“Making the commitment to be organized in the first place is an absolutely necessary component to manifesting your deeper dreams and desires. Organizing, which was seen as a luxury in the past, is a requirement for survival in the modern world.” ~Lanna Nakone According to organizational expert Peter Walsh, 200 million people in the Unites… Read More
Healthy Cleaning
The True Cost of Clutter
Living in a healthy home that is loaded with clutter is a bit of an oxymoron. It’s true; clutter can create health problems by allowing more dust, dirt and debris to accumulate. However, clutter represents much more than the physical, tangible stuff that fills our drawers, lines our cabinets, stuffs our garages and suffocates our… Read More
3 Reasons to Leave Your Shoes at the Door
In many parts of the world such as Japan and Hawaii, it is customary to take off your shoes before entering a home. In fact, our relatives reside in Hawaii and we fortunately, have adopted this principal while visiting and also in our daily life at home. It requires a little investment of time, but… Read More
Dirty Secrets Revealed: We’re Dishing on Laundry! Part II
Did the dirty gossip get you hooked? If so, then you’ll be pleased to know in Dirty Secrets Revealed: We’re Dishing on Laundry! Part I, we didn’t reveal all of the secrets. There’s one more… and it’s juicy! Thanks to a gentleman by the name of David Steinman from the Green Patriot Working Group (GPWG)… Read More
Secrets Revealed: We’re Airing Out Your Dirty Laundry!
It is time to get dirty! We are dishing the dirt on your laundry and Ron and I are determined to help you clean up your act! If you are unaware of the potential dangers hiding behind those brightly colored laundry boxes, masquerading summer breeze scents and whiteners & brighteners that are potentially harming your… Read More
Lisa & Ron Beres Share Green Tips on The Rachael Ray Show!
Lisa and Ron Beres, The Healthy Home Dream Team, join Rachael in the studio with their suggestions for keeping your water, air and toys clean and safe at home! Could a simple house plant improve the air quality in your home? Find out as Lisa and Ron Beres, authors of Just Green It, share tips… Read More
Reducing Your Housekeeping Expenses
Looking for a way to reduce those monthly bills and expenditures? Try cutting your housekeeping expenses. Most families are unaware of how much they spend on cleaning their house, and even less aware of how cheaper alternatives can be better for their health and the health of the planet. Here are some ways to downsize… Read More
14 Steps to Properly Clean Up a Broken CFL
“What if I accidentally break a fluorescent lamp in my home?” One thing you do not want to do is to run your vacuum cleaner over the fragments and mercury dust of a broken CFL. You can pretty much throw the vacuum cleaner away after that. Otherwise you risk contaminating everywhere else you use the… Read More