Now that we have all come home with our treasures from shopping it’s time to start thinking about wrapping up some of the gifts. That is unless you are like me and like to torture yourself by having to wrap everything the night before. Here are a few eco-friendly wrapping ideas to consider. Blooming Wrapping Paper by Uncommon Goods $20.00... ...read the full story
Typically when you think of Thanksgiving you think of a plentiful bounty with more than enough to go around however, that isn’t the case for a lot of people in the world. So I wanted to give you a list of 5 environmental issues that are plaguing the world right now and why I’m thankful for the changes I’m making to my life. These... ...read the full story
The shopping season is upon us again and while going green is about reducing as well as reusing I’m sure that most of us are still planing on giving presents this holiday season. So I would like to share with you some of the great eco-friendly products and companies that I have found to help give you ideas for this holiday season. Once a week... ...read the full story
If you are anything like me you are a busy person that doesn’t really have that much time alone or to yourself so your shower is like a haven for retreat. You enjoy the silence, the warmth, the soothing rhythm of the water as it beats down on you, and the wonderful smell of a carefully selected body wash. It is the one place that I can truly... ...read the full story
A couple of posts ago I mentioned an article that made me stop and think about my plastic bag use and put me on the path to a greener future and I wanted to share that with you. However, I couldn’t find that exact article but I did find several other posts that stated some of the same facts that I found in the article that I read a little over... ...read the full story
I can not believe that it is already November it seems like the years just keep going by faster and I keep trying to shove more into the weeks between Halloween and New Year. Usually this time of year any thoughts of the environment get thrown out the window right along with the black licorice. That’s when I stumbled upon Celebrate Green and... ...read the full story
Is your house currently being overrun by invaders of he cute and fuzzy? I know that mine is and I didn’t have a clue what to do with all the stuffed creatures that are currently occupying all of the closets, shelves, and baskets in my house. That was until I stumbled upon Stuffed Animals for Emergencies that excepts new and previously loved... ...read the full story
So I’ve been throwing around the term Reconomy a bit lately and most of you already do this but never had a term to put to what you are doing just like I did. You may have an a-ha moment once I explain. Reconomy is a recently emerging term due to the fact of the current economy and the state of the American family and as Americans we like to... ...read the full story
When I first thought about becoming a green family I started thinking about what it meant to be green. I mean is it more than just recycling? For me and my family the answer was yes. I wanted more out of this green revolution than just simply feeling good about using recycled products and recycling the products that I buy. I wanted my family to... ...read the full story
So often I find myself just going through the motions of life. Doing things simply because that is how I’ve always done them or how my mom had done them in the past and never really questioning if that was really what was the best thing to do. It took a magazine article to really make me stop and think about how I was living and if how my family... ...read the full story
