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 [...]
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, [...]
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? [...]
No, I’m not talking about your significant other..I am talking about the lost matches to socks building up in the laundry room. Now before you say..”Whoa there..I do not want to invite thirty kids over to make a sock puppet theater!”, that isn’t where I am heading with this. Ok, ok…you can use a few [...]
