From Guest Blogger Dixie Green Machine: Five Surprising Things that Can Be Recycled
You try hard but you may not be recycling everything that can be recycled. Have you looked into the options lately? From dental scrap to dirty diapers, enterprising recycling companies can handle more than you might have thought. While you might not quite be up to the idea of recycling the family pet into rendered glycerin for use in cosmetics, there’s plenty of other junk you could be recycling instead of throwing away. (more…)
In today’s world, our daily habits are often those that lead to us losing touch with nature. Due to our many obligations, we neglect the call of the wild and stay confined to indoor-centric zones. It’s important however, to take some time to appreciate our environment, and not get caught up in the everyday rut of waking up, sitting at a computer all day, eating and going to bed. 
There has been destruction in your community, and there is a definite need for volunteers from the neighborhood to assist with the clean-up. Whether it was high winds, a tropical storm, flooding, or a tornado, the destruction left in the wake can be monumental. All hands are needed on deck, and you are considering getting your children involved in this huge task. There are many distinct advantages to this, and they include the benefits that the project will. 
Up until yesterday, there has been some level of lingering doubt as to the cost-effectiveness of electricity from renewables in a direct comparison to coal and natural gas. That debate is essentially gone at this point, given 
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Here’s a gruesome reminder of the 
With all the new trends in interior design, one often wonders what is that lasting quality that categorizes a look as “in” or “our” at any given moment. And not everyone’s wallet is meant for annual décor changes, simply because trends often bring costly new ideas, which will then fade as different decorating fads take their place. 
When I was a little boy I remember my father telling me, “It’s always a tragedy when someone you know dies. But when a child of someone you know dies, there are no words that can possibly express your sorrow.” 
