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Green Gift Guide – Part 2

There are just a few shopping days left, but if you are still looking for ideas, consider the 2010 Holiday Green Gift Guide from Green America. This great guide offers a wide variety of gifts for family, friends, children and babies including beauty and body care, clothing and accessories, food and drink, home items, and gifts, art, and accessories. Eco Express has some very yummy looking organic goodies. Their truffle temptation is reasonable priced at $26.99 and they have a gorgeous artisan cheese and fruit basket. They have gifts for birthdays, births, romance, housewarming, weddings, and just if you want … Continue reading →

Tea Parties to Reinforce Etiquette: Part 2/The Homeschool Tea

Let’s discuss tea etiquette. In order for you to plan a tea for the purpose of teaching proper behavior you must be aware of the basic manners for hosting a tea. Once you know the proper etiquette and have the right supplies you will be ready to plan a tea for your homeschool co-op event. Homeschool co-op teas are quite successful if the hostess is in the know with regards to how to plan a tea. I highly suggest planning a homeschool tea as a method to introduce manners in a group setting. This will reinforce the importance of personal … Continue reading →

Green Gift Guide – Part 1

It’s almost Christmas and are you thinking of green gifts? Maybe considering something good you can do for your family or friends and the environment? If you are, you may want to check out the 2010 Holiday Green Gift Guide from Green America. Green America is offering a great alternative guide of gifts made by socially and environmentally responsible businesses. Not only can you find great green gifts in this holiday guide, but you can also save money, according to Business Network Director Denise Hamler. Now you may be sitting at your computer, humming and hawing about how you will … Continue reading →

Top 10 Must Visit Green Web Sites

Want to learn more about being green, whether it is at home steps you can take to make the world a better place, organizations that are monitoring the world’s practices, or preventing animal extinction? It is easy as a touch of the fingertips with these incredible websites: 10. Greenpeace Even people who don’t know much about going green have probably heard of Greenpeace. They have been trying to protect and conserve the environment for almost 40 years. 9. Going Green (TIME) TIME has devoted a section of its main web page to green issues. Weekly articles are posted on such … Continue reading →

I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas – Part 2

In my last blog, I had already ventured into the green Christmas territory. I know some are thinking, “Oh no, not Christmas stuff already!” but for others, such as a few of my relatives, Christmas cannot get here soon enough. Here are a few more ideas for greening up your Christmas (and I don’t mean with garland!): Here’s an idea that might be hard to grasp – don’t buy gifts just for the sake of buying them. It seems as if most of us have way more than we need anyhow, so if you want to show appreciation this holiday, … Continue reading →

Greening up Your Technology

Going green can mean ensuring that your technology doesn’t hog electricity and other resources. A good part of your “footprint,” the amount of impact that you and your household have on the environment, can be affective my your technology. Here are some ways to green up your stuff without living like you are off the grid. Know your home theater As televisions get larger and the standard CRT gets replaced by plasma and LCD, and as surround sound speakers are added, the energy consumption on your home theater system goes up. Knowing which of these products have the least impact … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: December 17 – 23

Soon! Very soon, Christmas will be here and we have lots of Christmas articles this week: Are you following the Christmas countdown? Hopefully, some of these items will be helpful as you prepare for the big day. Eight Days ’til Christmas Seven Days ’til Christmas Six Days til Christmas Five Days ’til Christmas Four Days ’til Christmas Three Days ’til Christmas Two Days ’til Christmas Mary Ann offered some holiday tips on everything from holiday safety to holiday shipping and tips concerning poinsettias, so don’t miss any of these great articles: Christmas Tree Safety Tips (1) Christmas Tree Safety Tips … Continue reading →

Great Green Gifts

Here are some gifts that makes it easy to be green. Choose one or all for the people on your Christmas list, and your gifts may be remembered for generations to come. It’s an ornament; not it’s an herb; no, it’s both! Green Mountain Energy offers a very innovative gift. It is a Christmas tree ornament that can be planted. In the shape of a leaf, it is composed of paper pulp and seeds. The seeds grow into a cilantro plant. As a bonus, for each ornament that is purchased, the company will sow a tree seedling. One mature tree … Continue reading →

Oprah’s Favorite Things 2007 – Part 2

More of Oprah’s favorite things: Claus Porto Soaps (Lafco New York) These all-natural Shea butter bars have been made by the Claus Porto family for the past 117 years. It comes in 17 different scents, including honeysuckle and grapefruit fig. A set of 3 costs $42. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett From Oprah’s Book Club Selection, this book is set in 12th century England and is about the quest to build the world’s greatest Gothic cathedral. It’s price is $24.95. Each copy given to Oprah’s audience was autographed. Breville Ikon Panini Press (Williams-Sonoma) This nifty gadget lets … Continue reading →

Birthday Parties on a Budget (2)

Birthday party decorations can cost a fortune, which is why many decide to host their parties elsewhere, but I’d like to give you some ideas on frugal decorations. Tablecloths: Tablecloths can help make clean up a breeze, however if you want to re-use it (to cut costs from continually buying more!) then purchase a party tablecloth that can be laundered and used at other parties. You can just buy one from Wal-mart – Choose a solid color that is not gender specific, so if you have boy and girl parties, they can be used for either. Yellow, green, or red … Continue reading →