Freaky Friday-Pee-cycling?

Hey everyone. I live in AZ and I'm starting to worry about the state of our water supply. I think I'm gonna buy a Pee-To-Water converter so that I can make sure to have enough water to go around. *Insert sarcastic look* here.

A man named Leonardo Manavella has created the "Aqua H2o". Kinda like the new machine that NASA is using. It works with human and animal urine. It filters the urine and is supposed to take away the color and odor and leave clean drinking water. Once the urine is filtered a container or drinking water is available for use. This is designed for drought areas mainly.

I can understand using something like this under an extreme circumstance but, until I'm forced to, I think I'll stick with my tap or bottled water.

You Ready For Some Spring Cleaning?

There's nothing like getting a real deep clean done to your home to make you feel ready to shed those winter blues! Bissell, a brand that has been around for what feels like forever, has released some "greener" tips to getting your home clean this season. Happy Spring Cleaning!

1) Look for cleaning products and tools that are manufactured using recycled components

BISSELL’s new Green Little Green compact deep-cleaner is manufactured in a closed loop process using a minimum of 50 percent post consumer recycled plastic. BISSELL calculates that if every adult in the U.S. purchased a Green Little Green, it would be like recycling 658 million pounds of plastic, or 20 million bags of trash. The tanks and hose are also PVC free, and the carton and inserts are 100 percent recyclable. The new Green Little Green will be on shelves from June, retailing at $89.99.

2) Steam is an all-natural cleaner, sanitizing surfaces without the need for chemicals

BISSELL’s Steam Mop™ uses the disinfecting power of steam to clean hard floors naturally, with no harmful fumes or streaky residue left behind. After cleaning, the Micro Fiber mop pads can be washed and reused, eliminating the waste of disposable cloths. $79.99


3) Instead of using paper towels and disposable surface wipes, opt to turn your fraying t-shirts into good old-fashioned rags. Re-using textiles is a great way to reduce your environmental impact, as well as keep a few extra dollars in your pocket.


3) Not sure what type of impact those chemicals under your sink will have on the environment?

Look for sprays and formulas that are biodegradable, without phosphates, dyes, optical brighteners or heavy metals.

4) If you do have a tough stain, read the label on all sprays and formulas, and look for those that carry Eco-friendly certification like the Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment (DfE) seal

All BISSELL machine formulas carry DfE certification, and BISSELL was recently named a “Champion Formulator” in the DfE program's Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative

St Patricks Day With A Little History Thrown In

I'm not Irish and if I am, it's the smallest amount of all of me. I do recognize the holiday by wearing green, which also happens to be my favorite color. I don't do the green beer or partying but, I think it's fun to dress the part. Must be the woman in me?!

I looked up St.Patrick to see what all the hub bub was about and some of the things I knew over time and some things were a little surprising to me. St.Patrick's day was a religious holiday back in the day. Not surprising since it's an Irish national holiday celebrating a saint. Traditionally, "Saint Patrick's blue" was worn to associate St.Patrick but, the term "wearing of the green" was long associated with Irish nationalism and/or loyalty to the Roman Catholic church. Some protestants have begun wearing orange on St.Patrick's day in defiance. Interesting.

A surprising fact is that it became a national holiday in 1903 in Ireland and the pubs were ordered to be closed on March 17 but, it was changed in the 1970's. Surprising because I'm sure that many people that celebrated this as a religious and national holiday would be amazed at the amount of debauchery that goes on now! Some think that the reason so many have turned this into a secular holiday is this coincides with a pagan festival celebrating the god of wine. Yet another new one for me.

According to wikipedia, St.Patrick was a Roman-Britain born a christian missionary and was captured by Irish raiders and made a slave to Ireland before he escaped, about six years later. There is much more information and even some theories, but I won't type all these up. Happy St. Patrick's day however you celebrate it. Just don't celebrate TOO much!