Interior Wall Paint: Flat, Eggshell, Satin, Semi-Gloss or High-Gloss Which is Best?

I'm big on budget DIY home remodeling. So I have used a variety of paint styles. Many readers have asked which I like best. I found it's not as much about brand as paint style and the application you'll use it for. In this article we will focus on interior latex paints as those are safer. Latex paint is low-odor, non-toxic and much easier to work with. I just about knocked myself out, using Kilz in an poorly vented bathroom. Don't do that. Be sure you use low odor and keep air moving! So, back to choosing paint. Here's my guide Interior Wall Paint: Flat, Eggshell, Satin, Semi-Gloss or High-Gloss? #bubblews

Uses for Baking Soda: Green Cleaner, Odor Neutralizer, Health, Beauty Care

Baking soda (or bicarbonate of soda) is the definitive multi-tasker. It is the quintessential cleaner and scrubber. Baking soda deodorizers and neutralizes all sorts of odors. It's use in the kitchen, bathroom, nursery is limitless. Baking soda can be used in a multitude of ways medicinally and for first aid. Baking soda should be on every glamor girl's vanity table. And here is some great news; baking soda costs about $.39 a box. Here are over 25 ways to use baking soda in many different applications. 20 Uses for Baking Soda: Cleaner, Odor Neutralizer, Health Aid and Beauty Care 

Best Winter Driving and Vehicle Maintenance Tips

The best advice when driving in winter snow and ice is, don't. That's easier said than done. People still have to get to work, despite winter road hazards. Here are best winter vehicle safety and maintenance

 tips to see you through old man winter's storms. Read on...

Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Candy Tainted with High Lead Levels, Recalled

The FDA announced that Candy Dynamics is recalling some of its Toxic Waste brand candy. Toxic Waste in Nuclear Sludge, made in Pakistan, has been found to contain elevated levels of lead that poses a threat of poisoning, especially for children. Toxic Waster is made by Candy Dynamics and under the Circle City Marketing and Distributing of Indianapolis, Specific Toxic Waste candies recalled include... Click to read

How to Help Your Cat When He is Sick

Understanding Your Cat's Behavior when He is Sick
Cats are sensitive creatures. They have the capacity for a wide variety of emotion: fear, embarrassment, shame, jealousy, pique and even have a rudimentary sense of humor. When your cat is ill, his behavior may surprise you. Here are ways to help him.
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Reuse Holiday Lights Year-Round for Green Decor

Holiday Lights: Green, Creative Ways to Use and Reuse
Don't you love the simple beauty of holiday lights? Strings of soft, delicate colors add a lovely ambiance. Use low wattage holiday lights year-round for decorating and design. Here's a list of green ways to use holiday lighting.
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Lady Greenwise Product Review: Burt's Bees Hand Salve

Burt's Bees Hand Salve Product Review
Since I've been struggling with eczema, I've been on a quest for healthy, natural, safe health and beauty products. Burt's Bees was the first place I turned for skin care products; Burt's Bees did not fail me. Burt's Bees Hand Salve is amazing.
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Free Printable BP Gulf Oil Spill Lesson Plans

BP Gulf Oil Spill: Ecology, Life Science and Environment Lesson Plans to Teach Students About Oil Spills
The BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been pouring 5,000-70,000 barrels into the gulf daily for almost a month. Life science, ecologyy, biology, environmental science, earth science and wildlife biology are excellent classes to explore the gulf oil spill.
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How to Clean the Kitchen Sink and Prevent Clogging

How to Prevent Your Sink from Clogging
No matter how many cool appliances fill your kitchen- dishwasher, garbage disposal, trash compactor, one problem remains for cooks: how to keep the sink from clogging. Here's a safe, green DIY guide to keep kitchen drains clean.
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How to Keep Toilets and Sewer Lines Free of Tree Roots

How to Keep Toilets from Clogging and Prevent Tree Root Growth in Sewer Pipes
Toilets clog for many reasons. One common cause of plugged toilets and clogged sewer lines is that tree and plant roots grow in and around underground plumbing and sewers. Here are two handy DIY ways to keep tree roots from clogging the sewer.
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Green Home Safety: Clean Your Vents, Ducts, Filters

Home Safety Tips: Clean Your Filters, Ducts and Vents
My husband and I are avid home maintenance DIY-ers. We also practice preventative maintenance as a rule of thumb. One of our best home care safety and maintenance tips is a simple but oft over-looked practice. Vent, screen and filter cleaning.
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Safe, Natural Healthy Green Spring Cleaning Kit

Natural Green Spring Cleaning Products Supply Kit
Spring cleaning=green. Or it should. Often, spring cleaning puts a drain on the environment with the use of toxic chemicals, cleansers and products. Want to create your own healthy, safe, green, eco-friendly cleaning kit? Here's an inexpensive recipe.
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'Green' Toy Companies and Childrens' Products

Best Toy Companies and Reasonably Priced Toy Products for Childrens' Gifts
Most of us are counting our pennies. When we buy a kids gift, we want it to be creative, well-made and enjoyable. Some product and toy manufacturer's have a better reputation than others. Here are 'quality for price' gifts for kids.
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Safe Driving Habits: Driving in Ice, Snow and Winter Weather

Driving Your Vehicle in Snow, Ice and Winter Weather
This year marks my 30th year of driving a Michigan winter. And many of those wintery, icy roads were driven in a less than ideal vehicle, especially in the college years. Driving on snowy, icy roads or in blowing snow takes certain skills.
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How to Keep Cats Safe and Warm in Winter

How to Keep Cats Healthy, Warm and Safe in Winter and Snow
I'm like Siegfried Farnon, the vet in James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small. I don't believe people should own pets but I have three cats, a guinea pig and a gecko. Winter presents several problems for indoor and outdoor pets.
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How to Keep Pipes and Plumbing from Freezing in Winter Ice and Snow

How to Prevent Plumbing and Pipes from Freezing in Winter
My husband and I live for ten years of our marriage in a mobile home. One of the common maintenance problems in mobile home is frozen plumbing and pipes in winter. Here is what we have learned to do to prevent pipes from freezing.
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Green, Non-toxic Jewelry and Silver Polish

Silver cleaning and polishing compounds can be some of the most toxic chemicals in your craft cupboard or home. Many of crafting friends use silver polish for their crafts. Here's a green solution for silver polishing and cleaning. Gel toothpaste. Cheap, non-toxic, safe and green. For even safer, greener toothpaste silver polish, choose Tom's of Maine, Kiss my Face or other organic toothpaste. Read on...

Ultimate Green Clean- Magic Erasers

Mr. Clean Magic Erasers
Mr. Clean Magic Erasers-the ultimate green clean! Detailed explanation and list of uses for this product.
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It's Halloween, But Bats Must Stay Outside! Safe, Green Bat Removal Guide!

How to Remove a Bat from Your House Quickly and Safely
Bats in the Belfry? It's that time of year when our winged rodent friends seek warmth and shelter. Just because it's Halloween, doesn't mean you want uninvited bat guests! Here's a green, diy, bat removal guide. Safe for you, your family, pets and the bat! Also includes tips to prevent bats from setting up house-keeping in your attic!
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