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Green Talk is a blog based on the personal experiences of the author who built her house using many green materials. The blog contains a mix of posts relating to green building products, green living ideas, home decor products, organic gardening, a
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Budgetnista Green for the Home, Part II
Yesterday, I listed a ton of suggested ways of how you can green your home on a budget. I had to break the article up into two posts because the ideas just kept flowing out of my head, making the article way too long. Today, I am focusing on wa...
Going Budget Green for the Home
Today, a college intern at a local magazine emailed me that she wanted to ask me a few green questions. No problem, I thought. I love to talk about going green. Ask my friends? Sometimes, I think they would like me to shut up about it. So, when...
Excuse Me. I am having Kermit moment.
The other day I just happened to look in the bathroom trashcan. And guess, what I found? Not dirty kleenex or an empty toliet paper roll. A box of nerds. My first knee jerk reaction was, “didn’t my kids know that the box was recyclable? W...
Save Water by Licking
Here is an eco thought. How do you save water when baking? Lick the bowl! I did not have to ask my kids more than once to polish off the what was left of the brownie batter. Maybe, I got a finger full of chocolate before the troops took ove...
Lemons Vanquish Pots’ Heat Ring Woes
I am a perfectionist when it comes to how my cooking pans look. It is almost like a not so gleaming pan is a reflection of me. (I know. Therapy is available for us perfectionist types.) I especially dislike heat rings which look like rainbows in ...
Can Eating Your Food Cold Reduce the Energy Crisis?
Stop making that face as you read my title. You know the “ewww” face. And no, I have not lost all of my marble although I have to admit some might be missing. So, how can you reduce your energy consumption and help save the Planet? Is...
What Boz Scaggs Taught Me
So, what did Boz Scaggs teach me? No, this is not a trip down memory lane. And yes, this is about the same Boz Scaggs, who produced such hits as “Lido Shuffle” and the “Lowdown.” Your probably thinking, this better be good, ...
The Kitchen Pantry: Clutter Free but Still Losing the Battle
Do you think we have enough energy bars? I have a confession. I have not organized my pantry for three years. I just clean around the multiple boxes of who knows what my husband buys and leave it at that. He is the food shopper in the family. And tha...
The Junk-Free Thirty Day Challenge
Your mission if you dare to accept it (Mission Impossible music, please) is a thirty day promise to junk-free your house. It is your challenge, and therefore your decision how far you want to rid yourself of your junk. Why am I issuing this challenge...
Get Your Green On for Earth Day with the Best of Green Talk
Green Talk turned one in the beginning of April and I thought it would be appropriate for Earth Day to give you a summary of my posts for the year: The Most Read Posts: Get Paid to Do Something Good For the Earth (Selling your hand held electroni...
