Benefits of Recycling

First of all, forgive me of my lack of posting. Life is just taking me away….. Even with this post, I feel like I’ve written this before but I can’t find it. So…since that’s the case, I’ll post this regardless (hehe). My friend has a son that went away to college this year. She now has a spare room that they’re re-organizing. That meant their daughter is growing older and wanted to do some re-organizing too. That meant new bedroom furniture for her. If it were me, I would have … Continue reading →

I try to clean out my boys’ toy box every year, right before Christmas. I’m thankful that the boys have a little cousin that’s 3 years younger so we can hand the outgrown toys down to him, even more thankful that his mom totally appreciates and uses their old toys (and clothes). Can you imagine how many old toys end up in the landfill? MILLIONS! I read some statistics that only a third of these old toys actually get recycled. Before you just dump out the old toys, really think … Continue reading →

Do you love reading? Do you go to Costco and want to buy every book on the table even though you have tons of books at home waiting for you to read? Do you go to Barnes & Noble or Borders and spend hours there looking at all the books that you have and don’t have? If you’re nodding in agreement and saying, “Yes, that’s ME!”, I have a website to share with you! I am a reader and I love books!  I like going to the library and finding … Continue reading →

Put this on your calender today. One month from yesterday, September 20, is California Coastal Cleanup Day. It only takes 3 hours this day, from 9am to noon. If you’re interested and want to register, check this coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd2. If you can’t make this date, here’s some information (coastal.ca.gov/publiced/coastweeks/coastweeks) that you may need to volunteer at another date. Help out any way you can. Some information and 2007 statistics on cleanupday.org: Last year’s event in San Diego County, 6,212 dedicated volunteers removed 94,758 pounds of trash and recyclables from our local … Continue reading →

I bought one online Christmas gift for my mom two years ago. I still get those Victoria Secret’s catalogs. My husband doesn’t mind, but I do. (heehee) We shopped a few times at Men’s Wearhouse four years ago, it was even at our old address. We still get catalogs from them at our new home in a different city. How does that happen? Anyway, have I got the website for you. It’s Catalog Choice. It’s free! You eliminate that mailbox clutter *and* save those trees. Try it out and spread … Continue reading →

With summer vacations in full bloom, there is no reason to leave your recycling attitudes at home; you can do your part even when you’re far from the comforts of home. When you’re staying in a hotel, let the management of the hotel know that you will be reusing your towels and there is no need to have the bed linens changed daily. Reusing your towels for a few days will greatly impact the time and money that goes into running the laundry every day. If you’re out camping, try … Continue reading →