Archive for 'Household Hints'

Green Living Tips

September 2nd, 2010 – 10:00 am Posted by Jaclyn Abergas

Here are some useful green tips that you can practice everyday. 1. Salt Salt can be used for a lot of things in the home, including yourself. You can use it to test an egg’s freshness, extend cheese life and shell nuts easily. You can treat mosquito bites and ease sore throat using salt. You [...]

Laundry

August 19th, 2010 – 10:00 am Posted by Bea

Doing your laundry may just seem like a simple chore–okay, well maybe it is not so simple for everyone–but what you may not know is how much is wasted when one runs a load of laundry. All we see is a water going in, the machine churning, and water being spun out. I have not [...]

How To Shift To Green

June 24th, 2010 – 10:00 am Posted by Jaclyn Abergas

An article on Yahoo highlighted a woman’s transformation from a high-consumption life to an eco-friendly one by making a few instrumental changes in her life. Do you want to know how she did it? Here are a few tips she shared in the article. 1. Natural Cleaning Agents Instead of buying the pre-made cleaning products [...]

Designing Your Dream Green Home

May 18th, 2010 – 10:00 am Posted by Jaclyn Abergas

What could be better than making sure you’re practicing green tips in your own house than to build and design your dream green home?

Green Paint

April 15th, 2010 – 9:11 am Posted by Louise

Situation: It’s spring. The weather’s getting nicer, and the sun is finally starting to bounce off  the walls in your home. While you couldn’t be happier with the light, you could be happier about the color of your walls. It’s time for a change. You head to the hardware store and buy the first bucket [...]