Posted by squareleaf on Jan 18, 2012 in
green living I’m a big fan of saving energy, living simply and living below my means as a way to increased happiness. With that in mind, I’m always interested in simple ways to incorporate energy savings into everyday life without making into an inconvenient slog. Apartment Therapy’s blog has an article on easy ways to save energy (and money) around the house, each easy to implement when replacing an appliance or looking to spend some money upgrading your house. Many of these wouldn’t be useful for renters, but the biggest energy savings (50% more energy saved than your old TV!) is in transitioning to an LED-backlit LCD television, which does move from apartment to apartment.
Posted by squareleaf on Jun 16, 2011 in
green living,
writing I like to write. And, I’ve been told that I’m passably good at it. I realize that this makes me about as unique as weeds. I published a couple of articles online: one on the reasons to select an eco-friendly wedding ring, an idea of my own, and one on paying off student loans, an article I received by assignment. Both of these were published online via those portals where you make money off people clicking on the ads running alongside the articles. They haven’t been particularly lucrative, but I suspect that has more to do with my difficulty in effectively marketing them than anything else.
I have a series of articles on green weddings that I’d like to see published, but I’m reluctant to publish the remainder via the method I described above. I originally had a publisher interested in publishing an entire book of mine on this topic, but his situation has changed, making that no longer an option. So, that leaves me deciding whether to try to submit the chapters individually as articles to bridal magazines or whether to finish up the book and try to find a publisher on my own. Anyone have any helpful thoughts they’d like to share on this?
Posted by squareleaf on Jun 5, 2011 in
green living As a big fan of tea, I tend to have a lot of empty tea tins. I’ve taken to ordering replacement tea bags from Republic of Tea, so that I can just fill my existing tins and reduce waste. But, I think I’ll try make the little succulent planters suggested on re-nest.com with some of my extra tins. They’re a neat example of reusable materials that still have a good aesthetic.