With recent unexpected snow days leaving my kids to rummage through the kitchen like mice, it’s time to straighten out and give the pantry a healthy pick up. Here’s a 5 point plan to get started. 1. Purge – Take everything out and assess what you...

Already halfway through summer and our routine is out the window.  And as I try and be creative with activities we can do to keep us busy during these long, hot, hazy days while we take a break from the traditional Three R’s of school – I...

As a big fan of mineral makeup, a favorite find I came across last year when needing to replace my brushes was EcoTools.  Earth-friendly cosmetic brushes incorporating bamboo handles, recycled aluminum and taklon bristles – a synthetic versus a...

Does this sound familiar…here a bag, there a bag, everywhere a plastic bag?  If, for whatever reason, you are not yet bringing your own bags or tend to forget on most occasions, keep in mind these quick facts: 300 – 400 billions are distributed...

We are thrilled to welcome Jeanne Blaisdell and Allyson Spellman to our growing clan of eco-peeps! Jeanne Jeanne publishes TheGreenSamaritan.com, her personal blog highlighting green living tips and information in order to help herself and others on...

Three Little Questions by Jeanne Blaisdell It recently occurred to me that as I begin to act on, purchase or do anything, I need to question and decide if it fits within the framework of improving the environmental habits that I have personally established...

From Table to Trash – Tips to slow down that fast food excess by Jeanne Blaisdell Continuing on my earlier theme of acting on convenience versus if it’s the right thing to do…I pondered a recent fast food drive-through excursion.  Although,...

It’s Convenient Today But Is It Right For Tomorrow? by Jeanne Blaisdell I recently ran across a quote somewhere and I don’t remember by whom, but it was something to the effect that we often forget what is right by what is convenient or what is...