Going green

Earth Friendly Groupons

April 17, 2012 By Anne 10 Comments

Groupon is celebrating Earth day buy offering these great deals!

What is Groupon? I thought everyone knew, but two people asked me about it this week. Groupon is like a “Group Coupon”. They have awesome deals, mostly 50% off deals. They last for about a week and if so many people buy the Groupon, then everyone gets it. If not enough people buy it, then no one gets it. They won’t charge your credit card unless you get the deal.

I’ve gotten movie tickets and a $200 GC to Mattress Firm for $50!! It was perfect as we need to buy a bed for Savannah.

Check out these Earth friendly deals below. My referral link is included if you’re new.

Eco – Friendly kitchen ware from the Eco Home Store.

Choose Between Two Options
$20 for $40 worth of eco-friendly home goods
$30 for $60 worth of eco-friendly home goods

Eco-friendly products include pet supplies, a jute messenger bag made out of recyclable materials ($39.99), a solar-powered spotlight ($54.50), reusable diapers with snap-in, biodegradable liners ($17.99), and an organic bamboo and cork cutting-board set ($29.99).

ReUsies are awesome! I have them and use them often!

Grab greener goods with today’s Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of reusable snack and sandwich bags from ReUsies, redeemable online.
These eco-friendly bags can replace hundreds of plastic throwaways over their long lifetimes. Made from 100% cotton fabric, these durable, machine-washable sacks fight leaks with a water-resistant nylon lining, and velcro closures keep pretzels from making a break for it when you’re not looking.

Pacifica

I would really love to find some perfume or spray that won’t give me a headache. Maybe I can find something here!

Smell is the sense most closely linked to memory, which is why college students do so well on scratch-and-sniff exams. Earn a perfect olfactory score with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options
$19 for $40 worth of fragrances and bath and beauty products
$35 for $75 worth of fragrances and bath and beauty products

Their website sorts more than 20 fragrances into four categories: florals, fruits, herbs and spices, and woods and resins. The perfumes of Mediterranean figs, vanilla, and rose emanate from their soy candles and sulfate-free body washes, which moisturize skin or small patches of desert with essential oils.

Brook and Billy seek to minimize their carbon footprint by engaging local suppliers and creating recyclable packaging for their products. The two surfers also donate 1% of proceeds from their Island Vanilla line to Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society, which is dedicated to maritime exploration and education.

Envirosax Bags

I love these bags! They are so colorful!

For $15, you get a set of four Envirosax reusable bags (a $35.80 value).

Reusable Envirosax tote bags save up to 6,000 single-use plastic bags while also reflecting their users’ chic, eco-conscious style. Durable, reinforced seams help the bags lug 40 to 44 pounds, approximately the same amount of goodies as two plastic bags or one giant’s fanny pack. When not in use, the bags roll into tiny bundles that stuff into purses. The waterproof, washable, and fade-resistant bags are available in a series of styles including the Planet Green series.

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Have you bought a Groupon lately? What did you get?

Green Works – Reverse Graffiti Project

April 11, 2012 By Anne 6 Comments

Have you tried Green Works Cleaning Products yet? I have and I love them! They clean wonderful, smell wonderful and I love knowing there are no harsh chemicals in them!

Green Works is involved a new project, The Reverse Graffiti Gallery.

Reverse Graffiti?? Reverse graffiti or “clean tagging” is a method of creating art by removing dirt and grime from a filthy surface. Green Works believes that cleaning can be beautiful. They set out to find a dirty place in L.A. that needed some love. After searching hundreds of blocks, Green Works found the perfect place. And on May 29th, Green Works will unveil the gallery of unique art made simply by cleaning with Green Works. But they’re not working alone. They have found the perfect artist to partner with—a true pioneer of the reverse graffiti method. Together they’re going to turn one grimy alley into an inviting and beautiful place for the community to enjoy.

But wait! You can win a trip to L.A. to see it in person!

The winner of the grand prize will receive a three-day trip for two to Los Angeles to attend the Reverse Graffiti Gallery opening, a $1,000 gift card and access to some of the best art the city has to offer with day passes to select museums. While there, you can lend a hand in helping to create a reverse graffiti image with ork’s artist that will appear as the final art piece in the Reverse Graffiti Gallery. Three additional entrants will also be selected at random to win Green Works products.

Check out the Reverse Graffiti tab on the Green Works Facebook page to enter. Follow the links and instructions to complete and submit the registration to receive an entry into the Sweepstakes. Limit: You may enter one (1) time during the Promotion Period. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address.

Really love Green Works? Get a $1 off coupon just for watching the original Reverse Graffiti Project video

I will receive free product by posting this. I do really love Green Works though!

Earth Day – Green Giveaway Hop

April 9, 2012 By Anne 38 Comments

I am particiapting in a cool, green giveaway hop!

I will be giving away a Bamboo Lunch Bag made from 100% Vicose from Bamboo, a Stainless Steel Food Container and a Sampler from Wild Bar Soap. Total value over $45!!

Check out these other awesome giveaways!!

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Music Monday – La Bella Stella

March 26, 2012 By Anne 8 Comments

I was asked to check out La Bella Stella in preparation for Earth Day, I couldn’t say no. Recess Music is an award winning company that wants to awaken kids to the wonders of our planet through Earth-friendly music. La Bella Stella does just that.

La Bella Stella is Earth-friendly music. The music teaches kids about Earth and beyond….

I guess we’ve been listening to much Pink. We weren’t that fond of this CD. It has good music and has cool songs by great musicians. The music is mellow and calm and very Earthy. Maybe too mellow to listen to in the car. I should have tried it at home closer to bed time….

Here is some of my notes while listening…

I love the Dark has a jazzy feel to it, think 1920′s. My immediate though was an oldies song.

Gravity has a a country rock fell and talks about the pros and cons of gravity.

Galaxy Song is a high energy song, probably the most energetic on the whole album. Reminded me of the Barnyard movie. The whistling part.

Some other titles:

Pluto – a funny, upbeat ballad in rhyming couplets about Pluto’s discovery and subsequent demotion.

Neptune Lullaby - features a sumptuously symphonic string sound, replete with strong choral singing.

Great reasons to purchase this CD!!

The Recess Music “Celebrate Earth” series seeks to assist the cause of protecting and preserving our environment by donating a portion of the proceeds from each release to a selected environmental organization. A portion of the proceeds from La Bella Stellawill benefit the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, New Hampshire, which is dedicated to educating learners of all ages by actively engaging them in the exploration of astronomy, aviation, Earth and space science.

La Bella Stella is available online at www.recessmusic.com <http://www.recessmusic.com/> , amazon.com and its international affiliates, iTunes, and brick and mortar retailers throughout the U.S.

The CD is set to release Tuesday March 27th. It sells for $12.99 and is geared toward ages 4-11.

I received a copy of this CD to review. Opinions are my own.

Do You Have a Rain Barrel?

March 14, 2012 By Anne 10 Comments

We have wanted to get a rain barrel for a while now. We’ve always recycled. however about 3 years ago, we really started to be more eco-conscious. We started a compost, stopped using so many paper products and we recycle everything imaginable!

We talked about getting a rain barrel. It would be perfect since we have gutters and the rain water can run directly through the gutters into the barrel. It’s called rain harvesting. Then we could use the rain water to water our grass or plants or even rinse out buckets.

Look at this one. How pretty and it certainly doesn’t look like a rain water barrel, does it?