Happy Earth Day!

Earth Day everyone!  Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day across the U.S. to bring attention and awareness to the environment.  Nature has given us everything and today is a great day to simply say, “Thank you,” and maybe even give something back in return.  Visit the Earth Day Network to find out things you can do to make a difference in your home, community, and world.  Go to www.earthday.org.  There are different links you can click on throughout the site that will help guide you to take action.  Whether that’s taking a pledge or finding out where you can give back by donating money or volunteering, it’s all on there.  Although Earth Day only comes once a year, why not make every day Earth Day?  There are countless things you can do to help out the environment each and every day and we shouldn’t just wait around for that one day of the year to help out.  Every little action counts, and we can all make a difference.  Hope you had a clean, healthy, and happy Earth Day 2011.  

Hunger + ? = BAD

We all do it…  You’re sitting there watching TV or busy studying/facebooking at home and then all of the sudden you get that hungry feeling and walk into the kitchen to grab a snack.  Your first move is probably to open your pantry/cabinet to see what kind of snacks are inside, but nothing in there satisfies you so you then open the FRIDGE and STAND THERE for a LONG TIME browsing your options.  


Alright, now let’s take a moment to realize what you have just done.  By keeping the fridge open for longer than you need it is a waste of energy because the cold air escapes and it takes more energy to make the fridge cold again once closed.  So next time you’re hungry, have an idea of what you want to snack on or choose quickly and do not to stand there with the fridge wide open trying to make your decision.  This will reduce the amount of energy you consume while also saving you some money on your energy bills.