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Flaunt It! Monday: Revived Jewelry

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by Jen.

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Happy 2010! I hope it has been a happy and safe one so far and continues to be so! Let’s start off the year with a straight giveaway. Something special for one of my readers to start off 2010 right.
Tara Burner owner of [...]

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Flaunt It! Monday: Marcal Small Steps

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Jen.

(In compliance with the new FTC Guildlines, please note that this is a sponsored post.  I was given these products to test and review free of charge.  However, I was not paid for the review and the opinions are my own.)
In honor of America Recycles Day we celebrate a company that make recycling a [...]

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Flaunt It! Monday! Green Apple Supply

Posted on 10. Aug, 2009 by Jen.

It’s that time of year again, alarm clocks, school clothes, football practice… yep school is gearing back up. Big Box stores are full of parents battering each other down for the last black and white composition notebook.  It’s almost like Christmas in August isn’t it?
I have had a bad habit in the past of not [...]

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Green Up your weekend: Book Review & $500 giveaway

Posted on 20. Jun, 2009 by Jen.

Two important subjects to bring to everyone’s attention before you officially start your weekend.
The Green Crusaders
I was given the opportunity to review The Green Path Comany’s PDF version of the first in a series of The Green Crusaders: The Filaments see the Light.
The Green Crusaders are a group of Eco-superheroes who are dedicated to teaching [...]

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Flaunt It! Monday: Gretchen & Grace

Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Jen.

Happy Happy Monday! Hope everyone is holding their own in this crazy world! This morning I bring you a company that I really owe a visit, since they are located on my own neck of the woods, Greenville, SC. Gretchen & Grace Greenwear, owned an operated by Darcy Tarr, offers a range of products [...]

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Green My World! The Eco-Office Gals Earth Day Giveaway!

Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Jen.

Earth Day is this month and Eco-Office Gals wants to get as many people as possible on board to grow a little greener.   If you’ve been wanting to, trying to, thinking about growing a little greener there’s no better time to do it then now! We don’t want to make you go it alone either. [...]

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10 Things You Can Do In the Office for Earth Day

Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Jen.

10 easy steps to help you green up your office routine.  Try it for Earth Day.  Make it a habit.

Grab an empty paper box and make it a recycle box for your desk.
Dump your stale coffee on the plants instead of down the drain.
Shut off the light when you leave the rest room.
Stop printing emails.
Going [...]

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Got Trash?

Posted on 05. Apr, 2009 by Jen.

So,  let’s rewind once more. I made 3 commitments for 2009:

Reduce – buy a reusable coffee filter and reduce paper waste. – Done!
Reuse – Work at remembering my reusable shopping bags when I go to the store! – Still working on it.
Recycle – I would like to try to start a compost pile. I’d [...]

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Is #5 plastic safe?

Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by Jen.

Dear EarthTalk: It seems like more products are being packaged in #5 rather than #2 plastic today, and my local recycling agency won’t take #5. I’ve also heard that #5 plastics are more toxic, which concerns me more than the recyclability issue. Which plastic is the better choice?
– Janice Shaffer, Chillicothe, MO
Polypropylene, which is marked [...]

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Picking Directions: Organization

Posted on 15. Jan, 2009 by Jen.

disclaimer: part of this post is a product review.  I was not paid to write this review all thoughts of the product are uniquely mine.

In my Picking Directions post, I wrote about my personal goal to be more organized in 2009.  I am notorious for letting mail pile up and even scribbling notes on the [...]

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Eco-Options: Business Cards

Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by Jen.

One area of your business that is easy to overlook when growing green is your business cards.  There are so many cheap, or free options these days. I have been quick to slap some images and text on a template and check out without a second thought of what kind of paper or ink is [...]

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Not-So-Green Confessions

Posted on 06. Jan, 2009 by Jen.

Guest Post by Lori Stewart – Green Gigs

As an Eco-Office Gals reader you are by default, some shade of green. Maybe you are a neon green person that can be spotted coming a mile away in your hybrid car, wearing an organic cotton sweater, and drinking naturally pure water from your stainless steel container. Or [...]

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Your Green Steps for 2009?

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Jen.

So, what will your Green Steps be for 2009?  I have the 3 R’s covered for 2009:

Reduce – buy a reusable coffee filter and reduce paper waste.
Reuse – Work at remembering my reusable shopping bags when I go to the store!
Recycle – I would like to try to start a compost pile.  I’d love to [...]

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A Little Less Greenwashing In Your New Year

Posted on 27. Dec, 2008 by Jen.

Greenwashing as defined by Wikipedia -  the perception of consumers that they are being misled by a company regarding the environmental practices of the company or the environmental benefits of a product or service.
I often find myself weary of buying “green” products at Big Box stores, since chances are a brand name company is trying [...]

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Flaunt It! Monday: Naked Binder

Posted on 01. Dec, 2008 by Jen.

Hey everyone!  Missed you and hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I may submit to one more turkey plate, but then the dogs may have a little feast themselves.  It’s a far cry from the garbage they insist on getting into, so I don’t think they will complain.
So, here we are with another company growing [...]

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Welcome Home!

Posted on 22. Nov, 2008 by Jen.

Well, it’s been a long time coming, but we are in our home! Yep, the 1980 “free” single wide moved on our 3.16 acres of property, renovated, reused and & recycled.
We have been here for about a week now, but it hasn’t been the happiest of homecomings!  Some of you may know I have a [...]

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