In our house recycled items have a tendency to pile up on our counter. No one seems to want to take them out to the garage to be recycled. It’s February in Wisconsin so it is a bit cold out there. So how do we deal with this problem? We give the kids a bit of incentive to help out with the recycling. We sort our aluminum soda cans out of the regular recyclables. Our community donates these to Habitat {Read More}

Indoor air pollution can be worse than outside air pollution. This time of year our homes are shut up tight. The air inside becomes stagnant and stale. Next to throwing open the windows on a warmer than usual winter day what are our options to making our inside air more breathable? Watch those cleaning ingredients. Sprays and cleaners may smell nice, but are full of chemicals. When our houses are airtight for winter these chemicals have nowhere to go. If {Read More}

Sometimes living green is just not easy. During the months of December and January, my kids and I did a lot of traveling. We traveled as far as Chicago and Minneapolis. We had a lot of fun on these trips. We got to do lots of shopping, eating at new places; we saw things that blew our minds. I mean have you ever seen the clock tower made of Legos at the Mall of America? But in all these travels {Read More}

Many of us will have that health issue somewhere in our New Year’s Resolutions. Living greener lifestyles is also on many people’s list as well. How well do the two mesh is a question many will be asking themselves. A green lifestyle is one that includes being environmentally friendly. One of the many things we can do to help the environment is to watch what we are eating. One of the best ways to do this is to support our {Read More}

It’s the holiday season, and let’s be honest, time is getting shorter and shorter. We all have those last minute gifts we just have to get. Let’s ensure we get green gifts instead of a gift that is not so environmentally friendly. Shopping little boutiques in your town may be just what you need. Many offer vintage items. These are great ways to recycle. They offer everything vintage, from clothing, to jewelry and knickknacks. These boutiques also may offer soy {Read More}

It’s the holidays. More than likely we don’t eat like we should, let alone in a green matter. So what is eating green and how can it help you during the holidays? We are all aware of things we can do to be green. Less packaging, less chemicals, environmentally friendly habits these are all things we can take into account when we are eating as well. Well that leads you right to the produce isle. These foods are naturally better {Read More}

The holidays are here. They have arrived when we were not looking it seems. Thanksgiving is a few weeks away and Christmas to follow soon after. The question that comes to my mind is, how can I make this holiday season a bit greener? When I think about Holidays past I can see ways that weren’t green. I think the biggest offender that comes to mind is gift-wrap. We love our gift-wrap. It comes in a variety of colors and {Read More}

I read something very disturbing last night. According to the Container Recycling Institute only 2 out of 10 of plastic bottles used for bottled water is recycled. That is 80% of all bottled water containers end up being thrown in the trash. What can I say, but wow. That is unbelievable. With the sales of bottled water growing at a phenomenal rate every year that means more and more of these plastic bottles are landing in our landfills every year. {Read More}

As I sit here and gaze out my window, I am almost overwhelmed by the sheer amounts of leaves that have showered down over my backyard. Having lived in the south for the past decade it is a bit of a wonder for us to see them. The question has now become what to do with them. There are so many of them. They were beautiful on the tree. They were pretty floating down to the ground. They were fun {Read More}