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Eco & Green

Earth Day: Green Your Office

April 22, 2008

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It’s Earth Day!
Do you want to “go green” in your home office, but not sure where to start? Here’s a [...]

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Reuse Paper Grocery Bags

December 26, 2007

I just found the greatest post on making gift tags from paper grocery bags and had to share! Here is a slideshow to help you do it and my post about reusing paper bags on OnlineOrganizing.com. Enjoy!

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Greener Everyday…

October 15, 2007

Sometimes I think my family thinks I’m a little nutty. They might be onto something, but that’s ok with me. Everyday I take small steps to be more in the “green”. You can too, and here’s a few tips to get you started:

Less packaging. Whenever possible, buy products with less [...]

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The Green, Eco-Friendly Office

September 20, 2007

It really is easier than you think. Start with a few things, and change as you go. If you’re just starting out, here are some eco-tips to get your office more “in the green”.

Choose green office supplies: Choosing “green” products only takes different choices in the store and online. Most office supply stores carry “green” [...]

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russell+hazel Fall Colors!

September 13, 2007

I opened my email today and found russell+hazel has new fall colors! They come in the mini binder and 1-1/2″ ring binders. With colors like “key lime” and “nectar”, they sound as good as they look. And, you just gotta love that they are made from 100% post-consumer materials. They are [...]

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Home Office Organizing Rule Breaker

August 22, 2007

Come on, you know you want to – break the rules. Just because a bread basket was designed for bread, doesn’t mean you have to use it for that. Make your home office more interesting and personal with items from around the house or found objects from a flea market (like the milk [...]

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Organized to Shop: Bags, Bags, Bags

July 27, 2007

So have you been using your own bags for grocery shopping? You certainly can, and it saves all those bags from going to the landfill. If you must use the store’s bags, they can be reused in many different ways. Here’s a few tips to using your own bags and reusing the [...]

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Saving Ink, Paper and Clutter

May 17, 2007

Did you know that you can save paper and ink by using the double-sided print, black and white (or gray-scale, black cartridge only) and draft modes on your printer?  Important documents are really the only thing that needs to be printed in normal (or color).  Most printers (if not all) have a double-sided mode.  This [...]

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Seriously Beautiful, Seriously Eco-Conscious

March 27, 2007

There’s just something about beautiful office products that makes me giddy. I mean, what’s not to love about pulling out a fabulous binder that looks as great as it works? So, this week when I got an email from russellandhazel.com, stating that their products start from 100% recycled materials – well, what can I say? [...]

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Eco-Organizing, Eco-friendly Life

February 27, 2007

Ok, so I’m not a professed eco-fanatic, but I have been working toward a more eco-conscious life and consumer habits.  There are so many great options out there to do our part and conserve less energy (getting our furnace fixed two months ago was definitely a move in the right direction!  But that’s another story……)  [...]

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