Can someone please explain tipping to me?? I mean I guess I understand tipping a waitress or waiter...perhaps even my stylist or the lady who does my nails; I believe those people make little to nothing so they rely on tips...which is fine because it makes them do their job well, or not get a tip, but where does it end??
I had my couches cleaned a few weeks ago and was getting a check ready to leave with my husband so he can pay them. I then said, "crap, I don't have enough cash to tip them" and in turn he looked at me and asked why in the heck we had to tip them. Good point. Why do I have to tip them?? Don't they get paid to do that?
Why do certain professions expect a tip and others don't??
How about we start tipping our teachers? If you educate my son/daughter and get him enthused with learning...here's a tip.
Or our doctors?? Hey you found that weird looking mole before I did...here's a tip.
Why do places like Starbucks (sorry Rachel) have little jars on the counter looking for tips?? Don't you get paid to make my Cafe Mocha (no whipped cream please). And if the pay sucks, isn't that suppose to motivate you to educate yourself and get a job where you aren't making mochachocafrappmachiato's??
I saw a tip jar at Subway!! What??? I came in there to buy a sandwich (actually I hate Subway, I was just buying a gift card for someone...but anywho) and now I have to give you more money to say, gee, thanks for making me a sandwich??
I was helping a friend move and we were following the moving truck to her new home, she said that she needed to stop by the bank to get cash so she can tip the movers. Why I asked? She responded with a "To thank them for doing a good job and not damaging anything"...WHAT?? but isn't that what they are suppose to do?????? Are they "don't always get the job done movers" or "will do a great job as long as we get a tip movers"???
How come I don't get a tip??? I am helping you with your health...and if I make you feel better, shouldn't I get an little somethin-somethin?? I mean I know you already paid me for the treatment, but really that was clearly just a "base-pay", now I need more.
Here's a tip....don't 'tip!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Stop the pink fest....
Okay I will warn you now readers....this may hit a nerve for a few of you and may even piss you off but I write what I feel.
Lately I've been getting a few requests to be part of some sort of fundraiser/walk/cryfest for breast cancer. I want no part of it!!!
Let me begin by saying NO ONE deserves to go through the pain, suffering, anxiety, fright, etc, of cancer or other diseases. My feelings in no way minimize what those people are going through, nor does it mean that those who participate in these fundraisers/walks are wasting their time...but............
Do you really think that by taking a walk for a few miles and wearing pink is going to all of a sudden "beat" the cancer?????? That your $1000 or whatever amount donation is going to all off a sudden motivate scientists to "find" the cure????
Let's start there...
Do you really think we don't have a "cure" for cancer?? Of all the brilliant minds in the last, oh say 25 yrs, no one has found anything to deal with this issue? Think about it people....think of the trillions, not millions, but trillions, that the United States would lose if there was to be a "cure". The million dollar machines, scanners, speciality clinics, doctors, and please let us not forget the pharmaceuticals. These would all be gone...along with the profits.
This whole "together we can find a cure"....really?? Let's me use a metaphor that may seem silly but let's go for it....
We are all over at someones home. Suddenly I realize that I lost my keys....hmmm....let me look on the couch that I am sitting on...nope don't see it....a friend comes by, "hey, what is the matter.....oh I lost my keys....gee, let me help you look for them" So now we are both looking on the couch. After a few minutes go by...a few more friends come over...."what's the matter?....oh we are looking for some keys........we'll all help....." Now I have twenty people looking for my keys on the couch. Yet no luck.....ALL OF A SUDDEN....some brilliant voice says..."hey, maybe you lost it somewhere else...maybe the keys are not on the couch....." So we all look elsewhere and in five minutes we find the keys in a different room, and no where near the couch.
Okay so did that make sense??? I guess my point is, if for the last 25 plus years, we are donating money to research drugs for a cure for cancer, perhaps we should be doing the research somewhere else?? Perhaps the answer is not a pharmaceutical??? Perhaps the answer is in a different room and not on the couch. All that money you raised is just bringing more people to look at the couch.
This is not to say that pharmaceuticals/surgeries/chemotherapy's don't have a place in our conventional way of thinking towards cancer, but perhaps if their is still no "cure" even when we have these "great" things, perhaps we should look at more unconventional ways??
Did you know that when a cancer or "sick" cell is exposed to full oxygen, it either reverts back to a healthy cell or the cancer disappears???? How come we never hear about that?? How come that money can't go to oxygen research??
If a group of people want to get together and go for a walk and wear pink boa's, well, go ahead...have a blast....but please please please....don't be under the notion that you are making a difference....because you aren't. You are supporting yourself, a family member, a friend etc....but you are not changing the outlook of the disease.
This is the same for the whole "wear red", and now we have made a difference for women and cardiovascular health....really?? I wear red all the time...I don't think anything has changed.
So please don't bother writing me on how I am heartless...or a bitch or whatever...instead...write to the Susan Komen association or another one of those types and find out where your money is really going...
Lately I've been getting a few requests to be part of some sort of fundraiser/walk/cryfest for breast cancer. I want no part of it!!!
Let me begin by saying NO ONE deserves to go through the pain, suffering, anxiety, fright, etc, of cancer or other diseases. My feelings in no way minimize what those people are going through, nor does it mean that those who participate in these fundraisers/walks are wasting their time...but............
Do you really think that by taking a walk for a few miles and wearing pink is going to all of a sudden "beat" the cancer?????? That your $1000 or whatever amount donation is going to all off a sudden motivate scientists to "find" the cure????
Let's start there...
Do you really think we don't have a "cure" for cancer?? Of all the brilliant minds in the last, oh say 25 yrs, no one has found anything to deal with this issue? Think about it people....think of the trillions, not millions, but trillions, that the United States would lose if there was to be a "cure". The million dollar machines, scanners, speciality clinics, doctors, and please let us not forget the pharmaceuticals. These would all be gone...along with the profits.
This whole "together we can find a cure"....really?? Let's me use a metaphor that may seem silly but let's go for it....
We are all over at someones home. Suddenly I realize that I lost my keys....hmmm....let me look on the couch that I am sitting on...nope don't see it....a friend comes by, "hey, what is the matter.....oh I lost my keys....gee, let me help you look for them" So now we are both looking on the couch. After a few minutes go by...a few more friends come over...."what's the matter?....oh we are looking for some keys........we'll all help....." Now I have twenty people looking for my keys on the couch. Yet no luck.....ALL OF A SUDDEN....some brilliant voice says..."hey, maybe you lost it somewhere else...maybe the keys are not on the couch....." So we all look elsewhere and in five minutes we find the keys in a different room, and no where near the couch.
Okay so did that make sense??? I guess my point is, if for the last 25 plus years, we are donating money to research drugs for a cure for cancer, perhaps we should be doing the research somewhere else?? Perhaps the answer is not a pharmaceutical??? Perhaps the answer is in a different room and not on the couch. All that money you raised is just bringing more people to look at the couch.
This is not to say that pharmaceuticals/surgeries/chemotherapy's don't have a place in our conventional way of thinking towards cancer, but perhaps if their is still no "cure" even when we have these "great" things, perhaps we should look at more unconventional ways??
Did you know that when a cancer or "sick" cell is exposed to full oxygen, it either reverts back to a healthy cell or the cancer disappears???? How come we never hear about that?? How come that money can't go to oxygen research??
If a group of people want to get together and go for a walk and wear pink boa's, well, go ahead...have a blast....but please please please....don't be under the notion that you are making a difference....because you aren't. You are supporting yourself, a family member, a friend etc....but you are not changing the outlook of the disease.
This is the same for the whole "wear red", and now we have made a difference for women and cardiovascular health....really?? I wear red all the time...I don't think anything has changed.
So please don't bother writing me on how I am heartless...or a bitch or whatever...instead...write to the Susan Komen association or another one of those types and find out where your money is really going...
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Tyson Liars!
Tyson Foods, the world's largest meat processor and the second largest chicken producer in the U.S., has admitted that it injects its chickens with antibiotics before they hatch and then labels them as raised without antibiotics.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has told Tyson to stop using the antibiotic-free label, but the company has sued for the right to keep using it.Poultry farmers regularly treat chickens and other birds with antibiotics. But scientists have become increasingly concerned that the routine use of antibiotics in animal agriculture may accelerate the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
After Tyson began labeling its chicken antibiotic-free, the USDA warned the company that such labels were not truthful, because Tyson regularly treats its birds' feed with bacteria-killing ionophores. Tyson argued that ionophores are antimicrobials rather than antibiotics, and are not used on human patients. Tyson suggested a compromise which was eventually accepted by the USDA -- they would use a label reading "raised without antibiotics that impact antibiotic resistance in humans."Tyson's competitors: Perdue Farms Inc., Sanderson Farms Inc. and Foster Farms sued, and in May 2008, a federal judge ruled in their favor and told Tyson to stop using the label. Not long after, USDA inspectors discovered that in addition to using ionophores, Tyson was regularly injecting its chicken eggs with gentamicin, an antibiotic that has been used for more than 30 years.The agency told Tyson that based on the new discovery, it would no longer consider the antibiotic-free label "truthful and accurate." Tyson objected again, claiming that because the antibiotics are injected before the chickens hatched, the birds can truthfully be said to be "raised without antibiotics." Tyson has filed a lawsuit against the USDA, claiming that the agency had improperly changed the definition of "raised without antibiotics" to include the treatment of eggs.
This typical big-business lying is not just Tyson, but also with Splenda (They would dearly like you to believe that this artificial sweetener is natural because it is "made from sugar". But it's nothing but another half-truth meant to convince you of a falsehood, and the Sugar Association has sued them over this marketing strategy.), 7-up, Omega 3 eggs, and farm-raised fish being labeled as organic (Applying the organic label to animal food products raised in food factories is a simple bastardization of the term. It is impossible to obtain all the benefits that were naturally included in these fish once artificial manipulation is introduced into the system.).
Don't let them make suckers out of you!
Alot of this is from Mercola...so check out his page...mercola.com
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has told Tyson to stop using the antibiotic-free label, but the company has sued for the right to keep using it.Poultry farmers regularly treat chickens and other birds with antibiotics. But scientists have become increasingly concerned that the routine use of antibiotics in animal agriculture may accelerate the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
After Tyson began labeling its chicken antibiotic-free, the USDA warned the company that such labels were not truthful, because Tyson regularly treats its birds' feed with bacteria-killing ionophores. Tyson argued that ionophores are antimicrobials rather than antibiotics, and are not used on human patients. Tyson suggested a compromise which was eventually accepted by the USDA -- they would use a label reading "raised without antibiotics that impact antibiotic resistance in humans."Tyson's competitors: Perdue Farms Inc., Sanderson Farms Inc. and Foster Farms sued, and in May 2008, a federal judge ruled in their favor and told Tyson to stop using the label. Not long after, USDA inspectors discovered that in addition to using ionophores, Tyson was regularly injecting its chicken eggs with gentamicin, an antibiotic that has been used for more than 30 years.The agency told Tyson that based on the new discovery, it would no longer consider the antibiotic-free label "truthful and accurate." Tyson objected again, claiming that because the antibiotics are injected before the chickens hatched, the birds can truthfully be said to be "raised without antibiotics." Tyson has filed a lawsuit against the USDA, claiming that the agency had improperly changed the definition of "raised without antibiotics" to include the treatment of eggs.
This typical big-business lying is not just Tyson, but also with Splenda (They would dearly like you to believe that this artificial sweetener is natural because it is "made from sugar". But it's nothing but another half-truth meant to convince you of a falsehood, and the Sugar Association has sued them over this marketing strategy.), 7-up, Omega 3 eggs, and farm-raised fish being labeled as organic (Applying the organic label to animal food products raised in food factories is a simple bastardization of the term. It is impossible to obtain all the benefits that were naturally included in these fish once artificial manipulation is introduced into the system.).
Don't let them make suckers out of you!
Alot of this is from Mercola...so check out his page...mercola.com
Vaccine Scam
For quite some time I have known of the IMMENSE side effects of the HPV vaccine Gardasil; effects such as infertility, stroke, and death just to name a few. Did you know that our immune system (in a normal healthy woman) is usually strong enough to clear up this kind of infection on its own, and does so in more than 90 percent of all cases. The CDC even admits to this fact on their website. In fact, most cases of Cervical Cancer are due to not getting regular pap smears/exams. As long as you're getting regular PAP smears, cervical cancer can be caught in its early, and easily treatable, stages...:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
So, the question begs to be asked: WHY is the HPV vaccine being pushed so vigorously when:
it prevents a type of cancer that is very rare to begin with
it protects against a virus that, 98 percent of the time, is not the cause of cervical cancer
it prevents a type of cancer that can be easily caught and treated by promoting regular gynecological exams
it offers less protection than what promotion of safe sex practices could accomplish
it is promoted to girls years before becoming sexually active, even though the vaccine may only offer about three years worth of protection
it prevents just 4 out of more than 100 strains of HPV; all of which your body can clear up on its own in 90 percent of all cases anyway
it has NOT been proven safe. No one knows if it can cause cancer or infertility.
And why would the feds go so far as to add Gardasil to the list of vaccinations that all female immigrants ages 11 to 26 MUST get before they can obtain a green card? We're not dealing with potential import of bubonic plague here. Since when do we have to be vaccinated against cancer in order to be let into a country? Cancer is not a contagious disease. According to a New England Journal of Medicine study, the use of condoms reduces the incidence of HPV by 70 percent, offering FAR better protection than Gardasil.
The federal government's Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) has received over 9,000 reports of problems since the vaccine's introduction in 2006 which include at least 28 spontaneous abortions and 27 deaths. To bring this further, many researchers have found many "coincidences" with the HPV vaccine and a sterility program that W.H.O has been working on for many years, under hush hush circumstances of course. And I'm not just having a conspiracy theory. There have been "vaccination programs" in other countries which later have been found to have hidden sterilization properties. Such as in ..:namespace prefix = u1 />..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Brazil, the Philippines, Mexico etc… You can check with the British Medical Journal. These are facts.
I think this would be a more appropriate message to send out to young women: There is absolutely no reason to risk the serious side effects of this vaccine to prevent an infection that goes away on its own 90 percent of the time. And there's no guarantee that you'll be protected anyway since you can still get HPV once you've had the vaccine. It's really a no-win situation for those who receive it. Of course, you can radically reduce your risk of getting HPV in the first place if you follow safe-sex practices or wait to have sex until you're in a committed relationship. Then, keep your immune system in tip-top shape and it will be more than able to shake any HPV virus that comes its way.
So don't fall for the "one less" bogus commercials. And make sure to do your research before deciding to give your daughters this BOGUS and potentially harmful vaccine.
It is NOT the government's job to keep us healthy. It is our own. If you look through years of research the government organizations such as WHO have been looking into population control methods for YEARS. Whether it is fluoride (also a sterilizing agent) to mercury, AIDS in hepatitis shots in the 80's, GMO's, countless poisons as food additives etc…these are all little ways that affect our health.
DO YOUR RESEARCH before giving in to the conventional vaccine schedules. We all want to protect our children, but there are reasons why chronic illness (asthma, allergies, etc) are on the rise as well as Autism, and other forms of neurological deficiencies. Pay attention to what you are putting in your children, because in the end those same health care organizations that lead you to believe certain things are right, will not be there to help you when those things go wrong.
It is always about one thing and one thing only. MONEY. It is unfortunate that most MD's cannot get their dicks out of the pharmaceutical money bags long enough to actually think for themselves. So do it for your children and question every thing the doctors want to put into your child.
So, the question begs to be asked: WHY is the HPV vaccine being pushed so vigorously when:
it prevents a type of cancer that is very rare to begin with
it protects against a virus that, 98 percent of the time, is not the cause of cervical cancer
it prevents a type of cancer that can be easily caught and treated by promoting regular gynecological exams
it offers less protection than what promotion of safe sex practices could accomplish
it is promoted to girls years before becoming sexually active, even though the vaccine may only offer about three years worth of protection
it prevents just 4 out of more than 100 strains of HPV; all of which your body can clear up on its own in 90 percent of all cases anyway
it has NOT been proven safe. No one knows if it can cause cancer or infertility.
And why would the feds go so far as to add Gardasil to the list of vaccinations that all female immigrants ages 11 to 26 MUST get before they can obtain a green card? We're not dealing with potential import of bubonic plague here. Since when do we have to be vaccinated against cancer in order to be let into a country? Cancer is not a contagious disease. According to a New England Journal of Medicine study, the use of condoms reduces the incidence of HPV by 70 percent, offering FAR better protection than Gardasil.
The federal government's Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) has received over 9,000 reports of problems since the vaccine's introduction in 2006 which include at least 28 spontaneous abortions and 27 deaths. To bring this further, many researchers have found many "coincidences" with the HPV vaccine and a sterility program that W.H.O has been working on for many years, under hush hush circumstances of course. And I'm not just having a conspiracy theory. There have been "vaccination programs" in other countries which later have been found to have hidden sterilization properties. Such as in ..:namespace prefix = u1 />..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Brazil, the Philippines, Mexico etc… You can check with the British Medical Journal. These are facts.
I think this would be a more appropriate message to send out to young women: There is absolutely no reason to risk the serious side effects of this vaccine to prevent an infection that goes away on its own 90 percent of the time. And there's no guarantee that you'll be protected anyway since you can still get HPV once you've had the vaccine. It's really a no-win situation for those who receive it. Of course, you can radically reduce your risk of getting HPV in the first place if you follow safe-sex practices or wait to have sex until you're in a committed relationship. Then, keep your immune system in tip-top shape and it will be more than able to shake any HPV virus that comes its way.
So don't fall for the "one less" bogus commercials. And make sure to do your research before deciding to give your daughters this BOGUS and potentially harmful vaccine.
It is NOT the government's job to keep us healthy. It is our own. If you look through years of research the government organizations such as WHO have been looking into population control methods for YEARS. Whether it is fluoride (also a sterilizing agent) to mercury, AIDS in hepatitis shots in the 80's, GMO's, countless poisons as food additives etc…these are all little ways that affect our health.
DO YOUR RESEARCH before giving in to the conventional vaccine schedules. We all want to protect our children, but there are reasons why chronic illness (asthma, allergies, etc) are on the rise as well as Autism, and other forms of neurological deficiencies. Pay attention to what you are putting in your children, because in the end those same health care organizations that lead you to believe certain things are right, will not be there to help you when those things go wrong.
It is always about one thing and one thing only. MONEY. It is unfortunate that most MD's cannot get their dicks out of the pharmaceutical money bags long enough to actually think for themselves. So do it for your children and question every thing the doctors want to put into your child.
The Green Bandwagon
I've been meaning to write about this for sometime, however life has its way of taking all my time!!
By now many of you have seen your favorite go to products becoming "more green". Well at least they claim to. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS NONSENSE!! It is clearly hip and trendy to jump on the green bandwagon, but unfortunately many large companies are not doing what they claim. Proctor & Gamble for example, who makes products such as Tide, Herbal Essence, Pampers, Crest and many other well known brands, is just one of the few companies that full of bullshit!
Let's take products such as Herbal Essences shampoo and Olay Complete Body Wash. They contain comparatively high levels of 1,4-dioxane, a chemical that has been characterized as a probable human carcinogen by the EPA and banned from personal-care products in the European Union...yet it is advertised as "Natural care". Um...no it isn't! Doesn't anyone ever wonder why the USA says it is okay to use and sell products that are FORBIDDEN in Europe? Could it be that they know something that the government and these companies don't want us to know?? Hmmm....
They use lines like "naturally inspired", or "natural oils" Lets look at Tide, a common detergent. Their "newly worded" Pure Essentials (more like pure crap) line, which is, as I said, newly worded and just different versions of the Tide, Bounce, and Downy brands. P&G describes Pure Essentials as "a collection of laundry [products] with naturally inspired scents for a relaxing, refreshing, romantic, or uplifting experience."
Pure Essentials' scents might be "naturally inspired," but apparently P&G's intent is to cloak the entire brand in a green guise. Essentials' packaging replaces Tide's dazzling, industrial-strength hues with an earth-tone tan and images of aloe and citrus. Scents including Waterlily and Jasmine, Rose & Violet, Vanilla & Lavender tempt consumers with "natural"- sounding appeal. P&G is too clever to positively assert the use of natural ingredients in Pure Essentials. To the contrary, according to the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for Tide Pure Essentials Detergents, the products are identical to conventional Tide! In the end Tide, Pure Essentials, and Simple Pleasures are simply the same, a petrochemical detergent with some natural fragrances.
According to the International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre, ethanolamine is "corrosive to the respiratory tract, the skin and the eyes. The vapor is irritating to the eyes, the skin and the respiratory tract. The substance may cause effects on the central nervous system. Exposure could cause lowering of consciousness… Repeated or prolonged contact may cause skin sensitization."
Is that really a product you want on yourself, your spouse, and your children?? Though it may seem like I am picking on P&G, have no worries, they are not alone! They are however a large company, therefore their products will be ones you are familiar with.
Anyway...I guess that's my venting for the day. I do suggest a book (not sure if it is out yet) called the better world shopper. It is a pocket guide of a variety of products that get graded A through F. My favorite company, Seventh Generation was actually voted No. 1 company on the planet! I am proud to be a consumer of theirs, as they not only tell you full truth and disclosure of their products, they have been doing the "green" for YEARS before it was trendy to do so. They actually care about what you use in your home and how it affects our planet. Here's the link if you are interested: http://www.betterworldshopper.com/book.html
As usual I can go on and on, but as this blog is long enough I shall stop! Have a great day...and have you done something for the planet today???
By now many of you have seen your favorite go to products becoming "more green". Well at least they claim to. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS NONSENSE!! It is clearly hip and trendy to jump on the green bandwagon, but unfortunately many large companies are not doing what they claim. Proctor & Gamble for example, who makes products such as Tide, Herbal Essence, Pampers, Crest and many other well known brands, is just one of the few companies that full of bullshit!
Let's take products such as Herbal Essences shampoo and Olay Complete Body Wash. They contain comparatively high levels of 1,4-dioxane, a chemical that has been characterized as a probable human carcinogen by the EPA and banned from personal-care products in the European Union...yet it is advertised as "Natural care". Um...no it isn't! Doesn't anyone ever wonder why the USA says it is okay to use and sell products that are FORBIDDEN in Europe? Could it be that they know something that the government and these companies don't want us to know?? Hmmm....
They use lines like "naturally inspired", or "natural oils" Lets look at Tide, a common detergent. Their "newly worded" Pure Essentials (more like pure crap) line, which is, as I said, newly worded and just different versions of the Tide, Bounce, and Downy brands. P&G describes Pure Essentials as "a collection of laundry [products] with naturally inspired scents for a relaxing, refreshing, romantic, or uplifting experience."
Pure Essentials' scents might be "naturally inspired," but apparently P&G's intent is to cloak the entire brand in a green guise. Essentials' packaging replaces Tide's dazzling, industrial-strength hues with an earth-tone tan and images of aloe and citrus. Scents including Waterlily and Jasmine, Rose & Violet, Vanilla & Lavender tempt consumers with "natural"- sounding appeal. P&G is too clever to positively assert the use of natural ingredients in Pure Essentials. To the contrary, according to the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for Tide Pure Essentials Detergents, the products are identical to conventional Tide! In the end Tide, Pure Essentials, and Simple Pleasures are simply the same, a petrochemical detergent with some natural fragrances.
According to the International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre, ethanolamine is "corrosive to the respiratory tract, the skin and the eyes. The vapor is irritating to the eyes, the skin and the respiratory tract. The substance may cause effects on the central nervous system. Exposure could cause lowering of consciousness… Repeated or prolonged contact may cause skin sensitization."
Is that really a product you want on yourself, your spouse, and your children?? Though it may seem like I am picking on P&G, have no worries, they are not alone! They are however a large company, therefore their products will be ones you are familiar with.
Anyway...I guess that's my venting for the day. I do suggest a book (not sure if it is out yet) called the better world shopper. It is a pocket guide of a variety of products that get graded A through F. My favorite company, Seventh Generation was actually voted No. 1 company on the planet! I am proud to be a consumer of theirs, as they not only tell you full truth and disclosure of their products, they have been doing the "green" for YEARS before it was trendy to do so. They actually care about what you use in your home and how it affects our planet. Here's the link if you are interested: http://www.betterworldshopper.com/book.html
As usual I can go on and on, but as this blog is long enough I shall stop! Have a great day...and have you done something for the planet today???
Earth Day..HUMBUG...Earth Year!
Kind of sad that the planet that sustains us only gets one day out of the year...but hopefully many of you can help with some "green deeds" to go way past just a day. Officially, Earth Day is April 22nd.
There are many wonderful and easy things we can adapt to and do our part to help our environment.
Here are just a few:
Take shorter showers; set a timer for 5 minutes. Turn the faucet off while you brush your teeth. Turn off the lights before we leave a room (especially night lights and bedroom reading lights).
Draw on both sides of the paper and use up all the scraps. Make use of broken crayons-- don't just throw them away. Use less packaging and throwaways when packing a lunch/meal.
Use a reusable bag for grocery shopping, such as a canvas tote. If you take your lunch to work everyday, make sure it is in a reusable lunch bag.
Limit your use of paper goods such as paper plates, cups, and towels; As well as Styrofoam, and plastic.
Plant a tree!!!!
Recycle, recycle recycle! Electronics, batteries, paper, plastic, cardboard, cell phones, ink cartridges, six-pack rings, junk mail (better yet get your name of there mailing list) etc...
Use dry erase boards versus paper notes (like post its) to leave messages for family/friends at home.
I hope you can all find at least 4 things on this list to do. In the next couple weeks I will be mailing out a list of natural/non-toxic/non-chemical household cleaner "recipes", take a look if you are interested (which of course I hope you are!)
Have a wonderful day!
There are many wonderful and easy things we can adapt to and do our part to help our environment.
Here are just a few:
Take shorter showers; set a timer for 5 minutes. Turn the faucet off while you brush your teeth. Turn off the lights before we leave a room (especially night lights and bedroom reading lights).
Draw on both sides of the paper and use up all the scraps. Make use of broken crayons-- don't just throw them away. Use less packaging and throwaways when packing a lunch/meal.
Use a reusable bag for grocery shopping, such as a canvas tote. If you take your lunch to work everyday, make sure it is in a reusable lunch bag.
Limit your use of paper goods such as paper plates, cups, and towels; As well as Styrofoam, and plastic.
Plant a tree!!!!
Recycle, recycle recycle! Electronics, batteries, paper, plastic, cardboard, cell phones, ink cartridges, six-pack rings, junk mail (better yet get your name of there mailing list) etc...
Use dry erase boards versus paper notes (like post its) to leave messages for family/friends at home.
I hope you can all find at least 4 things on this list to do. In the next couple weeks I will be mailing out a list of natural/non-toxic/non-chemical household cleaner "recipes", take a look if you are interested (which of course I hope you are!)
Have a wonderful day!
Tis the Season
Well... finally it is almost over...2007 that is. So a bit of New Year mish mash talk...
I love this time of year..but for different reasons than most. Now given that I am Jewish, Christmastime isn't exactly a big deal to me, BUT I do enjoy the music (well, except for those stations that start playing them in November!), I love the lights, the snow, etc...
As most Eastern European families, we have the tradition of getting a tree the day after Christmas (sometimes day of), and putting it up for the New Year Holiday. I love decorating it, and putting presents under the tree...and trying to wait till New Years Day to open them!
But what I really look forward to during the New Year celebrations' isn't so much the presents (though those are good too!!), but the actual new start to the year. It is a fresh start, a new page, or any other analogy you want to think of.
The New Year lets me correct myself! I guess like resolutions. I know this upcoming year is going to bring alot of changes, and I am looking forward to them. It also allows me to reflect on the past year and appreciate all that I have. New friends I have made, ones I have let go, etc...
Amazing how in one year you can make a friendship so solid that it is as if you've known each other for years (Hey Kelly!). Things in your life that you thought would never happen...do.
So I guess in all this mental mish mash that I just typed I am just saying to my friends, Happy New Year....may 2007 be the door you can close peacefully, as you open a New Year in 2008. I wish you ALL peace, happiness, health, and the strength to fulfill your resolutions....no matter what they are.
Lots of love...
I love this time of year..but for different reasons than most. Now given that I am Jewish, Christmastime isn't exactly a big deal to me, BUT I do enjoy the music (well, except for those stations that start playing them in November!), I love the lights, the snow, etc...
As most Eastern European families, we have the tradition of getting a tree the day after Christmas (sometimes day of), and putting it up for the New Year Holiday. I love decorating it, and putting presents under the tree...and trying to wait till New Years Day to open them!
But what I really look forward to during the New Year celebrations' isn't so much the presents (though those are good too!!), but the actual new start to the year. It is a fresh start, a new page, or any other analogy you want to think of.
The New Year lets me correct myself! I guess like resolutions. I know this upcoming year is going to bring alot of changes, and I am looking forward to them. It also allows me to reflect on the past year and appreciate all that I have. New friends I have made, ones I have let go, etc...
Amazing how in one year you can make a friendship so solid that it is as if you've known each other for years (Hey Kelly!). Things in your life that you thought would never happen...do.
So I guess in all this mental mish mash that I just typed I am just saying to my friends, Happy New Year....may 2007 be the door you can close peacefully, as you open a New Year in 2008. I wish you ALL peace, happiness, health, and the strength to fulfill your resolutions....no matter what they are.
Lots of love...
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