When buying old-fashioned incandescent lightbulbs, we often looked at the wattage to determine the brightness of the bulb. But with modern LED bulbs, it's important to look at the lumen rating and not the wattage to figure out the brightness. The wattage on an LED bulb reveals only how much power the LED bulb actually uses. The lumen rating measures the brightness; the higher the lumen rating, the brighter the bulb.

Your old real evergreen Christmas tree can be reused to help your backyard garden thrive and grow. Instead of relegating it for curbside trash pickup, grab some shears and give it a pruning. Cut branches into smaller pieces, and use the evergreen boughs as mulch to protect bushes and flower beds. Pine breaks down quickly into beneficial mulch, so come springtime, it'll go away as your plants emerge from their winter slumber.

When we get cuts or scrapes on our bodies, many of us reach of hydrogen peroxide to kill germs and bacteria. The power of natural hydrogen peroxide can also work wonders in your kitchen to keep it clean and disinfected. All you have to do is fill a spray bottle with hydrogen peroxide (use the 3 percent-strength kind) and spray away on counters, cutting boards and anywhere else you want to kill germs. It also leaves surfaces streak-free.