Healthy Home Newsletter April 2014 - Volume XVIII, Issue 4

April 2014 - Volume XVIII, Issue 4

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April 22nd is Earth Day!
3 Easy Tips For Living Green
Earth Day is a day set aside to focus on the unique challenges we
face today in regards to our environment and our planet. Did you
know every year over a billion people in 190 countries around the
world participate in Earth Day? That’s a lot of people honoring our
great planet.
If you want to get involved be sure to check your local resources
for Earth Day Events and ways you can participate. But the reality
is, we can all try to live a little “greener” everyday by making some
small adjustments or changes in the way we do things.
Here are 3 easy ways we can all live a little greener:
1) Save energy. We can do this by trying to reduce our carbon
footprint where possible. A cool fact: one person making use of
public transportation or choosing to walk/bike just 2 times per
week can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1,600 pounds
per year. Sounds good to me! Also, experts recommend not
idling our cars, which not just sends unnecessary pollution into
the air, but wastes gas and money. And even something as
simple as unplugging appliances when not in use can save you
money and energy. Go green by saving energy!
2) Use water efficiently. Some simple suggestions for this are to
make sure the dishwasher and washing machine are running full
loads. Also, opting to shower instead of taking a bath can save
and average of 50-60 gallons of water per day. And by fixing
leaky faucets and toilets you are living green. Go green by
saving water!
3) Reduce, reuse, recycle. Easy ways to do this is to donate
items you don’t need instead of hauling them to the dump. Also,
bringing your own bags to the store is a simple step that helps
out in a big way. And by maintaining things we already have so
we aren’t such a “throw away society” we are living green.
(Shameless carpet cleaning plug: cleaning your carpet is living
green because they can last years and years longer when
properly maintained!) Practice the three “R’s” and you are living
green!

There you have 3 easy ways to live green and honor our
awesome planet. I hope you have a great month in April and
remember Earth Day is April 22, 2014
For more information about how you can save energy and
live greener visit www.epa.gov and click on the Earth Day tab.

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Cool Blogs, Sites
& Online
Resources to
Check Out!

www.GirlsGoneChild.net
Tune into this blog created by
modern mom Rebecca Woolf.
This 30-something mother of four
is witty, cool and oh yeah, funny
as heck. So if you want a good
read check out her blog. She’s
got campy advice and musings on
everything from family, love,
music and eating healthy. Plus,
her blog is rich with great
photographs. Hope you enjoy
this award winning blog!

www.EatMoveInspire.com
Eat, Move, Inspire is a blog
created by Rikki Lee-Gilbert
featuring…you guessed
it…content about healthy food,
healthy exercise and even healthy
thoughts. But, don’t let that scare
you off…Rikki keeps it fun and
NOT boring plus it’s packed with
beautiful photography and Memes
so you actually FEEL inspired.
And who doesn’t want to feel
inspired to be the best version of
themselves?
Eat, Move, Inspire also has a
great Instagram account that is
sure to give you a boost in the
right direction every day.
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