earth day: pick your battles

Today is Earth Day, so lots of attention is being paid to earth-friendly efforts. Fortunately, the interest in energy-saving and CO2-reducing efforts is increasing every day.
But really, isn’t it Earth Day every day?
Since the topic of this blog is “Everyday Sustainable”, I want to reflect on what is truly sustainable, everyday. It’s true that until [...]

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line drying: good for the earth, good for your clothes

90-degree April days, a perfect time to inaugurate my new clothesline.

Did you know your clothes dryer accounts for about 10-15% of your house’s energy consumption?
Do you know where all that lint comes from? YOUR CLOTHES!
Have you noticed how nice sun and air-dried clothes and sheets smell?

For all these reasons, I love to line dry my [...]

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dimmable CFLs: not for romantic dinners

Imagine, lowering the glaring overhead light, in an attempt to create a more moody, romantic ambiance. Bright light..fading… medium…fading…out! What happened?
That’s my experience with the 15W dimmable flood bulb that replaced the 65W bulb over the dining table.
It had been the lone Watt-hog in the house.
(We had switched almost all the other bulbs in the house [...]

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Yoplait and other no-no snacks

How bad can Yoplait be? Sure it’s way too sweet for me these days, thanks to tons of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS),  but hey, it’s yogurt.
Apparently, HFCS is not the only problem. According to Good Guide’s Five Snacks Your Kids Should Avoid some mercury was detected in the HFCS in Yoplait. Bad news. Read [...]

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what moisturizer should I use?

I know, I know, I need to take better care of my skin. I use a moisturizer with SFP, but it doesn’t do so well with the moisture part.
So I browsed the shelves of the nearby Whole Foods and chose a product from Avalon Organics: Ultimate Moisture Cream. It was on sale, which was a [...]

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