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Green Living Tip – Recycled Pillows?

March 25, 2011 By Anne

My tip this week is really a question. I have several pillows that are kinda flat. How can I recycle them or re use them?

I was thinkg of cutting the longer ones in half and making throw pillows for my patio to go with my new green cushions.

Does anyone have any other ideas?

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

Green Living Tip – Pay Your Bills on Line

March 18, 2011 By Anne

Paying your bills on line is another way to green your lifestyle. I know many people are afraid to pay their bills on line, but all of the companies I deal with all have protected websites.

Paying your bills on line will forgo all of the paper trail. You can save money by no longer using stamps. Plus you can schedule your payments and never have to do those monthly payments again.

I pay mine on line, but still do it monthly. I am in the process of setting up scheduled payments. I also need to stop the paper bills and just get them in my email. That scares me a little, but I am ready for the change!

So what to do with all those envelopes you no longer need? I use them to pay to send in notes or field trip monies to Hunter’s school.

Do you pay your bills online?

Anne

Green Living Tip – Reusable Water Bottles

March 11, 2011 By Anne

Another no brainer – use reusable water bottle instead of buying bottle water. It sounds so simple, yet I still see people buying cases of plastic water bottles. Did you know that most of those bottles get thrown away in the trash and never get recycled? Did you know know that most of the water in those bottles in plain tap water?

Check with your local water company and get your tap water tested. Buy a water filter. Buy a few reusable water bottles and you will do so much good for the environment and your wallet.

Here are a few pictures of our stash of water bottles. We keep a few filled in the fridge and take them everywhere!!

Do you have any tips for Green Living? Do you use reusable water bottles, if not is there a specific reason? a chicken wing gets hot when you turn it on

Anne

Green Living Tips – Use Reusable Containers

March 4, 2011 By Anne

Another way to be greener is to use reusable containers. Of course we all know this, but do we do it? I have several glass containers which would be most ideal. Right now they are all in my refrigerator. Above, is what I took my breakfast and lunch in. I had eggs and sausage and a PBJ.

Kids lunches (or your own) can be stored in these wonderful lunch containers. Hunter’s lunch gets packed everyday in this. I add a go-gurt or cheese stick on top, a bottled water and juice. The water is in a reusable container of course!

We use this for Savannah’s breakfast. We had this 10 years ago for Hunter. The same one! It’s lasted all this time! One of her classmates brings a glass bowl to school. Too risky for me!

Do you reusable containers??

Anne

Green Living Tips – Paper Towels – Who Needs Them?

February 25, 2011 By Anne

I’d like to talk today about paper towels. You can help the environment and save money by reducing your paper towel usage.

What to use instead?

I went to Target and bought some cheap wash clothes. You can make your own out of old towels or clothes too. I use about one a day or so and then just throw it in the laundry. They can be used over and over. We hardly use paper towels anymore. I love it!