Does your impact really make a difference? How much impact does one human make during their lifetime? Before you were born, you have already made an impact on this planet. Your parents start preparing for your arrival buying things for your nursery and when you finally come into the world, you start eating and wearing diapers. It has been estimated [...]

When is the last time you used a real phone book? By real, I mean the kind made of paper that you can touch and open with your hands. I cannot remember the last time I did because I typically use the computer or my cell phone to look up everything. I actually don’t have any phone books in my [...]

What if we could power the lights just by walking down the street? What if we could charge our cell phone just by touching it? Sounds like science fiction, doesn’t it? However, these concepts are not entirely science fiction, but more like the future for the scientific reality of personal energy. Power sourced from the wind and the sun has evolved [...]

One of my newest addictions is called swapping. Swapping is nothing like shopping because swapping involves a deep appreciation for what I love most: reduce, reuse and repurpose. Shopping on the other hand is purchasing new items from stores that overstock and overproduce. Face it, we are consumers influenced by the market. Consider this. How many of us spend weekends [...]

With the first official day of spring around the corner on Tuesday (March 20), it’s that time of year to think about transitioning your household out from its winter hibernation. Even though our mild winter had random days teasing us for springtime, now is really the time to think about the new season. Spring is fresh, new and cleansing, so [...]