Knowing my propensity to over-research consumer products, sometimes a friend or family member will call me to ask my advice about a par...

Get Rid of Stuff Before spring cleaning is the perfect time to ruthlessly eliminate clutter, since deep cleaning often involves movi...

Today's Easy Eco-tip Green your cleaning routine by cleaning with vinegar.  The thought of replacing all your favorite tried-...

Do you take clothes to the cleaners? My husband used to take his dress shirts and pants to a dry cleaner. Once I entered the green path,...

Naming your clutter can be the first step on the road to freedom. I finally checked out The Happiness Project from the library. I ...

I like a clean house as much as the next person, but I sure don't like cleaning. Before kids, I didn't mind cleaning too much and k...

1. Do less laundry .

This week at the Green Phone Booth , I ask readers how to get rid of mold without bleach: A Plea for Help: Mold.  If you have a non-toxic ...

Today's edition of Lazy and Cheap Ways to Be Green is about laundry. With today's labor saving appliances, laundry is a whole lot...

In a perfect world, perhaps we would all make our own household cleaners from vinegar, baking soda, soap, hydrogen peroxide, lemon ju...

This is a guest post by Kelly Smith from miskellany, long-time blogger and the mastermind behind the  Green Holidays series .  I love ...

I've been meaning to line dry for a long time.  Now I'm finally doing it! -- thanks to my engineer husband (and a very inexpensive...

What should clean laundry smell like?

I am pleased to introduce you to Nothing But Soap : all-natural, vegan, naturally scented, and handmade products by Amber Perks.  Amber mak...

Possibly the hardest part of switching to greener cleaners is deciding which ones to buy.  Once you have a tried-and-true cleaning favorit...

Here's another Lazy and Cheap Way to Be Green : Keep a set of "outdoor clothes" for each child.  Put these clothes on...

  Wall-to-wall Carpets:  Cozy Contaminant Collectors Four years ago we rented a home with hardwood floors by chance.  We lived in that ...

One thing I like about this blog is that it sometimes spurs me to make changes sooner than I might have otherwise.  But more often...

  Possibly the hardest part of switching to greener cleaners is deciding which ones to buy.  Once you have a tried-and-true cleaning f...

  Possibly the hardest part of switching to greener cleaners is deciding which ones to buy.  Once you have a tried-and-true cleaning fav...