Good Advice Doesn't Have to be Expensive

I’ve come across a couple of blogs that dispense some interesting advice for free! The Urban Vegan is for all gardener’s who grow their own vegetables and fruits. This Philadelphia vegan shares great recipes and money-saving kitchen tips (see January 22nd post). The Ideal Bite is another blog that dispenses “bite-sized” ideas for light green living. For all of you who want to make small changes that help the environment, you can sign up to receive helpful ideas via e-mail.

Speaking of “green,” I just received the set of organic cotton sheets I ordered from Gaiam‘s Outlet Sale, and am very pleased with them. They are very soft and have a beautiful sateen sheen to them. The most impressive thing was that when I finished unpacking them the only thing I had to throw away (recycled) were two pieces of thin cardboard. The sheets were packed in an adorable little cotton fabric case. It looks just like a miniature pillow case. My daughter promptly put one of them on her head, and said “look at me, I’m a chef.” I’m going to put a pillow form in the other one and use it for a travel pillow in the car, and I used the one from the pillowcase to store silver items in. It was so nice not to have to toss out a bunch of plastic.