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Green Easter

It’s almost Easter and as always, when holidays are near, my mind turns to celebrating them in a green way. First, you can make your own Easter basket, but you may not be that crafty. I would love to be able to make a cute cloth basket, but I cannot sew, so I just have to settle for purchasing one at the store. You can get a simple basket then allows the kids to decorate it with eco-friendly items such as fresh flowers, bows made from scraps of fabric, and felt eggs and bunnies. If you want to be really … Continue reading →

Quick Green Living Tips for Christmas

Do you want to know what you can do during the holidays to be more environmentally responsible, but you don’t want to slug through a bunch of explanations on why you should or how you should? Take a look at the following simple green living tips that you can practice this Christmas season. Recycle your gift wrap. Reuse your gift wrap. Make your own gift wrap from cloth bags, newspaper or paper bags. Buy a locally grown Christmas tree. Recycle your cut tree. Buy a living tree that can be replanted. You can also rent a living tree. This is … Continue reading →

10 Tips for a Green Thanksgiving

Halloween’s over, Thanksgiving is upon us, and Christmas is just a step away! It is busy time for everyone, but you can still stay green. Here are a few tips to green up your Thanksgiving: 10. Stay Home Yes, I know the holidays are usually about travel to be with family, but consider staying home. You can help reduce emissions and stress by not taking a trip this year. 9. Travel Smart Okay, I realize many will ignore #10, so if you do have to travel, travel smart. Make sure the car is working properly before leaving, check your tire … Continue reading →

Dreaming of a Green Christmas

This holiday, why not make sure that you can celebrate by still being responsible? The holidays can be tough on green living practices, with all of the running around and the chaos. Normal things that you do to prevent waste can get put aside. Still, there are so many things that you can do to ensure that your Christmas is green. Light are the most obvious place where you can make some improvement for responsibility. You can replace older lights with more efficient ones, such as LED lights. This way, you will naturally use less electricity. You can also put … Continue reading →

Top 10 Must Visit Green Web Sites

Want to learn more about being green, whether it is at home steps you can take to make the world a better place, organizations that are monitoring the world’s practices, or preventing animal extinction? It is easy as a touch of the fingertips with these incredible websites: 10. Greenpeace Even people who don’t know much about going green have probably heard of Greenpeace. They have been trying to protect and conserve the environment for almost 40 years. 9. Going Green (TIME) TIME has devoted a section of its main web page to green issues. Weekly articles are posted on such … Continue reading →

How Green was 2008

Many analysts predicted that 2008 was going to be a green year in terms of the home. More people would adopt materials and practices that saved energy and were good for the environment. My own New Year Resolutions for the beginning of the year included being more green in our home. But then we had a downturn in the economy. So did everyone live up to the expectations? Yes and no. Let me start with my own home. We live pretty frugally and normally try to avoid waste whenever possible by reusing items. We do recycle quite a bit and … Continue reading →

Book List for Military Wives During the Holidays

Planning on getting a military book for a female that you may know? Here is our top 5 picks and a short review of each one. Books not only making great Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers but they are perfect to just give someone you know just getting in. Chicken Soup for the Military Wife’s Soul: Stories to Touch the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit (Chicken Soup for the Soul) by Jack Canfield Ever read a Chicken Soup book? If you have, you’ll know that they are compiled full of short stories, in this case they are short stories written … Continue reading →

Frugally Decorate Your Front Door For The Holidays (1)

Decorating for the holidays is something I’ve always loved! It always puts me in the spirit of the season. And when I decorate, I decorate everything I can get my hands on. And it all starts with the front door. The front door is a very easy place to start, since there aren’t that many different options you can utilize. But there are some ideas you might not have considered. Keep in mind that your front door is the first thing everyone will see when they enter your home. And usually a front door is visible even from the street, … Continue reading →

Houseplants Are More Than Just Green Things

The key to growing healthy plants is to remember that they have feelings, just like you and me. Sometimes they feel sunny, shady, lusty, misty, crummy, unwanted and even unloved. Treat them like favored pets and they will love you back. Name your plants. This bonds them to you and “drink, Maxine, drink”, goes a lot further than just pouring water down a pot. Don’t buy or sell your plants on their birthdays, as this will cause severe separation anxiety. Avoid mentioning above a whisper the names of holidays and celebrations that contain green words or ideas (St. Patrick’s Day, … Continue reading →

Crooner Andy Williams Dies at 84

Singer Andy Williams died this week of bladder cancer at his home in Branson, Missouri. He was 84. Williams started his career in the late ‘30s when he sang with his brothers as part of the Williams Brothers quartet. At the time, Williams was just 11, which may have been the reason he promoted the Osmond Brothers later in his career. By 1952, the quartet broke up, although they would reunite every year to appear on Williams’ show. Williams’s solo career took off when he began appearing as a regular on “Tonight Starring Steve Allen.” He had many successful singles, … Continue reading →