Stop! Quick – do you turn the water off when you brush your teeth? Really? Are you sure? Think about it the next time you brush your teeth. How much effort does it take to turn on the water, wet your toothbrush, then turn off the water? When you’re done brushing, turn the water […]
Make Recycling Easy
Posted on September 16, 2013 Written by 4 Comments
Do you ever have a day where you want to do the right thing, but it’s just too hard? I know, it happens to me a lot. Like the winter I stopped composting because the snow was just too deep. It really helps when there are little thing you can do to make it easy […]
Freezing Brown Rice
Posted on September 9, 2013 Written by 2 Comments
Last week I wanted to make the family Indian Food over brown rice, but I was short on time and brown rice takes 40 minutes to make. I can’t tell you how many times something like this has come up for us. I’ve considered buying instant rice, and I have bought a microwave in bag […]
Take 5 Minute Showers
Posted on August 23, 2013 Written by 27 Comments
How long does it take to get clean in the shower? Is it 10 minutes? Did you know that a 10 minutes shower with a standard shower head can use upwards of 80 gallons of water and generate up to 4 pounds of CO2 emissions? That is not including the energy used to heat the […]
Bathe Your Children Less Often
Posted on August 22, 2013 Written by 24 Comments
It’s really nice karma when doing what’s best for the planet, for your children’s health and saving time & money, all align. It turns out that this is the case with bathing children, particularly infants. I’ve consulted with several pediatricians and dermatologists they agree, if your child isn’t actually dirty, it’s not necessary to bathe […]
Keeping Dirty Coal & Oil Offline During this Heatwave
Posted on July 17, 2013 Written by 4 Comments
As the east coast experiences yet another heat wave this week, we are also experiencing peak demand for electricity to run all those air conditioners. As demand increases, so does our reliance on dirtier forms of energy like coal and oil. With a few small adjustments, you can help keep the peak demand for electricity […]
Greening Birthday Parties on Mommy Splurge
Posted on July 9, 2013 Written by 1 Comment
Imagine my surprise one day when one of my college friends posted about a giveaway on her mommy blog. Her what? One of my college friends is writing a mommy blog and I didn’t know it? I had to double-check, I was pretty sure that Brandy was a lawyer and back in grad school too… […]
Simple Steps to Saving Energy and Money
Posted on January 28, 2013 Written by 3 Comments
Regular readers of our blog may remember that I work as the energy manager for our municipality. Recently I was at a reception in honor of our municipality receiving an award for our Go Green program. and I had the opportunity to spend some time chatting with the wife of our Mayor. She asked me: What is […]
Vegetable Football Nachos
Posted on January 21, 2013 Written by 1 Comment
Jon loves football. I love football food. However, as I’ve started to live a healthier life, I find that standard football fare is a little heavy on the meat and grease for me. This year I decided to try my hand at some super-veggie nachos. I started with a typical base of corn chips, but […]
Eating Green – What’s For Breakfast?
Posted on November 19, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Yogurt & Granola As I scarfed down my yogurt with granola this morning I thought about how eating healthy is part of living green and losing weight. I was rushing to meet a friend for a toddler playdate, but I knew that I’d feel better and be healthier if I made sure I ate my […]
