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		<title>Bringing Green Walls to your Home</title>
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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 in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2010/03/09/bringing-green-walls-to-your-home/</link>
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		<title>Acadia National Park in Maine</title>
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Looking for a unique holiday for your family?  Want to teach your kids about our amazing natural world and environmental responsibility first-hand?  Do you like hiking, biking, and lobsters?  Look no further than beautiful Maine.
A recent list published by National Geographic Traveler featured Maine as one of the “places doing well” for its authenticity and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2010/02/08/acadia-national-park-in-maine/</link>
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		<title>Not in the Mood to Pedal? That&#8217;s OK</title>
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&#8220;We like our bike.
It is made for three.
Our Mike sits up in back, you see.
We like our Mike and this is why:
Mike does all the work when the hills get high.&#8221;
- Dr Seuss

Image: Sanyo Eneloop
Most trips we take are less than 3 miles from our home.  With our cities and streets becoming more bike-friendly, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2010/01/21/not-in-the-mood-to-pedal-thats-ok/</link>
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		<title>Simple Activities to Help You Stay Fit This Winter</title>
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While it’s freezing outside, don’t freeze your workout routine.  Staying active in the winter can be a feat of willpower when it is tempting to hibernate.  Here are a few suggestions to keep your heart pumping and muscles flexing despite the ice and snow.
In addition to helping you stay healthy, the following ideas are also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2010/01/11/simple-activities-to-help-you-stay-fit-this-winter/</link>
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		<title>Club Soda and Salt Cocktail? Kitchen Stain Recipes for Lipstick, Grass, and More</title>
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You don’t have to cover your furniture in plastic or ban berries from your home. Life gets messy and clothes, furniture and carpets get stained. If you have a few of the key ingredients, such as baking soda, salt and vinegar in your cupboard, you can prevent a lot of those stains from sticking.
Commercial stain [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/12/30/club-soda-and-salt-cocktail-kitchen-stain-recipes-for-lipstick-grass-and-more/</link>
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		<title>Last Minute Green Gift Wrapping Ideas</title>
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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 package [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/12/22/last-minute-green-gift-wrapping-ideas/</link>
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		<title>Water Wise Around the House</title>
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The U.S. population nearly doubled between 1950 and 2000; however, the demand for water during that period more than tripled. Americans now use an average of 100 gallons of water every day, enough to fill 1,600 drinking glasses.¹
With increased demand comes increased prices, not to mention the threat to our water reserves and environment. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/12/04/water-wise-around-the-house/</link>
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		<title>Giving the Gift of Ethics</title>
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Every year at this time I rack my brain trying to think of the perfect gift for friends and family members.  The cliché question of the season seems to permeate my thoughts: What do you buy for the person who has everything?
A couple years ago, after returning from a year in India where I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/12/01/giving-the-gift-of-ethics/</link>
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		<title>The Sexy Side of Soy</title>
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Jimmyjane is a company that makes many sexy products, but when I planned a romantic getaway recently I knew that there was one that would really put a fire under my man.
The company’s Ember massage candles are hot in every sense of the word. Made of 100 percent soy, as the candle burns the room [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/11/10/the-sexy-side-of-soy/</link>
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		<title>5 Smart Steps to Home Savings: The Energy Efficient Way</title>
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Saving energy saves money. And with Americans using a million dollars worth of energy every minute of every day of the year,¹ there are a lot ways to save money through simple, smart and more efficient choices. These decisions can also help cut down on the 40,000 pounds of CO2 that is emitted to create [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/simple-living/2009/11/05/5-smart-steps-to-home-savings-the-energy-efficient-way/</link>
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