October 2008 Archives

Bring color, texture and warmth into your yard this Thanksgiving season -- even if you are on a tight budget.

That's right, autumn yard decor doesn't have to be expensive if you decorate using items from nature.

Here are some simple DIY outdoor decorations that work great for your seasonal autumn and Thanksgiving holiday yard decor.

Everyone knows hanging around a vampire will likely end up in [literally] getting the life sucked out of you.

Why then do we let so many vampires hang around our homes without even a shred of garlic, a piece of silver, or the ever-handy UV light to vanquish them with?

Fear not my friends, for today is National Vampire Awareness Day, as deemed by big box store Best Buy.

Wait, Best Buy??

That's right, because we're not talking about REAL vampires (geez you're gullible), we're talking about electronics that draw vampire load, or sometimes called phantom load.

...and Best Buy wants you to know how to exorcise those phantoms and send the undead back to the ranks of the fully dead for good.

Halloween is just around the corner, but this year, GREEN is the new black.

Oh you don't have to dye your full length vampire cape forrest green, but there are some AMAZINGLY fun, simple, and tasty ways to have a great green-o-ween this year.

There's vegan halloween cupcakes, eco-safe candy, reusable halloween bags, and so much more.

Indoor pollution is a real problem in our modern age.

The paints we use to adorn the walls of our homes can really contribute to that problem, which in turn contributes to the pollutants in the air we breath, in general.

House paint can include such nastiness as formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, and ethylene glycol to name a few.

These chemicals can spend time evaporating and becoming part of the air you breathe years after you've painted your living room. This is a scary thought, but what can we do to help prevent this type hazard in our homes?

Believe it or not, your dog has more of an environmental footprint pawprint than you're probably aware of.

Did you know that domesticated dogs defecate 10 million pounds of poop every year in the United States alone?

That's a lot of poop.

Because of the bacteria inside doggie poo, not cleaning up after your pet is a very bad idea.

Unfortunately the eco-pawprint doesn't stop at poo. The good news is there are plenty of easy ways to green that dog...without paint.