Holiday Clean Up Tips-- Avoid Garage Sales, Donate Used Items, Get Tax Credit

I'm not lazy, but I don't like working needlessly. Spring cleaning, purging and weeding closets is torture enough. But to lug it all to the basement in anticipation of having a garage sale is overwhelming. Here's my solution: Donate garage sale fodder and take the tax credit. Having a garage sale is exhausting, time-consuming and labor intensive. And that's if you have a garage. I do not. I have a yard which I must somehow convert into an open air market, if I'm to hold a garage sale and sell my used goods. It's not cost-effective or energy efficient. For holiday clean up or spring cleaning donations, read more

How to Remove Lipstick Stains

Train sings, "Your lipstick stain, on the front lobe of my left side brains. I knew I wouldn't forget you." Lipstick stains are great for funky song lyrics, but on clothing (ahem, collars), not so much. Lipstick is an oil-based product with heavy dyes that can really ruin clothing. How do you get those pesky stains out? The key words are "proactive" and "pre-treat". Read more...

Green Indoor Living: Jiffy Professional Greenhouse Seed Starter Kit

Green Earth Day Garden Starter Kit: Jiffy Professional Greenhouse
In northern temperate zones, gardeners often start seeds indoors to prevent late frost destruction. There are many green, recycled ways to do this, but lacking adequate space, I tried a seed starter. Jiffy Professional Greenhouse kit.
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Green Living and Doing the Dishes

How to Do the Dishes the Green, Healthy Way
I know what you're thinking. Dish washing. She's writing about how to do the dishes. Why? Because there a safer, greener, healthier ways to do dishes. And washing dishes in a dishwasher is necessarily the most environmentally friendly method.
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The Complete Home-owners Guide to Recycle, Reuse, Reduce, Repair, Re-Sell and Remove

Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Re-Sell, Remove
Eco-friendly ways to clean your home, purge your things and help the environments. Green tips for complete household purge and clean-up
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