Archive for the 'holiday fun' Category

17 Oct

How beautiful it is outside… earlier this week, just outside my apartment window, I spotted the first colorful signs of Autumn.  Have I ever mentioned this is the most magical time of year?

Without fail, this time of year is a sign of renewal for me.  I know many people attribute the obvious charms of Spring with [...]

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13 Oct

Not because our nation has figured out the mastery of green technology and alternative fuels, but for various other reasons a Yahoo news article claims that gas prices could be $3 or less a gallon in time for the holidays!
 
The article states
On Friday, fears of a global recession helped drive down U.S. crude oil futures [...]

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08 Feb

With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, don’t you want to see some super easy, reasonably priced, eco-friendly sustainable ways to be a little greener for the holiday?
Show your love in the dark and save some energy! Watch my vid and see:

Now, get romantic, and seriously, if you want a great restaurant in Raleigh, [...]

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27 Dec

Finishing off the holiday posts, I thought I would share this post from Treehugger about how the drought affected tree purchases in NC this year.  Apparently, NC is quite the conversation, even in Boston. 
It may be too late for this year, but hey, we may still be dried up next year too (but yay for [...]

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25 Dec

Whether you’re celebrating Christmas today or you’ve celebrated another holiday instead, I’m guessing you likely are preparing for 2008 ~ and maybe even making resolutions for the new year.
New Year’s is a huge thing for me, and only seems to get more important with each year.  Maybe that’s because I’m a New Years Day baby ~ [...]

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21 Dec

Trying to get your last minute holiday-groove on?  NBC 17’s own Page Crawford talked to Danny Seo about truly fresh ideas on last minute gifts, gifting and decorating in an eco-cool style.  Nothing blah blah bland about these nifty-neat ideas that fit into ALL lifestyles and ALL budgets!

And don’t forget you can still find AMAZING [...]

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21 Dec

Celebrate a holiday in true green fashion ~ winter solstice is NOW and is the perfect way to celebrate the earth in a Rockstar way!  What’s more green than celebrating the beauty of a new winter in all its glory?
Ecochilds Play talks about the ways and reasons of this Solstice (December 22ndish every year) ~ [...]

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18 Dec

You wanna get something “green” without being too hippy?  Shop local, independent stores that carry loads of local, unique crafts, books, shoes, arts, purses, chocolates, coffees, etc.  Saves on fuel impact bigtime, all while supporting “the little guy” who’s products are WAY cooler than more crap from Chiwanzilrico or wherever.
Jedidah gives an EXCELLENT post on [...]

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12 Dec

WakeGOV has a page letting you know where you can recycle holiday waste as well as tips on reducing your waste this season.
Expensive as they may be, consider LED lights an investment in your holiday beauty while keeping snowy fresh winters for years to come.  Check out National G’s explaination at to the glory of [...]

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11 Dec

Since Christmas is all about the green, and in so many ways, let’s chat, shall we, about gift ideas. 
A plethora of sites exist out there touting great green gift ideas (some aren’t exactly so great), but the Lazy Environmentalist hit it awesome with these TOTALLY FRESH gift ideas!  Seriously.
1)Credo Mobile - Give your family a [...]

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