Category: Guest post
The World of Ground Source & Air Source Heat Pumps
I’ve been fortunate to be in the position to build my own house, and when I say build I mean 80% project manage and 20% get my hands dirty as and when I can. I decided that building in the 21st century meant that I could and should embrace all things sustainable, which includes looking at renewable energy and examining the options.
Feng Shui Combination Of Seen And Unseen Forces
Feng Shui is a customary Chinese belief of helping good energy, known as Qi, flow through and around us, instead of blocking it. Infusing guidelines and helping the positive Qi energies flow and how they act, will heighten our happiness and our lifestyles. Five basic elements make up Feng Shui: water, fire, metals, earth and woods. Some of these elements harmonize together while others don’t.
Ghosts and ghouls, it’s October. Which means it’s time to get a costume together for your child (and yourself!). First things first, in looking to make an eco-friendly costume, give yourself time. Don’t leave the costume to the last minute. In fact, if you haven’t started creating a costume yet, you should probably do so.
Eco-friendly costumes have a good deal of sweat equity – be it in construction or searching for items, or even knitting, crocheting and sewing. They take work! But they’re all quite worth it, I can guarantee that.
Today I have Leslie Johnson guest posting on more ‘greener’ ways to wrap a gift. It’s that season – kid birthday parties, get togethers, holidays, etc. Why not try something different?
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Top 3 Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas
It’s the season of the summer babies—and while yes I enjoy celebrating birthdays as much as any mother, buying gifts for all of my family members and children’s friends this season has definitely put some strain on my purse strings. Fortunately I’ve learned how to save some cash by getting real innovative with the gift wrapping. Sure you could always just save and reuse old gift bags and scraps of wrapping paper, but there are actually tons of simple items in the house and yard that can double as unique and stylish gift wrapping too. The best part? They’re eco-friendly. With that said, to learn 3 neat (and sustainable) ways to wrap presents for any gift-giving holiday or event, continue reading below.
