tip Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/tip/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:17:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Don’t Let Mosquitoes Bug Your BBQ https://smthingscount.com/2020/08/22/dont-let-mosquitoes-bug-your-bbq/ Sat, 22 Aug 2020 17:37:08 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9625 Were you “bugged” at your BBQ last weekend?  Next time, solve the problem NOT by spraying toxic chemicals but by using your BBQ to chase

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]]> Put Your Fish to Work https://smthingscount.com/2020/06/27/put-your-fish-to-work/ Sat, 27 Jun 2020 15:18:14 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9374 Don’t waste that water your fish have enriched with nutrients.  When cleaning the fish tank, use the water on your plants and trees. You think

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]]> ReStore Your Home https://smthingscount.com/2020/06/13/restore-your-home/ Sat, 13 Jun 2020 16:50:00 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9294 As you plan repairs and remodel, check to see if Habitat for Humanity has a ReStore in your community. They sell quality used and new

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]]> Stop That Junk Mail Now! https://smthingscount.com/2020/03/07/stop-that-junk-mail-now/ Sat, 07 Mar 2020 17:01:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8959 Learn how to atop junk mail at Eco Cycle. Meanwhile, recycle it and newspapers.  Each mature tree this saves will consume thirteen pounds of carbon

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]]> Harmful Mermaid’s Tears https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/29/harmful-mermaids-tears/ Sat, 29 Feb 2020 18:44:43 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8931 Some cosmetics contain plastic microbeads (AKA mermaid’s tears) that end up in our water system and harm wildlife.  Do NOT wash them down the drain. 

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]]> Once You’ve Unwrapped Those Gifts…. https://smthingscount.com/2019/12/21/once-youve-unwrapped-those-gifts/ Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:01:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8695 DON’T BURN THAT GIFT WRAP IN YOUR FIREPLACE!  The metals and ink in much of the paper cause many fires each year and send harmful

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]]> Ice Plant or Not, Ice Cubes are Handy https://smthingscount.com/2019/11/02/ice-plant-or-not-ice-cubes-are-handy/ Sat, 02 Nov 2019 15:36:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8538 If you drop an ice cube (or not), stick it into a houseplant.  Because ice cubes melt slowly,  there’s not the usual water overflow into

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]]> Saving Can Be Cool in the Summer https://smthingscount.com/2019/06/22/saving-can-be-cool-in-the-summer/ Sat, 22 Jun 2019 18:03:32 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8208 Here are a few hints to keep your house–and so yourself–cool this summer: 1) Open up the window coverings when sunlight isn’t streaming through, then

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]]> Toxic Flame Retardants in Your Bed https://smthingscount.com/2018/09/29/toxic-flame-retardants-in-your-bed/ Sat, 29 Sep 2018 17:08:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7345 Looking for furniture, mattress, or children’s items that do not contain toxic flame-retardant chemicals but are fire-resistant?  Go to http://greensciencepolicy.org/topics/consumer–   Chemical flame retardants do a good

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]]> Grow a Healthy Adult https://smthingscount.com/2018/09/22/grow-a-healthy-adult/ Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:41:10 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7315 Help your kids avoid respiratory problems as adults by having greenery around your home now. So says new research. They’ve discovered that children who grow

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