Guest Post: How to Drive Greener
By elleSource: Sujin Jetkasettakorn, Freedigitalphotos.net There is a lot of information about how cars are affecting the environment. On top of that, the cost of fuel is increasing considerably, which...
View ArticleFinance Friday Tip: Teach kids and save by growing a garden
By elle Today’s Finance Friday Tip is to encourage parents to teach your kids and save money by growing a vegetable garden. Most kids love being hands on. Growing a vegetable garden is a great way to...
View ArticleManage Monday: Should you teach your child to go green?
By elleWater Pollution with Trash Disposal of Waste at the Garbage Beach (Photo credit: epSos.de) Although the”Go Green” movement to conserve what is left of earth is popular and gaining steam. Being...
View ArticleReview: Blue Marble Body Care Organic Lavendar & Oatmeal Soap
By elleMy day typically starts at 4am, so by 9:00 pm I’m tired. However, I often still have a long to-do I need to complete. Therefore before bedtime, I take a bath to relax, write another to-do list...
View ArticleHealth Moment Natural Green Soaps: Hekalu Product Review
By elleA couple of years ago when my children were first born, I made up in my mind that what I place on my body, was just as important as what I was putting inside my body. Since then, I have learned...
View Article10 Practical Ways to Save and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Recently, I visited the Marian Koshland Science Museum in DC. Although the museum is small compared to others in DC, there were several fascinating exhibits. The Earth Lab stood out to me, because...
View Article6 Ways To Keep More Money in Your Wallet
By now most of you are well versed in the basics of creating a green home. You also know all the basic methods for saving as much energy as possible within your home. But what if you want to do more?...
View ArticleParenting Green
One world, one life, and only one choice is needed to make a difference. We need to decide as Moms, wives, sisters, aunts, and daughters if we are going to use our influence to make a difference. We...
View Article5 Practical Tips To Conserve Water
The greatest investment parents can make is in their children. If our children see us conserving and reusing they will learn to do the same. Below are 5 practical tips that we use at my house to...
View Article10 tips to be Green and Clean
One would think that being clean and being green would go hand in hand. Unfortunately, they do not always coincide. I want my house to be a clean and healthy environment for my family, but sometimes...
View ArticleTips to Save Energy in Your Home This Winter
Last year my husband and I had an energy audit done on our home. I wanted to know if the tips that I was given really worked, and I am glad to report that they absolutely do. My girls and I are home...
View ArticleHave You Checked Your Cabinets Lately?
Source: FreeDigitalPhotos.net, Photographer: Maggie Smith I enjoy cleaning my house, in fact, I find cleaning therapeutic. However, when I was pregnant I noticed that a lot of my normal cleaning...
View ArticleManage Monday: Your Carbon Footprint and Ways to Reduce it
What is a carbon footprint? In recent years these words have surfaced, your carbon footprint is simply your personal impact on the environment and climate change in relation to the total amount of...
View ArticleHappy Earth Day!
image creator: Salvatore Vuono, freedigitalphotos.net Happy Earth Day! Today I am sharing with you my promise to the earth. In addition, it is important for me to make a promise to my children to take...
View ArticleMy Green Mommy Tip: Full Loads Only Please
Illustration: Mark Zingarelli Nobody wants their washer and dryer to burn a whole in their wallet, so I am sharing one of my favorite green Mommy tip’s: only wash laundry when you have full loads. The...
View ArticleParenting Green: (Guest Post) Featuring “Sushi Gets Bagged”
According to the Plastic Bag Ban Report “On January 1st, Washington, DC put into effect a new law known as “Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Act of 2009″. This law has been known mostly as the...
View ArticleParenting Green: Fun Green Toys that Teach Children Sustainability
With parents and adults concentrating on sustainability and going green, teaching our children is important to preserving our actions. When we want to teach them something new, it is sometimes hard to...
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