Green Living Today

Ten Reasons for Recycling A New Year’s reminder – this may be old news but I think it worthwhile to remind ourselves once in a while why we do reuse, reduce, recycle. According to estimates, every American produces an average of 7.5 pounds of trash on a daily basis.  Yikes!  That may not seem like [...]

How many ways were you able to make your Christmas green?  Here are some ideas you can still use if you haven’t yet. 1.  Christmas Cards:  the obvious answer here is to recycle the cards, as they are made of paper. Another idea is to reuse the cards; i.e. tear off the fronts and use [...]

Are you still sending Christmas cards to everyone you know?  This has always been a great tradition this time of year.  It is a way to reach out to those who live far away or those we don’t see very often and let them know that we are thinking of them. I would ask, though, [...]

We could have a very lively discussion on this topic.  There are pros and cons no matter which way you go.  I will cover some of those, but first, DO NOT feel bad or guilty about the decision you make.  You have your reasons and your needs and are entitled to deal with a Christmas [...]

Keeping it green during the Holidays.  Some of us may fall down on that as we get too busy to really be concerned about our Earth. Here are just a few ideas to help. I know that many people say “make the gift,” “make the decorations,” “use natural materials.”  And yes, I agree wholeheartedly.  However, [...]