In my earlier post about how to have a green Christmas, I mentioned that I was going to be using Wal-Mart’s reusable bags as my go-to holiday wrapping this year. Well, I’d like to revise that statement a bit and offer up additional wrapping alternatives that don’t involve traditional wrapping means. I wrapped one of [...]
Yesterday, I did an interview with a reporter about this blog, and she wanted to know if green was my new-found obsession since becoming a parent and moving into my new home. Hardly. As I’ve written about in the past, living green was part of my mother’s parenting lessons. As a single, twenty-something living in [...]
Recently, I was researching yet another green story when I spoke with a company representative who was using the words “recycled” and “recyclable” interchangeably. In the middle of the interview, I finally pointed out to her that something that is recyclable isn’t always made from recycled products. She didn’t realize the difference. Truth is, before [...]
It was a moment almost right out of The Waitresses 80s holiday song “Christmas Wrapping.” I’d just finished cooking the turkey, had placed it on the table with the corn, potatoes and gravy, when I realized, “Oh damn, we don’t have any cranberry sauce.” So my husband grabbed his wallet and keys, and dashed out [...]
I’ve talked again and again about how to avoid the whole paper or plastic quandary by bringing your own canvas bags for packing your groceries and by choosing to recycle as much plastic as possible. But I’ve never really stopped to think about how many items in the grocery store–from the obvious plastic bags to [...]
It shouldn’t come as any surprise that this year is going to be the greenest Christmas (and Hanukkah) of all time–at least for the folks on my “nice” list. My mission in nearly everything I do and buy this holiday season is to have green in mind, which hopefully won’t cost me a lot of [...]
Donna Summer didn’t have it quite right when she sang “Dim all the lights, sweet darling,” in her 1979 disco hit called “Dim All The Lights” (though installing dimmers can significantly cut your energy use, so says the National Geographic Green Guide). No, if you really want to save money on your electric bills, you’ve [...]
As a way of keeping my home in order and myself organized, I subscribe to FlyLady.net, a free list service and website that offers tips and tricks that busy perfectionists like myself can use to avoid C.H.A.O.S. (that’s “can’t have anyone over syndrome”). Thanks to FlyLady, cleaning has become a game. Several times a day, [...]
Tomorrow, November 15th is America Recycles Day, sponsored by the National Recycling Coalition. Not sure what America Recycles Day is? Well, in my opinion it should be every day, when Americans don’t have to think twice about recycling, but in case you need a primer, here’s how the organization describes the event: “America Recycles Day [...]
It is American Education Week at my daughter’s school, and parents were invited to observe classes today. I wanted to make sure I had enough time to get settled in her 5th grade classroom and figured I would just drive to the school to stay on schedule. But then I remembered this Associated Press story [...]
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