Ok so I bought these a couple weeks ago and wanted to make sure I loved them before I shared with our readers. It’s funny sometimes what makes you happy and this is one of those small things that did. Our local recycling company, probably like many, only provides one small bin for recycling. I [...]
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…gonna make my garden grow. All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground. That was a song I learned during childhood, and it still sometimes haunts me when I’m “gardening.” You see, my thumb is about as green as coffee. Oh, what’s that? Coffee is brown? Yes, exactly! [...]
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Every Sunday starting this month, my community hosts a farmer’s market until the fall season. It’s a little on the small side because it hasn’t gained popularity yet, but I have faith it will grow every year…plus, our community is growing like crazy. What I like about farmer’s markets is I know I am supporting [...]
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Today is Earth Day… let’s celebrate it! By now most of you have probably figured out ways to reduce your carbon footprint. But how about ways to include your kids on helping the environment?? I frequently get asked about how I teach my kids about our carbon footprint. Here are some things I’ve done this [...]
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Deena and I both had busy weekends. I am writing about mine first probably because Deena has a more interesting life than me and hasn’t gotten around to blogging yet! I, on the other hand, am spending a quiet Sunday evening (because the children are finally in bed) in my PJs with a beer in [...]
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The Environmental Working Group just recently released its 2011 Bottled Water Scorecard which focuses on answering the following questions for the industry: Where does the water come from? Is it purified and how? Have tests found any contaminants? Among the ten best-selling brands, nine — Pepsi’s Aquafina, Coca-Cola’s Dasani, Crystal Geyser and six of seven [...]
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Now that the holidays are over, we begin the task of taking down the decorations. For some reason taking them down is always more work, in my opinion, than putting them up! Just as a reminder, read my previous article on Christmas tree recycling. I know tomorrow and next Wednesday are the only two days [...]
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Every year I try to have a “theme” with my gift wrapping. I know that sounds so Martha Stewart but it actually helps me keep things organized as well. Two years ago I did a blue and white snow theme, and last year I did a monogram theme where every gift had a tag with [...]
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Did you know that North Americans produce 25% more waste during the holidays, which equates to about 25 million extra tons of garbage going to our landfills?! I read this on Whole Foods’ website and was shocked. Then I felt guilty because I know for a fact that I contributed to this number last year [...]
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