Stop the Paper Flood!

Stop the Paper Flood!

Do your kids (or you) like to bring in the mail? Being the first to see what is waiting in the mailbox is fun. If you’re lucky, maybe there is something exciting with your name on it! But many days, there is a flood of mail, but none of it is anything you want. (You...
Save Food, Save Money

Save Food, Save Money

According to the USDA, about 30-40% of our food supply ends up wasted, and a substantial amount of that happens right in our homes. When we waste food, we not only throw away the money we spent, but also the resources used to produce it, like water, energy, and labor....
Green up your holiday cleanup!

Green up your holiday cleanup!

There’s no time like the days after the holidays to kick-start your recycling and reuse efforts! Finish the winter holidays off right by making sure all your waste and leftovers are properly reused, recycled, or disposed. Not only will you have a cleaner home, but...
Here’s to a new year of promise

Here’s to a new year of promise

Remember, the time of year when the future appears like a blank sheet of paper a clean calendar, a new chance. On thick white snow You vow fresh footprints then watch them go with the wind’s hearty gust. Fill your glass. Here’s tae us. Promises…made to last. ~...
Asking Santa for an electronic gift?

Asking Santa for an electronic gift?

Here’s something interesting to think about — at one time, a pencil was the newest technology known to humans. Today, when you think about “technology,” you probably don’t think about pencils, you think about electronic devices. Cell phones, tablets, and game systems...
Ready to toss the gift wrap?

Ready to toss the gift wrap?

Ever feel a bit sheepish about the piles of gift wrap left on the floor after gifts are exchanged? There is a fix for that, and it can be done in stages. According to a study by Stanford University, “Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, American household...