Happy Earth Day, friends! I love Earth Day because it brings a bit of awareness to how we treat our planet. I know there are those who think every day should be Earth Day, but it’s nice to have a day set aside to those who aren’t already living an eco-friendly lifestyle. To my friends [...]
Going Green Inexpensively
Friday Girl TV is a new lifestyle show featuring musician, blogger & urban adventurer October Rose. Twice each month, she explores Atlanta, providing an all girl-guide to the community as well as art, business, lifestyle, culture and more. It is Friday Girl TV’s goal to encourage, educate and entertain audiences while uplifting the overall image [...]
Elyas Bakhtiari is a freelance writer currently working with long-running blog and green shopping site, Sustainablog. His guest post explores the difference between dishwashers & hand-washing and shares how going green can save you money. Image via Wikipedia If you haven’t really looked into energy efficient dishwashers, you may assume that no matter how efficient [...]
We’re kicking off our New Year, New Budget series by tackling your New Year’s resolutions. The goal is to help you make progress, while sticking to your budget. Year after year, one of the biggest resolutions is to get organized. I chose to tackle this one first because I need a lot of help myself. [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is on—19 days until Christmas. Today’s countdown tip is brought to you by Ticketmaster: Tix The Season – Heavily discounted tickets available for every region nationwide! Heidi DeCoux is a speaker, professional organizer and green living enthusiast specializing in home organization. She also publishes Life Made Simple e-Magazine. Heidi energizes her [...]
I often sing the praises of microfiber towels as an affordable, green way to clean inexpensively on a regular basis. When Ultimate Cloth America asked me to try their product, I couldn’t wait to compare the results. The Ultimate Cloth is a cleaning product showcasing the patented Mirafiber technology. It is an eco-friendly way to [...]
You see reusable grocery bags everywhere now, and they come in a variety of colors and styles. The bags usually only cost around $1.00, and hold much more than the plastic or paper bags traditionally used. I am slightly addicted to the bags and have amassed quite a collection. I own a bag from practically [...]
I wrote this post about my daughter’s influence on our family in reference to going green. In most instances, we teach our children but in this instance, my daughter has taught me so much about our environment and how we should take better care it. Alexandra left for college recently so I am carrying on [...]
When this book was released last month, we were excited to introduce it to our community. It provides simple solutions for reducing toxic chemical exposure in your children’s lives, no matter what your budget may be. Heather provided a review of Smart Mama’s Green Guide on her blog: Jennifer Taggart understands that it is difficult [...]
We are pleased to introduce to you a new book, designed to help you live safer, healthier lives. The Smart Mama’s Green Guide provides simple steps so you can pick and choose ways to reduce toxic chemical exposure in your home. Jennifer Taggart understands that it is difficult for most people to eliminate all sources [...]
