Green Tip Tuesday – Soft Scrub

Another fabulous recipe from: Homemade Soft Scrub Ingredients: 1 cup baking soda warm water 2 -3 drops liquid soap 1. Combine baking soda with enough water to forma  a paste. 2. Add liquid soap. 3. Apply this no-scratch, chlorine free paste to surfaces and let sit for at least 5 minutes. 4. Scrub with a [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Liquid Dishsoap

I know, I know, you’re thinking “it’s about time she gets back to “Green Tip Tuesdays” Yes, it is about time…I mean I should try to have SOME standards around here. Today, I’m going to share my latest find in “Mother Earth News” magazine. It’s a recipe I’ve been searching for for quite some time [...]

Gnu Foods Snack Bars

YES!! another delicious vegan bar!! This one from GnuFoods I just tried the Banana Walnut flavor. YUMMY!! 12 grams of fiber (which is 48% of your daily fiber). Good for you heart…and I’m always looking for heart healthy foods (you would too if you had my genetics). Made with 6 whole grains and 100% fruit [...]

Vegan Bars by Two Degrees Food

If you follow me on facebook, you probably know, I’m addicted to trying out new, healthy vegan bars. These are the latest ones I’m snacking on They are from Two Degrees Food. As a bonus to their healthy tastiness, for every bar you buy, they give a nutrition pack to a hungry child. You can [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Greener 2011

Are you still contemplating your 2011 resolutions? How about adding “going green(er)” to your list? There are so many choices we can make every day to move us toward creating a more earth-friendly world. Of course, I’ll continue to share the ways I attempt to create a greener household and life here, but as this [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Cleaning Silver Jewelry

One thing on my “to do” list this week (as I’m off of work) is to clean my silver jewelry. These pieces just seems to be very, very tarnished… probably from a year of hanging out in the open (as opposed to being tucked away in a jewelry box). One non-toxic alternative I have is [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Wrapping Paper Recycle

Have you already finished all your gift wrapping this holiday season?? Or are you like me, doing a little bit each day focusing first on the gifts that needed to be shipped away? Just in case you haven’t purchased your wrapping paper yet, and if you’re not feeling particularly crafty and have the energy to [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Green Gifts

Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? Are you like me trying to complete most of it via the internet? If so, here are a few of “green” gift sites that I’ve been browsing through. The first is: Nubius Organics sells eco-Friendly and reusable lunch bags, water bottles and children’s toys. They also have green [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Green Share

This week’s green tip is really more of a green share. I came across this blog called “Your Green Helper” and I just think it’s wonderful! It’s what blogging is about really – SHARING. The site shares so much information including organic coupons, green cleaning tips, household “greening” tips, environmental tips of the day and [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Green Style

Have you heard of this site??? Are you a “green” fashionista?? If so, you gotta check this out: First of all Swapstyle.com is FREE! Here’s what the site says: “SwapStyle.com is a friendly thriving community of eco conscious, clothing loving, money saving women from all over the world who are making new friends and swapping [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Holiday Decorating

I admit it…I’ve already begun my holiday decorating. This year, I went straight from Halloween to Christmas…we’ll be out of town over Thanksgiving, so I figured that was a good excuse to leave those decorations boxed for another year. I was recently asked about green and eco-friendly decorating tips. I thought I’d share some of [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Green Magazines

My latest “going green” commitment has to do with my addiction to magazines – remember my confession earlier this year? I must tell you, with joy, that so many magazines are coming out with digital subscriptions now – I love this techie time we live in. Slowly, but surely, I’m switching my subscriptions over to [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Bleach Replacer

Last week I was asked by Erin over at the Panache blog if I had tried any substitute for bleach. Here is the recipe I shared with her. (Oh and please check out her blog too…lots of useful information on trends and manners. She really gives you ideas to think about). Back to this whitener…I [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Green Cleaning Giveaway WINNER

Yes, I’ve been a slacker on the “Green Tips” lately, but, I promise, I have not been a slacker in trying to be more and more green in my home and life. I know that making your own “green” products at home can just simply be a bit much for some people. If you’re busy [...]

In Pursuit of Crunchiness

For my “Green-Tip Tuesday” post this week, I’m going to share two of the changes I’ve made (and stuck to so far) in my ongoing pursuit to have a greener and more chemical free homestead – small step by small step. As I’ve mentioned before, one of my favorite blogs to read is Crunchy Betty. [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Carbon Neutral Blogging

I found this intriguing post today over at the Big Green Head Blog on how you can make your blog carbon neutral and therefore blog with a clear conscience. Here’s how it works: (visit 1 Blog, 1 Tree for more info). 1. You blog about this “my blog is carbon neutral” initiative (which originally stared [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Homemade Stain Spray

We ran out of stain spray! Yes, sound the alarm…this is serious. Do you have one of these? Or two of these? I know, innocent enough looking, right? Don’t be fooled though…trouble and stains always follow them around. So, when Pops sounded the alarm that We ran out of stain spray!, I had to remain [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Reusable Produce Bags

This week’s tip isn’t really as much of a tip as a reminder. We all know we should be using reusable shopping bags. Even if you don’t purchase them, you can find a lot of free ones out there – I got a variety this summer at different Music-in-the-Park festivals and farmer’s markets. Even if [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Carbon Footprint

Have you ever measured your Carbon footprint? I’d like to think ours is not that bad. We live in a tiny home, only use our air conditioner about 3 afternoons a year, heat with our fireplace and natural gas in the winter, drive minimally (aside from going to work). Then I realized we do seem [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Cleaning with a Twist

Have you seen these cleaning products before from Twist? I hadn’t until this weekend, but apparently they’ve been around since 2007. Sometimes I feel like I’m a hermit in a cave. They’re plant-based cleaning products. Though I can be persuaded, at times, simply to buy a product based on the packaging – and this may [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – The Scented Room

I’ll admit it, I love, love, love when my homestead smells good with scented candles, scented wax tarts, essential oils, or even mulling spices on my stovetop. I especially love wax tarts that are handmade with essential oils. I found some this summer at a Primitive store in New England that I absolutely adore. Truly [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – End Junk Mail

Junk Mail!! AARRRGGHHH!! Everyday my mailbox seems to have some in it even though I do what I can to make it stop. I think all it takes is a little diligence – and I possibly need to add some more. If you Google search “end junk mail” you can read all the statistics about [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Mosquito Control

My friend Nia is currently in Bali and being eaten alive by mosquitoes. So, I thought it appropriate to look up eco-friendly ideas on repelling these nasty vampire bugs. Here’s the first recipe I found on Care2.com: Mosquito Repellent Oil 10 drops essential oil (use oils such as basil, eucalyptus, cloves, geranium, peppermint, rosemary, lemon [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Computer Shutdown

Here’s my “Green” tip today. I found this one at The Daily Green (to read more tips from them, see link below). Save energy and wear and tear on your hardware by shutting down your computer at night. You’ll save an average of $90 of electricity a year. I always try to turn all my [...]

Green Tip Tuesday – Household Cleaner

I love Borax. Even though it says on the box “laundry booster”, I use it for much more cleaning than just in my laundry. Here’s a quick little tip to create a general household cleaner. Mix 1 teaspoon of borax with 1 teaspoon of liquid soap, squeeze in one lemon and add 1 quart of [...]

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