This is a new page here at One Green Generation. Here I will catalog the many posts about how to make simple changes in your home, as well as bridging those changes into the rest of your life – including work, commute, recreation, and long-term choices.
Household
Cleaning
- Ten Household Uses For Hydrogen Peroxide
- Twenty Uses For Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)
- What Eco / Green Household and Personal Cleaning Products Do I Use?
- Does Using a Dishwasher Actually Decrease Water Use?
- Why To Keep Toxic Products Out Of Your Family’s Home
Personal
- How To Make Your Own Deodorant (A Very Simple Recipe)
- Non-Toxic, Frugal, & Nurturing Skin Care
- Shampoo: A Non-Toxic, Frugal Way To Wash Your Hair Without Buying Shampoo; No ‘Poo: New & Improved!; A Year Without Shampoo
- Exercise: The Importance Of Walking; Walking Is Better Than TV
- Toxins: What’s The Matter With SLS?; Toxic Soup
Food & Garden
- Organic Gardening 101 (a whole section dedicated to gardening!)
- Important Reasons Not To Use Pesticides and Herbicides!
- Simple Recipes (a whole section dedicated to recipes!)
- Thanksgiving Recipes
- Eating Sustainably When You Need Quick Meals
- The Hows, Wheres, & Whys of Eating Locally
Money
- Change The World By Changing The Way We Invest
- Redefining Wealth
- Why Buy From Mom And Pop?
- 5 Ways To Cut Down On Food Costs
- Time To Tighten Our Belts: How To Cut Costs In Daily Life
- How Do We Choose Between Budget and Environment? Here Are 25 Ways To Do Both!
Time
- Ways To Live Simply While Leading A Busy Life
- How To Manage Time
- 10 Steps To Tackling Your To Do List
- Reaching Long-Term Goals
- What Do You Do When There’s Too Much To Do?
More
- Organic Ant Control
- Is There A Sustainable Solution To Cat Litter?
- I Finally Found Local, Organic Dog and Cat Food!
- Ways to Reduce Electricity
- Living Sustainably in the City
- Car-Free Suburbs
- What Happens To Recycling After It Leaves The Curb?
- How Do You Reduce Your Plastic Usage?
- How Can Apartment Managers Make Their Buildings Sustainable?
- Neither Paper Nor Plastic: How To Make Your Own Grocery Bags Simply!
- Living Locally
- Building Community
Work
- How To Inspire Sustainable Change At Your Office
- How Do You Live Sustainably, Build Community, And Make A Living Too?
- The Environmental Impact Of Spam
- How Much Energy Does It Take To Store An Email?
- Redefining Wealth
School
Holidays
- Staying True To Your Values Through The Holidays
- Ten Holiday Traditions That Are Simple, Low-Cost, and Fun
- Last-Minute Gift Ideas For the Holidays: No- and Low-Cost Eco-Friendly Gifts!
- Redefining The Holidays To Focus On What Matters Most
- Baby Elephants Recycle Christmas Trees
- Take Special Care Of Your Animals On July 4th
- How Did You Celebrate Mother’s Day?
- What Non-Commercial Things Are You Doing For Earth Day?
- The Wonderful World of Staycations
Inspiration
- Sustainability Begins At Home
- Challenge Yourself To Accomplish Your Dreams
- Live the Lifestyle You Want to Live, and Live it Sustainably
- Coming to Terms with Your Own Variety of Sustainability
- “What Would My Grandfather Do?”
- Honesty Is An Important Aspect Of Sustainability
- Lovely Words About Finding Compassion & Contentment
- Redefining Normal
- Redefining Normal, Part 2
- “The Good Life” Parable
- Manifesting Your Self In Everything You Do
- The Importance of Knowing Who We Are
And Finally, Things to Read if You’re Feeling Down
- Finding The Willpower To Change Everyday Habits
- Feeling Sluggish in the Winter? Here Are 10 Things To Help Stay Awake and Happy
- The Ebb And Flow Of Sustainable Living
- Sometimes You Want To Forget What You Know
- Is It Too Overwhelming To Hear That You Need To Do More?
- What Do You Do When There’s Too Much To Do?
- Do You Have To Change Your Life Entirely In Order To Stop Climate Change?
- On The Path Toward Sustainability, What Is The Most Difficult Thing To Change?
- Me & The Weight Of The World
- Feeding Our Souls During Difficult Time; Keep Your Head Up And Your Costs Down
- Why Doing It Alone Isn’t Enough; We Can’t Do This Alone; You Don’t Have To Do Everything!
- Saving The World Vs. Saving Yourself… And Finding The Balance To Do Both
- We Do The Best We Can With What We Have.
- What Is Your Favorite Ecologically-Sound Way To Relax?
- How Far Have You Come?
- If We All Lived Sustainably, Could We Change The World?
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