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Lloyd had to go to a conference this week and while packing his travel stuff, he saw that his little tube of toothpaste was empty. Lloyd: “I’ll need to get another one, unless you want to refill this one.” Then he chuckled, like it was funny. Then he got quiet, and looked at me fearfully. [...]

Today was the day that you can take your appliances and electronics to a collection site to be secretly crated up and shipped to China recycled. We took full advantage of the day, because since we bought the new stove, our entryway has looked like this: It’s really quite amazing how one can get completely [...]

Hooray! Sun Chips come in compostable bags! (We’re big on composting every decade, if you remember.) Boooo. The bags are as noisy as those stupid little firecrackers. Wait, maybe that’s another ‘hooray’. It depends on your firecracker-to-joy ratio. (Mine is dangerously low.)

You’ve probably been asking yourself, “Did Eco Freak celebrate Earth Hour this weekend?” Well, the answer is ‘yes’. Sorta. I actually forgot that Saturday was the day, but while StumbleUpon-ing the web, a site came up that reminded me. The gist is – in case you don’t click on the link – is that for [...]

Eco-Freaky/Cheap Girl highly recommends using packets of salad dressing mix if you’re a fan of Italian dressing, which I am. (I’ve said it before – I could drink the stuff.) It’s a win-win all around: 1. It’s cheaper this way. 2. I’m not buying more plastic. (I’ve used the same bottle over & over for [...]

A while ago when I was trying to fix my back knots, I took a couple of really hot baths. It’s funny, but I don’t really enjoy baths -there’s only so much soaking/reading/staring at the ceiling/pretending you’re a mermaid a person can take. (If there were a t.v. in the bathroom it would be a [...]