green living

Extreme Green: Save Travel Stress and the Planet with Solid Shampoo!

Constantly maxing out your liquid toiletries allotment at the airport? Looking for a way to go super

What to Do With All Those Coffee Mugs

A while back, Julie wrote a great piece on affordable gifts for five dollars and under.Afterwards, there was some discussion between those who enjoyed gifts packaged in coffee mugs

Confessions of a Temporarily Trashy Eco Sinner

I like to do my ecological part. I’m no eco-goddess, mind you.  I don’t necessarily research the recycled packaging content of my bagged flour purchases, nor have much of a care wh

The Plastic Bag Dilemma: Seven Strategies for Coping

Doing your best to remember cloth totes, but forgetting them from time to time? Is your stora

When Going Green is Classy

I’m all for doing my ecological part, but sometimes the Earthy-crunchy look is just not what I’m going for. While developing my recent post on having a green holiday

I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Yes, I am buried in more feet of snow than I can count right now. And as festive as that looks, a trip to the beach would be nice. But I’m not talking about skipping the snow. I’m

Bang Up Ideas for Bandanas

Looking for some cheap, super easy DIY ideas with lots of color? Look no further than the classic bandana. Following are twenty suggestions for using these simple squares of fabric

10 Easy Ways to be Nicer to the Environment and Your Wallet

Here are ten easy ways for improving both the environment and your lifestyle. Implement just a few of them and you'll likely see a benefit to your bank account at the end of th

Ten More Ways to Go Green and Save Money

Loved the last list of ideas for going green and saving money? Here are ten more strategies to expand your green repertoire.

10 Ways to Go Green and Save Money at the Same Time

Want to help the environment, but not too keen on all of the expensive suggestions floating around out there? Here are 10 frugal ways to incorporate green living into your life wit

Prefab Fab - This ain't yer grandma's double-wide

Are prefabbed homes the wave of the future? Judging from some of the magazines that I receive (Sunset, Metropolitan Home), it sure looks like things are heading in that direction. [more]