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Time to start thinking about the holidays

There’s no denying it. The holidays are upon us. Thanksgiving is next week. I’ll be doing some posts on the holidays in the upcoming weeks. I thought I’d do a roundup of my posts from the past two years that had ideas and information about making the holidays and all that go along with them [ READ MORE ]

10 easy ways to be more sustainable with your movie habit

Do you love watching movies? We’re big movie watchers in our house. We don’t have cable so when we do gather around the TV to watch something, more often or not, it’s a DVD. Out of curiosity, what’s your favorite movie? Mine is When Harry Met Sally, followed closely by Mr. Blanding’s Builds His Dream House. On [ READ MORE ]

10 ways to be more sustainable with your vegetable garden

Yes, I know a vegetable garden in and of itself is a pretty sustainable thing. Growing your own food instead of getting it from the store (usually in some sort of plastic bag or container) is great. But what are some extra steps you can take to be even more sustainable with your garden? Here [ READ MORE ]

10 easy ways to be more sustainable with your clothing

I’m not too different than other women. I like clothes. I like to feel good about what I’m wearing. I have a certain style, and when I see something that I think is “me” I want it. Unfortunately, buying whatever I want isn’t very sustainable – either environmentally or financially. My clothing buying has considerably [ READ MORE ]

10 Easy Ways to Be More Sustainable with Valentine’s Day

Only eleven days until the holiday where we celebrate love. Of course, showing our love to the people in our lives is paramount on Valentine’s Day, but showing our love to people all around the world by helping to make sure they have a healthy earth is important, too. Here are ten easy ways to [ READ MORE ]

10 Easy ways to be more sustainable with your mail

Mail. It comes six days a week, and I throw 75% of it out immediately. I’ve got less to throw out now than I did in the past, however. There are some things you receive in the mail that you are never going to be able to avoid, but many of the things you do [ READ MORE ]

10 easy ways to be more sustainable with your water usage

Welcome back to my 10 easy ways to be more sustainable… series. I took a little break from my regular weekly series over the holidays, but I’m finally back in the swing again. Water. We all use it. Here in the U.S., it’s easy to come by in most areas. Just turn on any tap [ READ MORE ]

10 Easy Ways to Be More Sustainable in Your Home Office

We have two separate offices in our house. One for me and one for my husband because we both work from home. Physically, we could both fit in his office on the third floor, but it would be very disruptive to have us both in the same space. Plus, I’m a big ol’ slob and [ READ MORE ]

10 Easy Ways to Be More Sustainable with Your Holiday Preparations

Last year I cancelled almost all of my catalogs. You wouldn’t have known it this past week. A whole new slew of catalog companies have found my name and address, and I’ve got a pile of holiday catalogs. I’ll be going to catalog choice to cancel them sometime this week. Their arrival made one thing [ READ MORE ]

10 Easy Ways to Be More Sustainable This Fall

Last night, I made my first chicken pot pie of the season. It was good. I made a side of scalloped apples. I love taking the edges of the pot pie crust and dipping them in the apples. It’s like dessert in the middle of dinner. And it all smells so good. I’m always glad when [ READ MORE ]

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