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green living – made simple
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a simple life is not a burden
27, Aug 2010Many people spend time judging those that live a simple life. It’s okay. We all do it. We judge things we don’t understand. But…a simple life is not a burden, it’s a blessing. Brett Wilson, mega millionaire from the show Dragon’s Den couldn’t have put it more eloquently in advice to his son: If you [...]
environmental benefits of online media
23, Feb 2010The actual use of digital media can effectively reduce or even eliminate consumption. The exception is the power consumed by your equipment. This far outweighs the downside which inlcude the use of trees for paper, carbon emissions for transport and waste packaging. When we view media online the following list just touches the tip of [...]
stretch your money and repair things
29, Jan 2010In our throwaway society, we forget about items when they break. We used to take the time to fix things but now time is so valuable with long commutes, workdays and busy social schedules. We earn more and when something breaks we replace it. Many of you probably remember your mother or grandmother darning your [...]