back to the soil under us and the people around us. Think of complacent consumer culture as Prohibition, and I'm the bootlegger bringing you the goods.

Thanks for reading my inaugural blog post, and I look forward to the adventure ahead. Feel free to comment or email me with any requests or suggestions! 

-Moira

(p.s.- Coming very soon will be a tutorial on making great notebooks from reused materials that I know everyone has lying around. It'll be great fun.)