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4 Reasons to Declutter Your Home and Why It Will Make You Happier

Post author:Valerie Soleil, B.A., LL.B.
Post published:July 6, 2018
Post category:Home Improvement & DIY Lifestyle
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When you declutter your home, you put your thoughts in order too. Don’t believe me? In fact, there is scientific evidence that a messy house is bad for your mental state. Take a good, hard look around your home. Is it clean and tidy? Or is it, like many modern homes, piled high with bits of paperwork, miscellaneous tech devices, chargers, laundry, ironing,…

If You Still Don’t Know Why Recycling Is Important, We Need to Talk

Post author:Valerie Soleil, B.A., LL.B.
Post published:August 10, 2017
Post category:Environment & Planet
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It’s easier for us to assume that everyone knows why recycling is important. Still, there is overwhelming statistics that indicate it’s not true. You would think by now, everyone would be on top of their recycling game. After all, we have been talking about it for well over 50 years. Rather than bore you with another list of ways to recycle, we want…

How to Keep Your Home Clutter Free (It’s Easier Than You Think)

Post author:Valerie Soleil, B.A., LL.B.
Post published:May 15, 2017
Post category:Home Improvement & DIY Lifestyle
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With today’s busy lifestyles and the consumerist mindset that makes us buy unnecessary stuff, keeping our home clutter free may be a challenge. “Cleanliness makes it easier to see the details.” ― Aniekee Tochukwu Ezekiel The cleanliness of your house is as important as the cleanliness of your body. They say that a healthy body resides in a healthy mind. In order to…

This Incredible Artist Creates Amazing Street Art Murals From Trash

Post author:Valerie Soleil, B.A., LL.B.
Post published:July 17, 2015
Post category:Design Inspirational
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Bordalo II is a promising artist trying to change the world through street art. His works are a way of condemning the “throwaway culture” that dominates the world we live in and transmitting the message of recycling. What a mission, and what an amazing way to achieve it! Bordalo II goes against the flow of overconsumption and rapid obsolescence. Animal suffering due to…

The Secret Life of Garbage That You Throw Out – Infographic

Post author:Panos Karam
Post published:May 3, 2015
Post category:Environment & Planet
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It’s a routine chore every week. Sort the recycling and take out the trash. Then, sometime in the morning or while you’re at work, the trash man comes to haul it away. But what happens after that? And where does the garbage go that isn’t picked up? So which is the secret life of garbage we throw out every day? It’s estimated that…

Gregory Kloehn Repurposes Trash Into Vibrant Houses for the Homeless

Post author:Panos Karam
Post published:June 30, 2014
Post category:Home Improvement & DIY Inspirational Life Hacks
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The necessity to shelter the homeless is a prevalent and widespread reality for many urban areas, including Oakland, California, the hometown of American artist Gregory Kloehn who is using his creative capacity as an action for change. As the founder of the ‘homeless homes project‘ — a community has driven initiative — Kloehn has realized a low-cost, practical and imaginative solution for the construction of…

Coca-Cola Invents 16 Crazy Caps to Turn Empty Bottles Into Useful Objects with ‘2nd Lives’

Post author:Panos Karam
Post published:June 14, 2014
Post category:Environment & Planet Home Improvement & DIY
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Rejoice, happy-go-lucky and environmentally conscious Coca-Cola lovers. Thanks to this new "2nd Lives" kit from the brand, you can now transform your empty bottle of Coka-Cola into something even more delightful. Is that just an empty bottle? Nope, it's a squirt gun. Useless piece of trash? Nope, it's a pencil sharpener or the perfect rattle for your baby. Make your children happy. Give…