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Mapping Your Bedroom with Feng Shui

In my last blog, I introduced you to the ancient Chinese method of Feng Shui. I explained that it is supposed to help bring good health and balance to your life. The bedroom is the place where Feng Shui is mostly used. Of course, you can do this with any room. But as an example, we are going to be looking at how you map your bedroom with Feng Shui. One of the reasons why the bedroom is a popular room for this principle is because it helps to create that sanctuary we need. It is where we rest, sleep … Continue reading →

Recycled Green Homes

We are about two hours east of Raleigh, NC, so I was please when I learned what Builders of Hope was doing for residents there. They are a non-profit group that saves home from demolition, moves them to a new area, makes them greener, and then prices them so that lower-income families can purchase them. New home owner Lisa Covington said, “I can’t really believe it,” about her $135,000 three bedroom, two bathroom house. Builders of Hope Founder and CEO Nancy Murray said, “Our solution is unique. We incorporate economic, environmental, and social solutions into our process.” The company took … Continue reading →

7 Ways to Have A Healthy Bedroom (2)

If you suffer from asthma or allergies, you’ll definitely want to take some steps to ensure that you have a healthy bedroom. Sniffling, sneezing, coughing and wheezing can all affect your sleep, not to mention the rest of your day. In the previous article, I covered four different steps that you can take to have a healthy bedroom. If you missed that article, click here: 7 Ways to Have A Healthy Bedroom. Now, let’s take a look at the last three ways. 5. Address the mattress. While pillow top mattresses seem to be standard now, they can also trap allergens. … Continue reading →

7 Ways to Have A Healthy Bedroom

Are you always getting colds and allergy symptoms no matter what time of year it is? Do your kids wake up with sniffles and coughs that go away later in the day? Are you tired when you wake up? If so, you might want to consider the fact that you are suffering from allergies. Your bedrooms might not be the healthiest places to sleep. Considering the importance of sleep, especially for kids, it makes sense to make a few changes in the bedroom to reduce your allergies and asthma. 1. Get rid of the carpet. Carpeting is notorious for trapping … Continue reading →

Going Green in the Garage (and Basement)

Do you want to start a new project in your home? How about going through your rooms and see what changed you can make to go green and lessen your family’s impact on the planet? There are so many changes that you can make, from the small to the large. We’ve already covered the bedroom and the bathroom. Now, let’s take a look at the garage and basement. Let’s first examine insulation. Insulating the basement can really do a lot to reduce your heating costs. Even if the basement are isn’t heated, having it insulated can still reduce the impact … Continue reading →

Going Green in the Bathroom 2

Making eco-friendly choices is not just about buying organic. There are so many things that you can do to reduce your impact on the planet. The bathroom is no exception. Previously, we covered going green in the bedroom and going green in the kitchen. Now we can examine one of the most frequently used rooms of the house. If you missed the first part of this article, click here: Going Green in the Bathroom. Go Low Flow Installing low-flow toilets and fixtures can greatly reduce the amount of water that you use. There are low-flow toilets, shower heads, and bathroom … Continue reading →

Going Green in the Bathroom

Making eco-friendly choices is not just about buying organic. There are so many things that you can do to reduce your impact on the planet. The bathroom is no exception. Previously, we covered going green in the bedroom and going green in the kitchen. Now we can examine one of the most frequently used rooms of the house. Check out the following strategies that you can use to go green in the bathroom. Water, Water Everywhere The most obvious way to go green in this room is by saving water whenever possible. Take shorter showers. To do this, consider using … Continue reading →

Going Green in the Kitchen

You can really take advantage of eco-friendly techniques and products in the kitchen in your efforts to go green and reduce your carbon footprint. Here are some easy ways strategies you can do today. Give up the Plastic As much as possible, choose groceries that have minimal packaging or no packaging at all. Cooking from scratch will generate the least amount of excess plastic and paper. Baking your own bread, making sauce from scratch and avoiding prepared or prepackaged foods can all help reduce the amount of waste your household generated. If you do need to purchase something with packaging … Continue reading →

Going Green in the Bedroom

When we think about going green, it usually means that we focus on the main parts of the house, or on general energy use throughout. But sometime, we forget about the room by room aspects of going green. There are improvements that can be done to decrease your home’s carbon footprint and save you money. When we take a look at a specific room, we often find ideas for saving the planet that we might have otherwise overlooked. Let’s take a look at the bedroom and all of the ways that we can focus on this room to go green. … Continue reading →

Just When I Think I’ll Never See Their Bedroom Floor Again…

It has been a while since I have written about the messiness…the ongoing, literal, mess of living space that comes with family life. But, I wanted to give you a bit of an update, we seem to have crossed some imaginary line on the time continuum of development and my older teens are starting to care what their bedrooms look and feel like. They haven’t reached a Zen state of perfection, but they ARE starting to clean up more often! The mess has a tendency to make me crabby and my kids know it. This has never been a deterrent, … Continue reading →