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I have a new boyfriend and his name is Dyson!
I love him. End of story.
First off like Jen told me it takes so little time to put the couple things together to get your guy up and running.
babysugar Diaries: Packing List
If you've been keeping up with my babysugar Diaries, you'll know that I'm having to go in for weekly non-stress tests to monitor my amniotic fluid levels. During my last exam, my nurse became concerned by the frequency and strength of the contractions I was having. For obvious reasons, I have started to prepare myself for a possible earlier due date.
Group Therapy: My Boyfriend Cheated
wrote: Okay so I did see two very similar posts on the same thing that I am going through. I had a feeling a few months ago that my boyfriend was cheating on me, but I was never able to find some concrete proof. Well I found a few things that suggested it, thats how the thought got into my head int the first place, but nothing that was concrete enough for confrontation.Greening Your Home: Greening Your Electricity Top 10 tips
There's a lot of information out there on going green in terms of electricity, hydro, wind-power etc. and it can be hard to sift through it all to find what works for you. Here is a really helpful "top 10 list" from Yahoo Green via Treehugger:
Top 10 Tips
Here are 10 highly effective ways to go greener.
Getting savvy about standby power
By Noah Buhayar, Fellow, Rocky Mountain Institute (www.rmi.org) | Ever wonder how much electricity your household appliances use when they're supposedly off—in "standby" or "ready" mode? Think of the clock on your microwave, your DVD player that's on but not playing a movie, or the little sensor on the bottom of your TV that waits for a signal from your remote control. It turns out that these "vampire" loads are gradually sucking away power—a lot of power.What to do with my old Ipod?
As a special surprise for my birthday my parents bought me the new ipod i've wanted for forever. Now that I have my 80 gig classic I have no use for my three year old 20 gig. Thing is, I'm not sure what to do with it now.What Are Your Green Goals? 20 Earth Day Eco-Resolutions
Really Effective Eco-Resolutions for Earth DayFeatured item: APR 18, 2008
Despite the recent spate of encouraging news from the green front, many of us still occasionally fall prey to eco-anxiety when we start thinking about the current state of our environment. But by focusing on the small changes we can make in our everyday lives, we empower ourselves to make socially responsible decisions and choices that will eventually lead to big improvements for our planet.
By driving less, flying direct and canceling junk mail, we’re actually reducing carbon emissions, fighting climate change and saving trees.
Restraining Order Docs Claim Sam Drugged Britney
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TMZ.com:TMZ has obtained a copy of the restraining order issued last Friday in the Britney Spears saga. We've reported on the order but we just got a hard copy. The documents allege Lutfi drugged Britney.
Who would have thunk it.
"Because you’re sexy, you’ve gotten into the habit of switching off your out of use appliances, but did you know that many appliances enter “passive standby” mode when they are turned off (so they can start up quickly when turned back on), and continue to suck energy after you’ve flipped the “off” switch? In fact, as much as 40 percent of the energy used to power appliances is consumed while they are turned off. Unplugging your appliances is a good way to reduce energy waste by as much as 1000 pounds per year, but can be inconvenient.
What You Can Do to Help Solve the Climate Crisis
Excerpted from An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It, by Al Gore (Rodale, 2006)
When considering a problem as vast as global warming, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless. But we need to resist that response, because this crisis will get resolved only if we as individuals take responsibility. By educating ourselves and others, by doing our part to minimize our use and waste of resources, by becoming more politically active and demanding change — in these ways and many others, each of us can make a difference.
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