Category: environment


Apple Cider Vinegar for Warts? Worked for Us!

If you have kids, you have probably dealt with warts. I know, I know – yuck! The worst is when your kid gets a wart on their finger, then bites their nails or puts their fingers in their mouth.

My daughter got a wart on the end of her finger and is fighting a nail biting habit, so I had to jump on this ASAP. I got on the internet and looked around for a more natural way to get rid of warts. What kept showing up as a successful way to get rid of a wart? Apple cider vinegar! I love apple cider vinegar, so many uses. So, I gave it a try.

IT WORKED!

 
MightyNest $25 Gift Card Giveaway

(This giveaway is officially closed)

Hey, have you checked out MightyNest? They offer safe, non-toxic products for the whole family. The whole gamut for the family & the household.

I love their glass water bottles and stainless steel lunch containers. I’m a sucker for stainless steel.

Just check out their site and comment here about what you would buy if you won a $25 gift card. I will choose a winner with a random number organizer.

This giveaway is open only to residents of the USA.

Follow them on Twitter or like ‘em on Facebook, too!

(Just so you know, I was offered a choice of products to try out and review, but opted instead to turn it around into a $25 gift card for a reader. I have plenty of good reusable items and I would rather someone out there get a chance to try out something new & eco-friendly!)

This giveaway ends on Sunday, September 11 at 11:59 pm EST.

 

Today’s guest post is by a very patient man who has been waiting for me to get this online for quite sometime!  Between being on vacation, having to help arrange the funeral for my husband’s grandmother this week and trying to deal with other flotsam & jetsam that comes up, it got lost in the summer shuffle. Thanks for your patience, Derek…

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Obama, Grab a SnapSac while on Martha’s Vineyard!

This contest is officially closed.

 

President Obama is heading to Martha’s Vineyard for vacation next week.  (I don’t want to hear a gripe about it, he’s going on vacation, get over it.)

I just got back from my own vacation there, I had a great time, too.I managed to recycle and compost in between trips to the beach, barbeques with friends &  family, bike rides and such. No, it isn’t what you want to think about while on vacation but if you saw how much recycling I generated, you, too would agree it was a necessity. I would have felt so guilty throwing away so many easily recycled items. Martha’s Vineyard has a few transfer stations to recycle at, so it wasn’t that big of a deal. $15 for a recycle sticker. I cringe when I think of how much recycling gets thrown away while people are on vacation.

Maybe Obama could set an eco-friendly example while he is there. Have his entire entourage recycle. Secret Service on bikes. That kind of thing.

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SnapSacs are cute, reusable, eco-friendly and available at Cronig's on Martha's Vineyard

He could start small and work his way up! Obama or Michelle could grab a SnapSac over at Cronigs Market for starters. Cute, reusable bags that can be used as beach totes, grocery bags, purses. The uses are endless and the message is there: use reusable bags for toting your stuff around, leave the plastic one-use bags behind.

I received one as a gift while I was on Martha’s Vineyard, which was nice – thanks SnapSac! However, I own so many reusable bags that I felt compelled to have an

Cute cute!

impromptu giveaway. I grabbed a teen counselor at my daughter’s camp and gave it to her. She loved it. (Get ‘em hooked on reusable bags while they are young, right?) I think it looks eco-chic on her!

Let’s give away a Snapsac! Check out SnapSac on Facebook to see more pictures of all the bags they have to offer. Comment here and let me know which one you would love to win. I will pick a winner with a random number generator. That’s easy!

Contest ends Sunday August 21, 2011 at 11:59 PM EST. Open to United States residents only.



 

I’m on vacation but I still have guest bloggers to highlight while I recharge my rechargeable batteries. (Ha! Get it?)

Today I have a guest post from the UK, Thomas O’Rourke, sharing some information on WEEE recycling in his country.

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The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) became a UK law in January 2007. The primary purpose of this regulation is to attempt to reduce production of electrical and electronic equipment by promoting the benefits of reusing and recycling such resources. WEEE recycling not only enriches the future outlook for natural resources and the environment, but also improves the business performance and cost effectiveness of electronics manufacturing. Companies who are directly involved in the manufacture or sales of electrical equipment and electronics must comply with these regulations by registering on a producer compliance scheme and following certain criteria for selling, manufacturing and disposing of such materials and products.

 

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