3 Natural Green Cleaning Products

Use any one or all three of these natural products to clean green at home. 

1. Lemons are acidic and can provide some antibacterial and antiseptic properties for cleaning and can be used as a natural bleaching agent.  Lemons also have a fresh citrus scent and is refreshing and invigorating. 
2. Vinegar is a natural disinfectant and deodorizer and a great all purpose cleaner.  Mix 1 part water to 1 part vinegar.  The strong odor goes away after it dries. 
3. Baking Soda is a great abrasive clean and also a natural deodorizer.

And you could even make you a great Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit.  Healthy & Green Living has a great tutorial on How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit

Five of my Personal Favorite Green Things

I thought you may be wondering what some of my favorite green items are, so today I decided to share with you a few of my favorite green things and why they happen to be my favorite.

1. My 100% Organic Cotten Slacks - I absolutely love these!  Not only are these slacks 100% Organic Cotton, but very comfortable, figure flattering, durable and long lasting, yet crazy afforadable at just $12 a pair found a Walmart.
2. My EcoFlo Waterpik Handheld Shower Head w/ 5 Settings - Love it!  I actually purchased mine at Walmart.  I purchased mine on Rollback for around $23 while supplies lasted, so I'm not sure if they still offer those particular ones or not.  I believe they at least have a similar one for around  thirtysomething. But for me, was once again, another great green fabulous deal!  This shower head works great with the five different shower massage modes and still puts out great water pressure (which is a must have for me because I have thick hair) yet still cuts your water usage down by almost half in the process.  And when my puppy is ready for her bath, I just grab the showerhead off the mount and bring it down to her size.  Again, works great for everything, so even if you purchase one from Waterpik, trust me, it's still a great deal! 
3. My Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer in Fig and Raisen.  -  Love them!  Two of my favorite colors.  Burt's bee's provides you with the moisurization you need with a tint of lip color to boot!  And my favorite thing about it...it's 100% natural with vitamin E and coconut and sunflower oils.  And oh how I love anything to do with sunflowers. And are you ready for this?  Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer is only $5.00!  That's right $5.00 and you can purchase it only line at their website directly Burt's Bees or purchase at Walmart.
4. My Monet Minerals Makeup - Just awesome!  Monet Minerals is 100% natural mineral makeup. Monet Minearls does not use fillers such as Bismuth Oxychlorideor other ingredients such as dyes and carmine.  They offer very affordable prices, superior customer service and fast shipping.  Inexpensive mineral makeup samples are available to try and they also have great Monthly Specials to help save you money, as well as provide you a free sample with every order.  They're shades are unique and they are constantly adding new shades.  Oh and did I mention I am a Monet Minerals Consultant?  So order or get your Monet Minerals Consultation today!  Contact me! 
5. My Reusable Shopping Bags/Totes -  Love them!  I use mine for a multitude of things.  I use them to carry my groceries, gym supplies, business supplies, tanning supplies, camersas, just lot's of different uses. And guess what?  You can purchase them at your local Dollar Tree Store for only $1.00!!!      They have a new and different ones that come in all the time.  Everything fom different types of designs to different colors, so check back frequently because they have something for everyone.

Earth Hour 2010 has arrived!

Take action, show your support and turn off your lights for one hour on March 27th at 8:30 pm for Earth Hour 2010.  For more information click here:  Take action!


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Go Green for Spring - Three Simple Steps to help you get started.

Want to be eco-friendly, but just the very thought of going green makes you feel overwhelmed?  Take it from someone like me, a simple average everyday green gal.  Try going green for spring by starting with these three simple and easy steps. 

1. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Start off by reducing and reusing anything and everything you possibly can. Use as little as possible and resuse twice or more if you can.  Sign up with your local recycling program or find a local recycling center near you.  Try locating your's at Earth911.com
2. Replace all your light bulbs and/or night lights with CRS bulbs and LED lights.  You can find them at your local Walmart for only a few dollars.
3. Replace your shower head with an energy-efficient one.  You can find them online at speciality stores such as Shower Head Store or places like Lowes or Home Depot.  Even Walmart and Kmart offer affordable EF shower heads.

These are just three simple steps to get you started, but there are many more green and eco-friendly steps you can take.  Plant your own herb garden, weatherize your home for summer, keep your air conditioner set at the same level (a good temperature to keep your thermostat on would be what you can live comfortably with such as 72 or 74 degrees) or purchase a programmable thermostat.  Of course, these are just a few more ideas, but there are many more things you can do.  Just work slowly towards becoming more eco-friendly by taking it three small steps at a time and before you know it, you'll be green too!

Turn Dark Green for Fall 2009

Fall is a wonderful and lovely time of year, but you also need to be thinking ahead to be prepared for the upcoming cold, icy, windy winter months ahead. So I can't think of a smarter and better time to Go Green or yet, Greener. Let's get you started with a few basic and affordable easy ideas:

• Winterization/Weatherization -Reducing Energy Usage
• Replace all light bulbs with CFL Bulbs
• Keep your thermostat set as low as you comfortable can at a steady tempature...usually around 68 - 72 degree range
• Clean & replace furnace filters as needed
• Keep all appliances unplugged when not in use
• Keep all lights & etc. turned off when not in use
• Replace your showerhead with an Eco-Friendly Low Flow showerhead

These are just a few easy ways to Go Greener in the Fall, you can find many more great easy ideas, tips and information from some of my absolute favorite Eco-Friendly Green Websites:

• eHow
• US Department of Energy (Be sure to read about their FREE Weatherization Program for those that qualify)
• Sara Snow - Green Living Expert & TV Host
• Planet Green

Introduction to Basic Home Recycling

I'm so excited! I found out our city offers a great curbside recycling program, so I quickly and easily signed up online. I signed up on Friday, May 1st and two recycling bins were delivered to my door on Monday, May 4th...FREE! Yes, it was that easy! Their Recycling Program is great! Not only is the program organized well, but again, it's FREE and easy to sign up. So if you live in the Roanoke City area, be sure to sign up! To find more information, and to sign up, please visit Roanoke Recycling Collection.

If you don't live in the Roanoke City area, just check with your local town/city office, your local yellow pages or you can search online using Superpages.com to find a local Recycling Program.

As for me, I have decided to keep one bin in my kitchen for item (& keep newspapers, mags, paper, etc. in trash bag within my kitchen bin) collection, and one outside, and will transfer the appropriate items to the outside bin according to the upcoming weeks particular item collection (i.e. this coming week is bottles & cans). So now I've accomplished another "Eco-Friendly" goal, yay! My Green accomplishments are good news for all of you out there wanting to "Go Green", but feel it's just to difficult. Why? Because if I can do it, anyone can! Okay, my next green goal, replacing all my light bulbs with CFL Bulbs!

*For for more great information and introduction to Basic Home Recycling, please visit eartheasy.com