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	<title>ecomii simple living blog &#187; Linda Brown-Kuhn</title>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Lose your Sense of Wonder</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2012/01/25/dont-lose-your-sense-of-wonder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m typically a glass half full kind of person though I can get knocked low by any number of current event depressors: the economy, the state of the environment, taxes, etc. But when I&#8217;m feeling negative I&#8217;ve learned what to do. I take myself into the woods, walk with my senses on alert and soon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New packaging &#8212; Does it promise more than it can deliver?</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2011/04/15/new-packaging-does-it-promise-more-than-it-can-deliver/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Concerns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even when you are doing your green best when you grocery shop by focusing on fresh foods, buying in bulk, avoiding over wrapped products and using reusable bags, there&#8217;s no way to avoid carting home some packaged goods. But there might be a light on the horizon. A number of manufacturers have been making strides to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Earth Day Alive</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2010/04/15/keeping-earth-day-alive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always look forward to Earth Day because I know that it&#8217;s a moment when the concerns of the planet take center stage. But what if the health of the planet remained in our minds and in our actions from now on? It would be kind of like the difference between going on a diet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing Green Walls to your Home</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2010/03/09/bringing-green-walls-to-your-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2010/03/09/bringing-green-walls-to-your-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eating Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eco-friendly Decorating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the time of the year when I feel a strong yearning for spring and the fresh greenness of vegetation. I&#8217;m hatching plans to bring more of the beauty of plants inside and outside my home. I may try a scaled down version of a living wall. Green or living walls can be seen worldwide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Minute Green Gift Wrapping Ideas</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/12/22/last-minute-green-gift-wrapping-ideas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/12/22/last-minute-green-gift-wrapping-ideas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At this stage in the game, you&#8217;ve hopefully bought almost all of your presents and are wrapping them up. If you&#8217;re stuck without recycled gift wrap (I&#8217;m ever the optimist), here are some quickie green wrapping ideas: Use the Sunday comics. They&#8217;re colorful and fun. Try to pick some strips for the outside of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch out for the blob!</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/10/16/watch-out-for-the-blob/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Concerns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our oceans are taking hits left and right, between the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, overfishing, ocean pollution, and red algae tides. Now there are huge, smelly, mucus-like blobs floating around the Mediterranean Sea. Besides their eeew factor, the blobs, which are called mucilages, can contain viruses and bacteria, including the potentially dangerous E coli. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways to Stop Junk Mail</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/10/05/five-ways-to-stop-junk-mail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/10/05/five-ways-to-stop-junk-mail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cleaning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste Reduction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summer&#8217;s afterglow is barely gone, but retailers are poised to unleash their steady onslaught of holiday catalogs. If you don&#8217;t want your mailbox to bulge with glossy catalogs and other annoying junk mail, read on. 1. Cut the catalogs you receive with Catalog Choice if catalogs are your bugaboo. More than a million people use this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Natural Deodorants Tested. How Did They Fare?</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/09/17/5-natural-deodorants-tested-how-did-they-fare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/09/17/5-natural-deodorants-tested-how-did-they-fare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve dipped into the natural deodorant market from time to time over the years wanting to find a way to keep body odor at bay without possibly putting my good health in peril. Chemicals typically found in antiperspirants that I&#8217;d rather do without include aluminum-based compounds, propylene glycol, steareths, and triclosan. The worry is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recycle Your Old TV</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/06/10/recycle-your-old-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/06/10/recycle-your-old-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste Reduction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Friday, June 12, is the big day of the digital television transition. If you&#8217;re taking this opportunity to get rid of your analog TV and go digital, plan a proper green send off for your old pal, by recycling it. I&#8217;m sticking with my analog but I know that others may see this as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sparkling, Green Teeth</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/05/11/sparkling-green-teeth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/05/11/sparkling-green-teeth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 15:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When thoughts turn to spring cleaning, as they do for many this time of year, most people don&#8217;t think of their teeth. But there are eco-options available that deliver a bright smile without all the chemicals and waste. True, toothbrushes are small, but we go through a lot of them. If someone replaces their toothbrush [...]]]></description>
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