I work with our city’s recycling program and sometimes I talk with the waste disposal company that services our city. They keep telling us that the goal is not really to get our residents to recycle more, but rather to use, and throw away, less. It is fascinating that this comes from a company whose […]
Environmental Books for Kids
Posted on January 24, 2014 Written by 3 Comments
I’m speaking tomorrow at one of our local elementary schools about recycling. I decided that it might be nice to have some follow up books to recommend to the teachers, so I stopped by our local library and asked about some recycling books for children. She recommended some books that I’ve been reading to my […]
Paying For Plastic Bags
Posted on August 29, 2013 Written by 5 Comments
We’re visiting Washington D.C. and today at the Food Court in the Ronald Regan Building (a wonderful find by the way). I saw the following sign: I have seen a variety of efforts to ban plastic bags, but I was not aware that DC had passed this law in 2009. I mentioned it to the […]
Going Green With 70 of Our Closest Friends
Posted on January 2, 2013 Written by 2 Comments
Every year we rent a mansion with 70 of our closest friends. You laugh, but take about 20 couples, add children, and you quickly get to a crazy number of people. We just got back from another wonderful experience of living communally for a week. Putting on such an event takes some coordination and forethought, […]
Green Gift Wrap Ideas
Posted on December 24, 2012 Written by 1 Comment
Happy Holidays from our family to yours. As we have approached Christmas and our pending reveal of the new look and name of our blog we have been writing less and preparing more and spending more time with our children. I hope that all of you, our readers, are spending this time with your families and […]
Giving Tuesday and Occupy Sandy
Posted on November 26, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Tomorrow, Tuesday November 27, 2012, is the first Giving Tuesday. The idea, conceived of and developed by the United Nations (UN), is designed to encourage people to give back to their communities. Throughout the US we all know about Black Friday – to most a big shopping day, but to retailers the first day their books […]
Uncle Johnny Explains Why You Should Switch to Paperless Billing
Posted on May 23, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Everyone gets and pays bills. Most of us receive and pay a LOT of bills. We’ve never addressed switching to paperless billing because frankly, it has always frightened Alicia. We don’t trust all those companies. Today, Alicia’s brother, better known as “Uncle Johnny” in our family, shares with us why we should switch to paperless […]
10 Last Minute Green Gifts Mom Will Love
Posted on May 12, 2012 Written by 4 Comments
It’s Mother’s Day, or your mom’s birthday, or you did something and need to make up for it. You need a last minute gift for mom, but you want to be green. Maybe mom doesn’t want or need any more stuff, or you don’t believe in buying things she doesn’t need. Keep in mind that […]
Too Many Chemicals on Your Clothing? Vinegar as a Fabric Softener
Posted on March 2, 2012 Written by 6 Comments
Vinegar as Fabric Softener In addition to trying to protect our environment and use less energy, I’m always looking for ways to simplify and save money. Last summer I discovered that instead of fabric softener or dryer sheets or balls, many people use vinegar in the rinse cycle of their laundry. This isn’t a new […]
Living Smaller – What to do with Clothes You Don’t Wear
Posted on November 8, 2011 Written by 2 Comments
It’s green to live in a small space – once upon a time I dreamed of living in a huge house like some of my friends had growing up. A house with a bedroom for each person, an office for each adult, plenty of bathrooms and a rec room in the basement in addition to […]
