This is the second article in this series, and contains more tips on how you can help the environment and save yourself money at the same time. Keep your freezer full. Your unit will run more efficiently and use less electricity if it is full. If you don’t have enough…
You can make toys for your cat at home for little expense. Cats are finicky. You can buy them a fancy toy at the pet store, and they’ll play with the bag it came in. Save yourself some frustration and money and try making some homemade cat toys for your…
Changing what you eat and where you buy it can help the environment Not a lot of people think about eating green. There are some simple changes you can make to what you eat and where you buy it, that will help the environment. Buy Local Buying local is not…
I got a petition in my email today saying “For 35 years Yoplait cups have been killing wildlife” and of course, I read it. Part of me wanted to sign it, but then I decided to write about it instead. Why? Because it’s not the containers that are killing the…
I keep getting emails about various animal species becoming endangered because of deforestation and pollution, along with other causes like human expansion, and I can’t help but think of the science fiction movies I’ve seen where the only animals left on Earth are the ones in captivity or those that…
I was looking at a board on Pinterest when I came across an image of a deformed tiger. Curious, I clicked on it. It turns out that Kenny the tiger (Info: The Pet Collective) was the result of deliberate inbreeding. He was physically deformed and mentally limited. I’m not sure…
Not quite a week ago we had an unexpected visitor and I had to write about it. Today, yet another grasshopper made his presence known to us. This time it wasn’t a brown one, but a green one that looked just like a young leaf. We first spotted him on…
When I got up today and opened my bedroom door, I got quite a shock. There was this BIG dark thing squirming around on the floor. It scared the crap out of me at first because I didn’t know what it was. My first thought was that it might be…
I’ve been having a crisis of faith lately. There are things that I have believed in for a long time, but have not come to fruition, and so I am losing my faith in them. When you put all of your hope and thought and energy into something that never…
A few days ago read a post where someone was talking about their fear of birds. I feel bad for them, but at the same time I think that it’s a bit of a silly fear to have. However, we all have reasons for our fears, and many times they…
It’s the end of my work day and I figured I’d close out with something cute. I’m going to share pictures of some of my pets with you. Some are animals I have now, and some are my past fur, feather and scale babies. I hope you enjoy them. I’ve…
I’ve been eating a lot healthier lately, and that means a lot of vegetables. I’ve felt kind of bad about throwing the scraps out and wanted to do something with them. Then I had a great thought: bird food! Why shouldn’t my little feathered buddy eat better too? I already…
I wrote this blog down a week or so ago, and didn’t post it because it seemed too random. (As if that had ever stopped me before.) But after seeing things in the news about the trash crisis in Italy and other stories, I’ve decided to go ahead and post…
Most people think that recycling is something that is done only at recycling stations. However, there’s plenty of recycling and reuse that you can do from the comfort of your own home. A few simple steps can have you on your way to recycling at home and having an impact…