FTC Green Guides – The End of Eco Friendly? Plant Friendly? Earth Friendly?
Most of us will say that we are green. We all have different definitions of what green is, but ask most people, and they will say they are for protecting the earth. For limiting trash. For saving water...
View ArticleUnderstanding How Oil Is Traded
Okay, so this is a bit far afield from the normal fodder for this blog, but I thought it was interesting. I received a pitch to post some articles on my blog written by Jack Lee, Founder and Chairman...
View ArticleHow to Participate in a Twitter Party
A Twitter party is a real-time conversation on Twitter on a certain date, at a certain time, using a specified hashtag. Basically, it is like-minded people tweeting (that is, talking) about the same...
View Article#ecowed Twitter party with ecomom – Getting Organized!!
Get ready for yet another fabulous #ecowed Twitter party with sponsor ecomom.com. This Wednesday, April 13, 2011, from 7 to 8 pm Pacific time, we will be tweeting with @ecomom and our guest experts...
View ArticleTheSmartMama up for Top 25 Eco Friendly Moms
Circle of Moms is looking for the top 25 eco-friendly mom bloggers. And I would love to be included. But right now, I’m way behind. So, please, go vote for me – TheSmartMama – just click on the circle...
View ArticleTechnical Thursday – Preventing Dryer Fires
Many of us use a clothes dryer – the appliance has become indispensable to modern living. In fact, clothes dryers are found in 80% of US homes. Of course, we could do without it. And some of us do ~...
View ArticleMoving & Murphy’s Law – What can go wrong, does go wrong
Okay, so the title isn’t quite Murphy’s Law. Murphy’s Law is “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” That being said, I like my saying better because I’m going to hope that nothing more goes wrong....
View ArticleBuyer Beware – Junk Escrow Fees In Home Purchase
My husband and I just sold our house and bought a new one. And boy did I learn a lot. Last time I was involved in a property purchase, I didn’t pay all that much attention to the documents. Yes, I read...
View ArticleTheSmartMama’s Guide to Surviving an Emergency – Turning off the Gas
So we have now lived at the Land of Fruits and Nuts for a year. Moving to the Land of Fruits and Nuts has resulted in a drastic change in my outlook. Just dealing with the abundant harvest on 6 acres...
View ArticleA few of my favorite things . . . .
I made a goal to post every day just recently, but I have tons of work today (my day job, gardening, canning and being a mom) and I can’t seem to focus enough to write anything coherent. So, I will...
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