Simplify Recycling: Recycling Numbers De-Coded

recycle-husbandFor me, living a simple life includes caring for the earth. We can make a difference – one household at a time. One way is to recycle and teach our children to recycle. “Through careful recycling, you can reduce the amount of garbage you send to the landfill by 50-75% or more.” (Eco-team). Our family’s goal is to have more recycling than garbage every time we haul it to the alley.
1) Check with your city. If you aren’t sure how recycling works in your area, find out. Some cities want the recycling divided by category: glass, paper, plastic … Other cities commingle all the recyclables in one large container and the city sorts it. Continue Reading

10 Tips to Get Your Holiday Shopping Under Control

cornucopiaWe are all much more conservative, due to the economy and utility costs skyrocketing; which is a good thing because spending was getting out of hand anyway. True, it is the time of the year for giving, but not at the cost of strapping ourselves for the other 11 months of the year.
We’ll have countless chores within the next two months over-working our brains and nerves. First, there is Thanksgiving with the traditional feast and get together, and then the day after-SHOPPING! We haven’t even finished the Fall Cleaning and now we are on our way to Christmas decorating. Time becomes a major issue for all of us! Continue Reading

Extreme Makeover Home Edition

houseNot to toot our own horn here (not too much anyway – lol), but on this Sunday’s episode of Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Stacks and Stacks has convinced several of our vendors to donate items to a deserving Wyoming family. The episode will be airing on Sunday, November 4th. (check your local listings for airtimes) Tune in – it should be good! I’ll give you a quick review on Monday.