wicked green

There are a few very affordable ways to save some water at your house. One of these products is a low flow faucet aerator for your sink(s). The ones that are low flow are under 2.75 gpm (gallons per minute). The first thing to do is to check if you have aerators in your sink [...]

Some may think this is a no-brainer but it is a simple way to save energy. A clothes line would have the same outcome and may give you more hanging area if you have the right space for it. We currently don’t have ample space so we use a rack similar to the pictured one. [...]

A few of us went to Ray at Night in San Diego last night. It’s an art walk in the North Park neighborhood and it’s on, you guessed it, Ray Street. Actually it spills out onto some surrounding streets and about 40 studios, retail stores and cafes  are open from 7-10pm. It’s on the second [...]

With no job funds are a limited so I’ve been coming up with creative, inexpensive ways to spruce up our house. You can use any fabric with a pattern that you like to make wall hangings like these. It’s a good way to reuse fabric you might have around. These are made with a shower [...]

Uncommon Goods is a company based in New York and they sell all kinds of fun items- great gift ideas. And their user friendly website makes it easy to narrow down your gift ideas. These cheese boards and  coasters are made of recycled chalkboards from Illinois and are made in Wisconsin. Very creative way to [...]

You might call me a dusting expert. Our parrot can cover a 5 foot radius with white dander and feathers in under an hour, it’s pretty amazing since he’s not very big. I became a sort of step-mom to him when I married my husband (which he was not happy about, the bird I mean). [...]

My friend recently told me about a book she thought I would like, In Defense of Food. She told me a little about it and I plan on reading it- it’s on my Amazon wish list now. One thing that really stood out in her description was to the author’s recommendation to only eat food [...]

This is a very logical, not to mention green, choice for trash bags. I’m suprised they are not more available. I did find a few that are reasonably priced. The three that are listed here are both biodegradable and compostable. Ace Hardware sells 3 gallon Bag to Nature bags. They may be available at your [...]

Lots of us will be entertaining in the next couple of weeks. In the past, I’ve always felt that tinge of guilt throwing away all those paper plates. Even though they are paper, when they have absorbed food, they can’t be recycled. So here are some other options for wicked green entertaining. One way to [...]

I came across these while shopping in Crate and Barrel the other day. They are very attractive and made from recycled glass. I really like the chunky feel to them and the thick, colored glass. They’re also very affordable. There’s the Miguel Barware (above).  There are also storage jars and a cruet jug, good for [...]