Five Things I Don’t Want You to Know

My husband and I have a great relationship but like all spouses we pick on each others weaknesses when we get frustrated. This weekend he picked on my green weaknesses so I decided to turn it into a blog post. (Love you huney!) Whether you are … [Read more...]

Random Green (and not so green) Thoughts

I was talking (ok...emailing) a friend of mine today and it reminded me about some questions I've been struggling with lately.  Can switching to green actually have a negative impact on the environment?  Take for instance babies.  I now have a … [Read more...]

Disney’s Earth…WOW!

This evening Big B and I had a 'date' to go see Earth!  I can't remember the last time I was so emotional over a documentary.  Disney really did a great job with this one.  Before the movie even started I was excited for NEXT Earth Day when they … [Read more...]

Recycling 2 Liter Soda Bottles

I know it's already been posted today on another blog but I had to share it with you all.  This video shows 8 great uses for those pesky 2 liter soda bottles.  Instead of recycling try to upcycle and reuse your bottle instead.  Thanks Budget … [Read more...]

Looking for Something GREEN?

Many of my regular readers know that I'm trying to ditch the disposable bottled drink habit.  This is actually pretty easy for me because all I've been drinking lately is tap water.  BUT...my friends and family are having a hard time ditching the … [Read more...]

Eco-Memorial Day

I know people must really get sick of me and my green ways...but this is who I have become!  We have some house guests in (family) town for a few days and they aren't as green as me.  I know that most people are not like me so I try to be … [Read more...]

Just another green day…

Work trips really wear me out!  Today has been pretty boring but I have some updates for you. 1) Curbside recycling!  I'm going on three weeks of solid pick ups!  It looks like the driver now knows that I'm on his route!  YIPPIE! 2) The … [Read more...]

Do You Freecycle?

We've all heard about the 3R's right?  Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!  Which is the one most overlooked? Reuse!  How much of your garbage can have a potential reuse?  Do you throw away things that someone else can use?  I have heard about Freecyle but … [Read more...]

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Good afternoon eco-friends!  Once again the quantity of regular work has me overwhelmed and unable to give you a Trashy Thursday post.  I had a great idea for today but I never got around to making it to show you.  It was a special Valentine's Day … [Read more...]

How was your Christmas?

Well Christmas has come and gone!  I am actually quite excited that today was the first trash pick up since then and we only had our average one trash can full.  We only had one bag of wrapping paper trash and the rest of the stuff (packaging) is … [Read more...]