There’s all sorts of ways to get toxins out and keep them out of your home; here are ten easy ideas that any family can try…

Do a green cleaning audit. Get out any toxic cleaners you’ve been using and replace them with eco-friendly, non-toxic alternatives – either homemade green cleaners or store bought green cleaners.
Use Skin Deep to help you make smarter choices about the beauty and body care products that you and your family use on your body.
Burn soy candles over wax – they emit somewhat less soot.
Bring some plants inside to help improve your indoor air quality.
Go organic and …read more

Seventh Generation recently sent me a load of eco-products to test out. Of course I’ll be posting some reviews soon, but first we should take a look at the company as a whole, plus their eco-perks.

BASICS:
Seventh Generation is arguably one of the most well-known green companies around. They were one of the first self-declared “socially responsible” companies and have been around for 20 years. The company makes a slew of products, some that are very green and some that could be greener, but all in all, they offer some great product choices for green households in various categories…

Laundry Products
Dishwashing …read more

You can pretty much clean your entire house with items from your kitchen. For example…

Baking soda & lemon: Grab some baking soda, sprinkle it in your tubs, sinks, and toilets. Drizzle a fresh lemon over the baking soda and allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes. Scrub down with some plain old water.
White vinegar: Use white vinegar to break up deposits on your shower head and improve weak water pressure. Vinegar is also a great way to clean your coffee maker – run a pot full of vinegar through your machine a couple of times and follow with a clean …read more

Check out these green living tips over at Glam Spirit. It’s a Blog Carnival I submitted my Green Clean essay to.
I’m really not that environmental, but surely cleaning up our act can’t do any harm? When some people I know criticized Happy Feet for being too eco-nutty I thought, Well, it’s hard to make an argument against the message, don’t treat mother nature like crap.  I mean, I don’t see how treating the world we live in kindly is harmful to anyone.  
Okay so usually my primary motivator is always my budget, but there are some things I do that are …read more

On Wednesdays I usually focus on getting the house clean. Mopping, laundry, vacuuming, scrubbing down the bathroom.
A few weeks ago Oprah did a show on how to be more green. You know, show love to Mother Earth by not trashing her. One of the segments was on green cleaning products. Products that don’t pollute the environment with harsh or toxic chemicals. I have never used any of the recommended products because I am far too cheap to buy them.
Let me tell you about two so-cheap-they-are-nearly-free cleansers that you probably already have.
Vinegar and Baking Soda
These two products are completely non-toxic and …read more