iloveOrange's Profile
| Display Name: | iloveOrange |
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| Personal URL: | http://thegreenindoors.wordpress.com |
| Member Since: | 2/26/08 |
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We ordered our CSA last week and can't wait for the great veggies and berries this summer! A CSA is a wonderful way to support local - healthy - agricultural while lessening your carbon footprint. Our veggies travel 1.5 miles before we pick them up. Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | 2009 CSA Shares: It's That Time of Year Again! |
4/4/09 11:22 PM |
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I have a problem buying these soaps. Yes, they're eco-friendly, but only to a point. Why waste all that packaging (the bottle) for soap? I always go the bar in the recycled cardboard box route. Certainly less impact! Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Eco-Friendly Hand Soaps Under $5 |
1/21/09 9:01 PM |
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Yes, detail photos please! Apartment Therapy San Francisco | A Reader DIY How-To: Tree Branch Chandelier |
12/4/08 4:35 PM |
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This is the best wrapping paper alternative list I've seen! I love the look of nicely wrapped gifts, but can no longer let myself waste all that paper. I'll def be sewing some reusable shopping bags together to gift presents in! Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | 9 Ways to Green Your Gift Wrapping |
12/1/08 9:30 PM |
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I have one of these trainers and am psyched to attempt to power something (my iPod, the lights?) with it this winter! Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Juice Up Your Gadgets While Burning Calories |
11/21/08 10:02 AM |
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I blogged about Verdier's VW Bus yesterday. It is the best camper I've seen! The cute home theater system seems like the perfect compliment to a day full of hiking and BBQing - doesn't that sound perfect? Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Amazing Chicken Coops, Stylish Solar-Powered Eco Camper, the Pot Plate, and Heated Floor MatsSlinks for 11.19.2008 |
11/19/08 11:06 AM |
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Doesn't the dirt fall on the floor if the plants get too dry? Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Hot or Not? Boskke Sky Planter |
11/12/08 2:44 PM |
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I worked on an environmental committee at my previous job and we were campaigning to get hand dryers instead of paper towels in the bathroom. After lots of research, they seemed like the more eco-friendly option (although I'm a big proponent of drying on my pants). The reason we didn't get the dryers? The very low-energy usage ones were not cheap and they spread germs more than paper towels (long explanation here). Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Which is More Green: The Hand Dryer or a Paper Towel? |
11/12/08 2:40 PM |
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My boyfriend made one of these for me a couple years ago and I love it! It's so handy because I can take it on a trip and not have to worry about looking for a computer to charge my iPod. Apartment Therapy Unplugged | DIY MintyBoost: Make Your Own Battery Powered iPod USB Charger |
11/7/08 3:39 PM |
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@beesknees CFLs do not work on dimmers. I also found that one of my fixtures makes a weird crackling noise when a CFL is in it. So right now, I'm using incandescents in two fixtures. Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Good Question: What To Do With Old Incandescents? |
11/7/08 3:29 PM |
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I've heard of people using balls for YEARS. This is certainly nothing new. I use it because it helps the sciatica. Rumor has it, you're only supposed to sit for 20-min at a time so it doesn't screw w/your alignment. Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Clever Substitutions: Inflatable Exercise Ball for Your Office Chair |
10/17/08 7:32 AM |
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Quite the difference!! Love how much more cheery it is now. Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Reno 911: Karen's Bathroom Remodel |
10/3/08 3:52 PM |
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I would check with your local recycling plant. Here in Vermont, the shredded paper is recyclable, but they only pick it up if it's in CLEAR PLASTIC bags. Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Good Question: Can You Recycle Shredded Paper? |
8/12/08 3:06 PM |
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I bought a couple of these for my boyfriend and he loves them. Next up: spend $ on me for a couple! Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Light My Fire Spork |
7/14/08 10:08 AM |
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Installing a faucet pedal will help - it keeps hands free and saves even more water by cutting out the time it takes to turn the faucet on and off with your hands. Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Simple Green: Turn Off the Water While Brushing |
7/7/08 7:46 AM |
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I find that if I am hand-washing sweaters, I will start with the lightest (in color) and move to the darker sweaters so that the pigments left in the soapy water don't affect the lighter sweaters. A cap of Woolite will easily clean four sweaters and only takes one sink-full of water. Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Simple Green: 5 Ways to Clean Up Your Laundy |
7/7/08 7:36 AM |
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I would much rather use a towel than paper so, the switch seemed easy to me. For guests? I place kitchen towels (a couple of them) around the kitchen so they're easy to get at. I find this curbs my guests from even asking for paper towels because they can easily see where else to dry their hands. Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | A Paper Towel-less Life |
6/25/08 1:08 PM |
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All of the above Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Cleaning Before a Trip |
3/26/08 2:14 PM |
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But if we NEED to save the emails, is printing them and then deleting them a viable alternative? I'm sad to say that I sometimes print emails I need to save and then delete them from my mailbox. Apartment Therapy Unplugged | The Real Cost of Not Deleting Email |
3/1/08 6:07 AM |
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I would sleep forever in these sheets. LOVE them! Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | LA Thursday Giveaway: 02.28.08 |
2/28/08 2:55 PM |
