One of the first places to look at “greening” your life is your home. There are easy ways to integrate a ‘reduce, reuse, and recycle’ philosophy into a home improvement project. Whether you are actively tackling a project and looking for a green approach, or just seeking ways to save water, electricity, and other resources,…
Whether you work a 9-to-5 job or stay at home taking care of your kids, keeping your family safe at home is one of your top priorities. Some tasks may seem like common sense, such as putting poisons well out of the reach of little hands. However, there may be other safety ideas you’ve never…
When people ask me what feng shui is, I usually tell them it is consciously creating an environment that energetically supports rather than drains the individual. These days we give energy to so much in our lives (work, family, pets, worries, friends in distress, etc.) that it makes sense to invest some effort into creating…
The man cave is widely known as the space where men can retreat, either alone or with friends, to watch a football game, smoke cigars and play cards, or trash talk around the pool table. Although the space by its very name sounds like a place where spouses and children aren’t welcome, that doesn’t have…
Natural Papa recently ran a post breaking down the nutritional facts of some of the most popular soda and fruit drinks. Many of us succumb to the bad habit of drinking soda to get a sugar fix, or simply to wake up during a long day at the office. If you are someone who just…
Green Goes Simple: Conservation at Home By Marisa Belger for Green Goes Simple The jars came first. Instead of sending my growing collection of empty glass receptacles to their usual fate at the bottom of the recycle bin, I did something unexpected — something wild. I peeled off their labels and plopped them in the…
What if I told you that the position of your bed and where you sleep each night has a great effect on your life, your health and your disposition? Would you believe me? I didn’t believe it until I started this line of work and witnessed hundreds of cases of “proof” that there is something…
Take a good look around your home. Do you see things you love and cherish, or things that are just there “because”? I often see items on display in homes that I’m curious about, and when I ask the occupant to tell me about them, a common response is, “Oh, my mother-in-law (who she says…
And now, in News You Already Knew, we learn that the results of a survey from the Shelton Group indicate that: Americans are “unwilling to give up comfort and personal freedom for the environment.” According to their Green Living Pulse survey, 69% of Americans believe it is important to personally reduce water consumption, yet only…
Fountains are desirable in feng shui because they bring the energy of water into the environment in a beautiful and elegant way. Water was important to farmers in ancient China because the success of their rice crops depended on having abundant water. Plentiful water resulted in plentiful rice, so over time water became associated with…
