Tips and Tricks to organizing your home
There seems to be no limit to what you can do with old socks. My good friend Karen came up with a way to use them with the Swiffer. As a pet owner, I love the Swiffer for keeping the hard floors clean. If you aren’t aware, you can also use it as a wet [...]
Recently I’ve been trying out new eco-friendly products through a company called Blissmo. At a 50% to 70% savings, you can try organic & sustainable alternatives to conventional products. There are two purchase options: A monthly subscription where you select one from a few choices of boxes each month. The boxes don’t list the exact [...]
My local grocery store just started carrying the Green Genius line of trashbags that are biodegradable. I was excited! I just can’t live without plastic bags but felt guilty about using them. I bought a box to test out. By the way, they weren’t much more expensive than my usual store-brand bags. Testing Results I’m [...]
Cleaning with vinegar With my journey to find ways to live a greener life well on its way, I found myself at the grocery store investing in a few giant bottles of vinegar for cleaning. From the look the clerk gave me, I think she had a few questions but was too afraid to ask. [...]
Take a moment and travel back to your childhood. Remember the fun of the volcano science experiment? You carefully poured a box of baking soda into your paper mache volcano and impatiently anticipated the moment the vinegar would be poured in to trigger the “greatest eruption in the history of all elementary school science fairs.” [...]
Happy 40th anniversary Earth Day! Make a commitment to change In honor of Earth Day, commit to making 3 changes in your lifestyle to help the environment. What items do you use the most that you could find a more environmentally-friendly alternative for? Here are my 3 Earth Day resolutions: Rechargeable batteries We seem to [...]
Recycling is about more than cans and newspaper. These fabulous programs are putting “trash” to good use. Rechargeable batteries and cell phones Many local stores collect rechargeable batteries from toys, tools, laptops, cordless phones, or flashlights for Call2Recycle. Visit Call2Recycle.org to find a drop-off location near you. Used eyeglasses Don’t throw them away! The Lions [...]
RECYCLE Make recycling convenient Recyclable cans, bottles, and newspapers will actually make it to the recycling bin if you make it convenient. Place the collection bins in the garage near the door so you can simply toss them in quickly. If your bins are located on the other side of the garage from the door, [...]
Did you know that regularly changing/cleaning your air filters saves you money?
Don’t get me wrong – I am a believer in those reusable cloth bags for grocery trips. However, for short trips, I tend to forget to bring them with me. I am new at the whole “Green” thing and am still getting used to using them. So what do you do with those plastic bags? [...]
