Office mailrooms are usually overflowing with cardboard boxes, lightly used bubble wrap and Styrofoam packing peanuts. Stock up on these throwaway shipping supplies and create a mini shipping center right in your own home. That way, when you need to send something in a jiffy, you'll have all the supplies on hand. And you're being green because you're recycling what would've otherwise been tossed.

2/20/09

Think organic when sending thank-you gifts to clients. Many online e-tailers sell a variety of eco-friendly products at a whole variety of prices. Diamond Organics (www.diamondorganics.com) has a plethora of tasty treats ranging from fruit baskets to chocolates to wine. A sustainable gift can be a green and gorgeous way to say thanks. Yum!

2/19/09

Transform a little-used wall into a functional message center. For your home office, paint the inside of a closet door or a small wall using chalkboard paint; it's a nontoxic latex paint mixed with carbon (which allows you to write on it with chalk), and it is sold in most home improvement stores. Slather two coats of paint on whatever you want to make into a chalkboard. Then jot down your ideas, reminders and messages on the board.

2/18/09