8/4/10

When sending your kids to college, what they sleep on in their dorm rooms can be very questionable. While buying a new mattress may not be possible, buying a new mattress cover is. A mattress cover zips all around the top and bottom of the bed, creating a barrier between it and your kid. Whatever may be lurking inside -- dust mites, bed bugs, mold and mildew -- will be stopped by the cover, creating a healthier, better sleep.

8/3/10

If you live in a community where people raise their own chickens and sell the fresh eggs, consider saving your egg cartons, both cardboard and Styrofoam, and giving your collection to them. They'll gladly recycle them by using them to store fresh eggs. Who knows? Maybe they'll even give you a dozen free eggs for the generous gift.

8/2/10

Here's an easy upcycling idea: Recycle a paint stirrer into a plant marker for the garden. Use a permanent marker to write the name of the plant at the top of the paint stirrer and stick it in the ground by the plant.