It’s that time for the 2nd annual Earth Day list! Happy Earth dayJ
Looking for something to do to celebrate Earth day today? Try one of these easy tips:
- When you get home tonight, don’t turn on the TV. Sit down and have a conversation or play time with someone in your household or neighborhood.
- Carpool to work tomorrow
- Stop on your way home instead of making a second car trip to run errands
- Recycle – just one thing that you may not have thought of before (could be the cardboard from a roll of toilet paper)
- Eat an organic dinner
- Turn your office light off when you leave for a meeting.
- Turn the brightness on your computer monitor down.
- Buy something local - look for local produce at your grocery or farmer's market.
- Buy something organic, sustainable, and gorgeous ON SALE!! www.Nimli.com is offering 30% off through Sunday on their lovely earthy digs.
- Reduce what you can - offset what you can't. Sites like www.carbonfund.org is a great way to offset carbon emissions from daily life or travel. This also makes an excellent Earth Day gift for friends.
Just an earth day thought. Most importantly, encourage yourself daily - the fight to take care of this beautiful creation is not a one day event. Pace yourself by embracing each small step you take. You matter!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
10 Simple things you can do TODAY to be more Green AND more Frugal
Looking to start being more green, or just looking for ways to save money & don't want to kill this place you live in while doing it? This is your ultimate kick-off list!
1. Buy a stack of cloth rags (at the very most these will be $10 for a 12 pack @ Kohl's).
Greenest: organic cloths. http://www.simplefamilyliving.com/products.asp?pid=299&cat=36&mode=open
Savings: no more paper towels or disposable cleaning rags to purchase.
Green: no more paper towels or disposable rags in the landfill coming from your house!
2. Start recycling.
Savings: you can cut your trash pick-up down to one day, or perhaps every 2 weeks.
Green: saving thousands of items from the landfill & allowing new products to be created without using new natural resources to create them.
3. Start using cloth napkins.
Savings: no more paper napkins to buy, you will quickly recoup your investment in inexpensive cloth napkins - or you can sew your own.
Green: Less trees being used for paper products, less damage from processing, manufacturing, & shipping of paper napkins, less in the landfill.
4. Turn down the brightness on your computer monitor.
Savings: small savings on your electric bill - it all adds up, trust me!
Green: less energy being used (much of our energy supply is from non-renewable, eco-damaging supplies).
5. Switch lightbulbs to compact flourescents when old bulbs die.
Savings: on your light bill & these bulbs last longer - you get paid back for their slightly higher initial cost.
Green: less energy being used (be sure you are confirm with your recycling center that they will recycle these bulbs or ask them to point you to the correct location to recycle them).
6. Use Daylight! We're coming into the season of much more of it - turn off uneccessary lights when there is enough daylight outside to see around the house.
Savings: on your electric bill.
Green: less energy being used.
7. Purchase less. Before you go shopping next, try shopping in your own closet for that item or that something "new" that you may have forgotten about.
Savings: less money spent on clothing, etc.
Green: less polution from the manufacturing, shipping, and driving to purchase cycle.
8. Reduce your car travel. It's as easy as taking 2 extra minutes in the morning to plot out your day to minimize duplicative or unnecessary stops.
Next step: research carpooling & public transit in your area!
Savings: Gas & car maintenance add up QUICKLY!
Green: less polution from driving, as well as from the manufacture/refining process of oil.
9. Take a travel mug with you to your favorite coffee place.
Savings: ask them - most places offer a discount for not taking their paper cup.
Green: less manufacturing polution from the cups, less waste in the landfill.
10. Reuse! Glass jars that other foods come in (i.e. peanut butter) - wash them & use them in place of plastic storage containers.
Savings: no additional money spent on storage containers.
Green: two-fold - your glass jars won't be in a landfill or require any energy to be picked up & recycled; no more polution from manufacturing plastic containers.
11. I know - I said it would be 10, but I couldn't resist! Plug electronics & power cords into a power strip & turn the strip OFF when not in use.
Savings: most appliances continue to use energy even when in the off mode. Also, during warm months they contribute additional heat to the home which may cause additional energy cost to cool.
Green: less energy used= less polution making it!
My fav Simple.Eco.Get-Started-and-Save.Life.Tips!
1. Buy a stack of cloth rags (at the very most these will be $10 for a 12 pack @ Kohl's).
Greenest: organic cloths. http://www.simplefamilyliving.com/products.asp?pid=299&cat=36&mode=open
Savings: no more paper towels or disposable cleaning rags to purchase.
Green: no more paper towels or disposable rags in the landfill coming from your house!
2. Start recycling.
Savings: you can cut your trash pick-up down to one day, or perhaps every 2 weeks.
Green: saving thousands of items from the landfill & allowing new products to be created without using new natural resources to create them.
3. Start using cloth napkins.
Savings: no more paper napkins to buy, you will quickly recoup your investment in inexpensive cloth napkins - or you can sew your own.
Green: Less trees being used for paper products, less damage from processing, manufacturing, & shipping of paper napkins, less in the landfill.
4. Turn down the brightness on your computer monitor.
Savings: small savings on your electric bill - it all adds up, trust me!
Green: less energy being used (much of our energy supply is from non-renewable, eco-damaging supplies).
5. Switch lightbulbs to compact flourescents when old bulbs die.
Savings: on your light bill & these bulbs last longer - you get paid back for their slightly higher initial cost.
Green: less energy being used (be sure you are confirm with your recycling center that they will recycle these bulbs or ask them to point you to the correct location to recycle them).
6. Use Daylight! We're coming into the season of much more of it - turn off uneccessary lights when there is enough daylight outside to see around the house.
Savings: on your electric bill.
Green: less energy being used.
7. Purchase less. Before you go shopping next, try shopping in your own closet for that item or that something "new" that you may have forgotten about.
Savings: less money spent on clothing, etc.
Green: less polution from the manufacturing, shipping, and driving to purchase cycle.
8. Reduce your car travel. It's as easy as taking 2 extra minutes in the morning to plot out your day to minimize duplicative or unnecessary stops.
Next step: research carpooling & public transit in your area!
Savings: Gas & car maintenance add up QUICKLY!
Green: less polution from driving, as well as from the manufacture/refining process of oil.
9. Take a travel mug with you to your favorite coffee place.
Savings: ask them - most places offer a discount for not taking their paper cup.
Green: less manufacturing polution from the cups, less waste in the landfill.
10. Reuse! Glass jars that other foods come in (i.e. peanut butter) - wash them & use them in place of plastic storage containers.
Savings: no additional money spent on storage containers.
Green: two-fold - your glass jars won't be in a landfill or require any energy to be picked up & recycled; no more polution from manufacturing plastic containers.
11. I know - I said it would be 10, but I couldn't resist! Plug electronics & power cords into a power strip & turn the strip OFF when not in use.
Savings: most appliances continue to use energy even when in the off mode. Also, during warm months they contribute additional heat to the home which may cause additional energy cost to cool.
Green: less energy used= less polution making it!
My fav Simple.Eco.Get-Started-and-Save.Life.Tips!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Simple.Eco.Fashion
Looking to expand your eco-consciousness, but not ready to let go of your fashionable threads? Do BOTH! New line Elroy does a gorgeous job of making green beautiful. Get yours before your friends and…you guessed it…they’ll be green with envy (I couldn’t resist)! Plus, our friends at Daily Candy has negotiated a 25% limited time discount – check it out!
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