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Why Rechargeable Batteries Are Smarter
"Mind is the battery cell, Intelligence is the switch." ~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba No, National Battery Day is not meant to give you permission to assault people. Thankfully, there is no holiday when that...
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Ironically, It's National Peanut Month, Despite More Recalls
An ode to delicious, nutritious (though troubled) peanut butter.
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Messy or Dirty Desk? Try This Organizing Tip
"If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, Then what are we to think of an empty desk?" ~ Albert Einstein Overflowing ashtrays, piles of books, coffee-stained napkins scribbled with half-baked...
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Sonnet to a Secret Slob
April is National Poetry Month. And in honor of this upcoming tradition, I give you: Your dishes are piled like skyscrapers. Your sink makes strangers step back. Rather than bubbles you're content with...
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Dancing Shoes and My Dad's Secret Double Life
"Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing... so that I might have something to press against my heart." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Perhaps you're able to dance like John Travolta,...
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Remove Grass Stains with this Easy Green Cleaning Recipe
"If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt." ~ Dean Martin When the Earth was young and cavemen beat the ground with clubs and danced the boo-ga-loo, crowds gathered round in silent awe. Today the...
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Simple Ways to Care for the Earth
It's not too late to take action in support of Earth Month!
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Make Your Own Shampoo, Naturally
"If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive."~ Dale Carnegie We all have hair -- some more, some less. (Some of us even have it where we don't want it!) Fine, medium, coarse, light...
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Risky Runoff: How We're Poisoning Ourselves with Ritalin and Cleaning Products
"Like the resource it seeks to protect, wildlife conservation must be dynamic, changing as conditions change, seeking always to become more effective." --Rachel Carson, Silent Spring As the recent PBS...
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Support Women Scientists and Environmentalists
It's not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it. ~The Golden Girls We all get one -- a mother that is -- and it's no surprise that Mother's Day is one of the most commercially...
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Make a Soothing Natural Bath Soak, from the Zen Cleaner and CBS's The Early Show
Check out this fun clip of Michael de Jong talking about his new book Clean Body with Harry Smith of CBS's The Early Show. Learn how you can avoid toxic personal care products, and easily make your own...
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Knock Out Athlete's Foot with this Natural Cure
Get ready for those ruby slippers and your date with the Wizard of Oz.
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How to Wash Fresh Fruit
"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana." ~Groucho Marx Summertime, and the living is easy. What an incredible time of year to eat locally grown produce and support local organic and small...
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Unlock the Natural Healing Powers of Your Pantry
Make a yummy salve for chapped lips with honey and olive oil (hey it's better than ear wax, right?). Or make a mild disinfectant with salt. Got a headache? Skip the giant pills and reach for vitamin...
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Go Beyond Baking Soda for a Cleaner Fridge
"It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk Bone shorts." ~Kelly Allen With all the hustle and bustle, our holidays were about as Zen as a common household refrigerator. (Is the light always on or...
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