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A Four-year-old’s Treasures
Nicholas loves stuff. He’s constantly collecting things that he wants to keep. I get frustrated with how little he uses most of this stuff and how much it’s underfoot or visually cluttering our...
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Layered Bedding
Something that really works for me in cold weather is putting layers on my bed, just the way I put layers on my body. I’m one of those people who’s easily chilled and very bothered by feeling cold,...
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How to Clean a Basement or Porch Floor AND Use Up the Last Dregs of Liquid...
This technique is suitable for any floor that has either a drain or an open side where water can spill onto the ground. I learned the cleaning technique at Girl Scout camp, and years later I realized...
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Steel Kitchen Cabinets!
Our house was a bargain, priced about $40,000 less than similar houses in the immediate area. Our realtor said, “Well, it’s a bargain to you because you like the kitchen. Most people would expect to...
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Washing Plastic Bags
It’s Works-for-Me Wednesday , so here’s a mundane but easy tip that saves me a lot of money and helps the environment, too! I wash and reuse plastic food bags, like zip-top freezer bags and sandwich...
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Reflections on a Bathroom Renovation
(I really, really want to say “Restroom Renovation” just for the alliteration, but I know this article will be more relevant to people searching for “bathroom renovation,” so I’m stuck with this...
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Easy, Earth-Friendly Way to Clean a Microwave Oven!
Today is the Spring Cleaning Tips edition of Works-for-Me Wednesday, and I’m hardly an expert cleaner . . . but I actually went on a little kitchen-cleaning binge last night and utilized a tip that I...
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Fruit Labels, Jar Labels, Six-Packs, Environment, and Health
You know those annoying little stickers that are on most fruits you can buy individually in supermarkets? The ones that are so thin and so well-glued that they’re often impossible to remove without...
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Glass Jars Galore!
My ravings about the joys of reusing glass jars got too lengthy for my “What Do You Reuse?” article, so I decided to give these versatile, durable storage containers their own article! First of all, I...
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Treasure Chest
We’ve been having two main problems with our seven-year-old Nicholas since he was about three. Recently, I thought of a new strategy that just may be working to solve both problems! One problem is...
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Cute and Thrifty Kitchen Scouring Powder
My dishwashing method gets most food to wipe right off the dishes, but some things still need to be scrubbed–tea and coffee stains in mugs, blueberry-juice stains in bowls, and bits of pasta that stuck...
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Zippered Mesh Bags for Laundering
Many years ago, when I was fresh out of college, I discovered a laundry accessory that changed my life. Some random doo-dad catalog sold these nylon mesh bags with zippers which, it said, could be used...
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Cleaning Carpets the Green Way
This is a guest post by Sarah Smith. Sarah is a small business owner and is currently learning about the environment, using the Internet. Aside from working on her own business, she likes to use social...
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How to Clean a Basement or Porch Floor AND Use Up the Last Dregs of Liquid...
This technique is suitable for any floor that has either a drain or an open side where water can spill onto the ground. I learned the cleaning technique at Girl Scout camp, and years later I realized...
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Will a household products subscription help YOU save the earth?
A household products subscription is an arrangement by which a company mails you certain items–like soap, toilet paper, and laundry detergent–on a regular basis. A number of companies have started...
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ePantry and Earth-friendly Cleaning Product Reviews
UPDATE: If you decide to join ePantry, click here to save $10 on your first order and get a free soy candle! This is an affiliate link that will give me a discount, too–at no cost to you. As noted...
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If you’d like to join ePantry…
…then click here to get $10 off your first order and a free organic soy candle! This link will also show ePantry that I referred you so that I’ll get a credit with them–this week (May 24-31) I get...
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ePantry keeps getting better!
ePantry, a convenient subscription service for environmentally-friendly supplies delivered to your home, has become more energy-efficient for customers living in the eastern United States by adding a...
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Cleaning Products to Avoid if You Have Allergies
This is a guest post by Phoebe Parlade. Follow the link to her well-researched article about the harmful ingredients found in many off-the-shelf cleaning products and about alternative ways to clean...
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Has Your Favorite Soap Been Banned?
The United States Food & Drug Administration banned 19 antibacterial chemicals from hand soaps and body washes. By September 1, 2017, manufacturers need to reformulate their products or remove the...
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