The idea of achieving home-based clean energy sounds good, but most people aren’t really sure what their options are in accomplishing this goal. Plainly speaking the big question is almost always how much the upfront investment will cost. Discuss at length the long-term savings and available government rebates; people only have so much available capital […]

There are lots of expensive and chemical-laden facial scrubs on the market. Why spend huge sums of money on uncertain products when you can make your own homemade face scrub for a small amount of money? And this yummy recipe from our book 517 Spa and Beauty Gifts To Make will give you a luscious experience […]

I eat a ton of salads, and so do my family members, and green onions go on EVERY salad. So I buy at least two bunches every week. They’re not that expensive – usually about $1.25 – $1.50 for two bunches. Still, that’s approximately $75 a year that I could spend on something else. More […]

In our last post about how to grow hair, we pointed out the dangers of Minoxidil and Rogaine. There are others, of course, that promise thick, shining, luxurious hair with no side effects, but none of them seem any safer than Rogaine. So here’s an idea worth trying: a DIY coconut oil treatment for thinning […]

This is the kind of produce we should all be promoting and eating. It’s a lettuce mix called “Lettuce Buy Local”. It’s a mix of three lettuces: 1. Romaine 2. Green Lollo 3. Red Lollo Pesticide free: the farm that grows this is local but it’s spreading all over the southeast, according to their website. […]

Lots of folks these days are desperate about their thinning hair and look everywhere for solutions. Thin hair, or even balding, is no joke to some people – actually to most people – and especially women. After all, guys can be studly with a shaven head. Women, not so much. Since we’re often desperate to […]

Here’s a luscious chocolate lip gloss recipe from our 517 Spa and Beauty Gifts To Make book. I’ve made it several times and it’s especially great in the summer when we feel dried out from sun or sand. Actually, it’s pretty great in the winter, too, when it’s so much drier. It’s all natural, wonderful for […]

Parsley is supposedly the world’s most popular herb. I planted parsley in a pot last spring, rather than in the ground, and had no expectation that it would survive the winter with its snows (OK, not so much snow this past year), sleet, ice and single digital temps. In the autumn, right before the first […]

Are you and your family eating GMO – genetically modified – foods? Do you care if you are? Perhaps you should. GMO foods come from seeds and plants that have been altered in a laboratory. There are various reasons for doing this. For instance, rapeseed, the source of canola oil, has been modified so that […]

Spring has sprung in Atlanta, GA, and today is a gorgeous day. It’s also an important day for all us Christians because it’s in honor of the rebirth of Jesus. I’m personally not a literalist and am not really involved with the ‘story’, but I am thrilled to honor the Christ within all of us. So have […]