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Solar Lights and Taking Out Trash at Night
I’ve rekindled my love affair with solar power and solar lights. Like most folks, I’ve got the obligatory solar lights that line front walkway to my house. It works well and provides sufficient light since I live in an area with no street lights. That was the extent of my solar light affair until recently. [...]
Natural Mosquito Repellent
Over the 4th of July weekend we spent quite a bit of time outdoors at night. I don’t need to mention what happens outside at night in the summer. If you go out without protection, you are eaten alive. I don’t care how close you sit next to the citronella torches and candles, you still [...]
Eco-Friendly Pet Dishes
Here’s an interesting product, FLOAA Dish-sposables. FLOAA Dish-sposables are biodegradable pet feeding dishes. At first glance, I thought the idea was very interesting, but then wondered if it was very practical. After all, isn’t washing an existing pet dish more economical and eco-friendly than purchasing disposable dishes? Then I read a little further and saw [...]
Cleaning Online Clutter
I decided to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. One of the characteristics of living green is cutting out redundancy, eliminating waste and finding more efficient ways to do things. To that end, I made a few online changes. After taking stock of my online endeavors, I realized I was adding to Internet [...]
How To Detox Your Home
(NAPSI)-There are more products available now than ever before that will help erase stain spots, scour tubs and clean the floors of our homes. According to Dr. Alan Greene, a noted pediatrician, author and green-living expert, recent scientific evidence shows increasing links between common household chemicals and children’s health problems. “When you think about the [...]
Let The Sunshine In And Earn A Rebate
Brightening your home with energy-efficient windows could earn you a tax rebate.
Help for Notoriously Rough, Dry Hands
After many years of submerging my hands in water, doing household chores, cleaning, diaper changing, etc., my hands have become extremely rough. They’re so rough that I’m scared to touch myself. Wiping away tears means that I’ve got to pull my long sleeved shirt over my hands to wipe my daughter’s tears or giving a [...]
Recycling for the Wine Connoisseur
Earlier on I had a post on how to recycle wine bottles. Well, here’s an article on what to do with the corks. The author provides 10 solutions on how to recycle wine bottle corks. The only one she seems to be missing is creating a wine bottle cork board. It’s simple and easy to [...]
Saving Paper (and Trees)
I remember when I used to lovingly scold my friends about using so much printer paper. Whether it’s at home or in the office, if you print out one document with an error, it had to be fixed and printed again. The discarded document would end up in the trash. Commitment to Change I’m happy [...]
Green Ideas for the Family
During one of my morning internet strolls, I happened upon a site that lists 100 Ideas for Your Green Family. One hundred ideas is a lot to digest, but I think it’s worth a review. If it’s too much for one sitting why not institute one or two ideas each week. Imagine how much of [...]
