I was compensated for this post as a Filtrete Healthy Home Ambassador, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Are you in full spring cleaning mode yet? I sure am. I just spent the past weekend decluttering and donating stuff to Goodwill. I have been collecting stuff from around the house to sell on Craigslist or take to consignment shops but they sat around for about a month so that was my clue to just donate them and be done with it. What a relief! Now I can get down to the nitty gritty and … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Reduce Toxins and Pollutants in Your Bedroom
Choosing Green Baby Gear for a Healthy, Happy Baby
When bringing home a new baby, parents want to create a warm, loving and safe home where their child can grow and flourish. One way that new parents can help ensure the safety of their precious little ones is by choosing environmentally friendly products, which are free of toxins and hazardous substances. Bringing a new baby home can be a powerful motivator to go green and natural. Many parents decide to seek the greenest products they can find for their baby and look for organic cotton baby … [Read more...]
How to Create a Non-Toxic Nursery
If you have a baby on the way or already have a new arrival and want to ensure you have a tiptop, green friendly, non-toxic nursery—read on! In these days of environmental awareness, for us to keep our children’s world as safe as we can, we need to begin at home and what better place than your baby’s first environment? First, start with your walls and floors and use non-toxic paint that doesn’t contain volatile organic compounds VOCs. Paints loaded with VOC’s can still produce toxins in the … [Read more...]
Weekend Project & Green Lovo Paint
This weekend hubs and I tackled a small project. In our hallway off the kitchen we have 4 big storage areas. Three of them had been converted into much needed pantry space. The 4th cabinet was left empty so it was basically a 5 foot tall by 2 feet deep cabinet for various stuff like fly swatters, a broom, curtain rods, vacuum attachments, etc. Not only was it ugly IMO it was kind of useless. We really needed the space for food so we did a quick remodel today. After cleaning it out we painted … [Read more...]
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