11/17/12

If you're registering for gifts for a wedding, housewarming or any festive occasion, it's easy to get greedy when choosing gifts at the department store. Remind yourself to not let it go to your head. Register for items that you truly need, not just stuff you think you want. Think quality over quantity, and encourage people to pool their money together to get you one fabulous gift instead of 20 things you'll probably never, ever use.

11/16/12

Buy local brewskis for the weekend. Organic beer is the greenest choice, but since it's not the easiest to find, do the next best thing and go local. Local breweries are a greener option because the brew has traveled the fewest miles. Fancy imports mean that gas-guzzling freighters lugged the beers here from their country of origin to your local store.

11/15/12

Today's the day to go the extra distance: Bike to work, make a generous donation to an environmental charity, plant a tree with the family, start a vegetarian diet or take on any other major green commitment you've been thinking of doing. Give it a try and join millions of others celebrating this wonderful planet. Start a blog and write about making a big green change so you can inspire others and they can start a dialogue, too.