I’m really trying to do something different for my wife this Valentine’s Day. Number one: while I like to spoil her, it’s not in a traditional rose & candy way. I like to think of interesting gifts, and ones that she really wants or needs. Number two: I needed to do something quick.
This year, I [...]
If roses just aren’t your thing, here’s a tip: try giving edible flowers on that special day. According to this article on Examiner.com, edible flowers could be the best replacement for roses, if you want to try something different. Your surprise gift may just be the thing to seal a perfect Valentine’s Day.
The idea is [...]
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Valentine’s Day is just 2 days away. Hopefully, for those who celebrate, you’re all set with your best gifts. For some, we’re in a mad-dash to buy gifts and flowers. Here is a quick list of the 3 components of a Green Valentine’s Day.
Flowers: stay Green and give flowers by finding local and/or [...]
The obvious route to the holidays is to match everyone’s frenetic pace:
Shopping!
Parties!
Drink/eat too much!
Why not take it slow? Why not find imaginative ways to spend time, money and energy?
Make gifts, rather than buy everything: especially as our kids get older, we’ll be able to take advantage of this. This can be anything from a special [...]
From Hallmark to ClickZ, everyone is touting e-cards. It’s not a new concept, but one that is continue to grow in popularity.
But what can someone do if they want to send business-like e-cards.
In today’s article, Make It a Green Christmas With E-Cards, Karen Gedney lists not only why she sends e-cards to during the holidays, [...]
We have a problem at our house. Exactly: an aesthetic dilemma fueled by environmental concerns. Sounds important, right?
Here is our dilemma: we all grew up with the standard holiday lights. These are the bright, colorful lights that many of us aged 20-100 associate with the holidays of our youth.
Progress has been made, and we now [...]
Here’s a quick simple + green tip for the holidays: looking for a different approach to eco-friendly holiday cards? Night Owl Paper Goods has the perfect idea.
These are sustainably harvested yellow birch cards. That’s right: wood!
They claim that you can write on these as you would any other card (pen, pencil or marker).
Night Owl Paper [...]
Aimee Mann is one of our very favorite musicians. She writes incredible songs, makes astounding sounding albums and sings beautifully. And now, about to embark on her 2nd Holiday tour, is doing her best to stay green on the road.
According to reverbrock.org:
Aimee Mann has joined forces with non-profit group Reverb to decrease her environmental “footprint” [...]
An article with a multitude of opinions has popped up this morning.
The question: which is greener - real or fake?
I touched on this topic earlier this week, but am now revisiting the topic. Clearly, the answer isn’t as easy as you would think.
The question: are plastic trees really unhealthy and ‘non-sustainable’ enough to warrant avoiding [...]
Here are more tips on how to “Green” your holiday season. Today, we focus on the original green: the Christmas Tree.
Trees are the original green! Choose real over plastic:
1. Plant a living tree: we did this last year! This was our 2nd living tree. The first one we never planted, but rather we decorated it [...]