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Today, while I was thumbing around and passing through some random blogs, I found an ad that said “Buy Shoes. Save Lives”. Well, this got my attention needless to say and led me to finding BuyShoesSaveLives.com. They seem legit enough.

They are open about their beliefs, and their intentions as well as things they can’t promise. Such as, they pay fair wages and attempt to do everything that fair trade would expect (although they are not eligible because fair trade deals with commodities and agriculture). They admit that they can’t confirm whether the cotton they use are fair trade certified or not.

You can see all of the kids they have helped, mostly by paying for surgeries that saved their lives. These surgeries would not have been possible otherwise.

The shoes aren’t bad looking, and they claim they are extremely durable. I don’t see any harm in giving them a try, every little bit helps to save another child that does not have a chance for the health care they need.

Read all about the organization here, see the children here, or start shopping here!

*photo courtesy of BuyShoesSaveLives.com

How many plastic shopping bags have you got stored under your sink, in a drawer, or in a specialty container right now? If you’re like me, there are way too many to count and they take up valuable space. But what do you do with them? Most people know how bad they are for our environment, which is why a lot of us hang on to them hoping for the best.

Why not just not use them at all? I was pretty surprised to see our local grocery store selling their branded reusable bags. More and more stores are doing this, but I figured it would be a while until anyone in this area would catch on (very small town). They are priced at 89 cents, so I plan on buying at least a handful of them to start with. However, they are pretty basic and plain.

There are several companies that are selling “trendy” reusable bags. One of the best places I’ve found is ReusableBags.com because they truly have an impressive selection. The picture here is one of the many products they carry; they have shopping bags, totes, lunch bags, produce bags, and more! Nice, huh?

Plastic bags are not biodegradable and take an extremely long time time to break down, and even when they start to, they are only breaking down into smaller pieces. Many ocean dwelling animals mistake them for food, resulting in their death.

Eco Mama talks about her choice of reusable bags, and her struggle with a husband that just doesn’t “get it” yet here.

I have sat and debated whether I wanted to partake in this “Worldwide Link Love” that I was invited to join. I finally figured, what could it really hurt? So, here it goes. Please note, that I did not write any of the following. It is what’s required to be posted in order to join in…

Join the Worldwide Link Love!

Benefits of Worldwide Link Love!

1. Make new friends around the world.
2. Feel the Link Love.
3. Gain new readers and subscribers.

Rules:

1. Copy from ~* start copying here *~ to ~* end copying here *~ and paste it on your blog.
2. At the end of the list, put your name and the country your in, it doesn’t matter what’s your nationality just put the country where you are publishing your blog. Dont forget to put links at your name.
3. If u have many blogs, you can link all of it, just make sure you post the same on each blog.
4. Tip for blogspot* users: make sure you copy and paste the code in Compose mode.
5. If you would like to join please follow the instructions above!

Worldwide Link Love! Participants

Julia (Philippines)
Blog Tambayan (Philippines)
Mind Relaxing Ideas (Philippines)
BROOD Online Portal (Philippines)
The Blog Reviewer (Philippines)
The Good and The Bad News Around Us (Philippines)
Pagod Ka Na Bang Maging si Juan? (Philippines)
Ordinary People, Ordinary Day (Philippines)
Catherine (Malaysia)
Make Money Online (Philippines)
Saving Lives, (Minneapolis, United States)
New York Renovator, (New York, United States)
Entrecard Favorites (New Jersey, United States)
Hulag (Iloilo City, Philippines)
Roxiticus Desperate Housewives (New York, United States)
Mariuca’s Perfume Gallery (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)
The Buzz (Auckland, New Zealand)
New York Traveler.net (New York, United States)
The Sewing Mom (Texas, United States)
Back 2 the Land (Washington, United States)
Eleanor Blog (Scotland)
Freaky Frugalite (New York, United States)
Robin’s Woods (Washington, United States)
Daisy the Curly Cat (Florida, United States)
Make Money Online for Free (Florida, United States)
Prove Me Wrong (Metro Manila, Philippines)
Happierlife (United States)
Mountain Dewknight (Colorado Springs, United States)
Bec’s Life (Melbourne, Australia) Personal Finance Management Guide (Brewster, United States)
Joshuaongys (Kuala, Lumpur Malaysia)
Technology Blog and More (Florida, United States)
tumawa k kabayan(san mateo, california United States)
mckhoii- The Fag Authority(Baguio City Philippines)
3POINT8 (Subang Malaysia)
REENASHWINA(Penang Malaysia)
saphrym-The mind is a terrible thing to close.(Maysville, KY United States)
Michael Aulia’s Tech Blog(Melbourne Australia)
Scramories-Scrapbooking for others(North Carolina United States)
Successful Affiliate Marketing Strategies(Montreal Canada)
Scott’s Space(United Kingdom)
Henry’s World (North Carolina, United States)
Frank Kanu’s Books (Triad, NC, United States)
Mom’s Write Stuff (North Carolina, United States)
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There are numerous ways that individuals can have a huge impact on our growing environmental issues. However, many people tend to think that making one small change isn’t going to affect much at all. That one person’s actions may not be enormous, but if everyone would change one small thing each week, it would really add up. I think I’ll post about some of these things from time to time, and thought I’d start with that right now…

I understand that Google is the probably the most popular means of searching the internet today, but there are many who still have been hesitant make that switch from Yahoo! or MSN. Personally, I like Dogpile because it combines all of them. That’s another story, though.

Ecocho is something I will be trying to remember to use daily from now on. What in the world is Ecocho? It’s a new search engine powered by Yahoo!, but there’s more to it. For every 1,000 searches performed on their site they plant two trees to offset carbon pollution! You’ve probably heard how important trees are to our environment, and how we are dangerously losing them everyday.

Next time you need to search for something, why not do a couple of those searches on Ecocho and help save our earth at the same time?

Photo courtesy http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwest/156701831/
Considering it is “public”, I assumed it was ok to use it! If you find it isn’t please contact asap.

I found this fun little place while I was browsing around at Henry’s World. Yeah, it may be a little cheesy, but who couldn’t use a little more cheese in their life these days? When I actually take or have the time, I enjoy finding quirky little things that can bring a much needed chuckle! So, if you are brave enough, why not head over and see what your slogan should be!

Yay! I have not traveled much to anywhere. However, I had so much fun researching, and learning about a place called “Jake’s” in the Caribbean. I spent so much time reading reviews, personal accounts, and their history, that I felt I had been there. I started out writing it for fun, but it turned out to be an article of over 1,000 words. I truly loved reading and learning about this place – so much so that I really want to visit there someday.

Right now, it is late. I’m tired, and rambling. It’s three in the morning! What am I doing up? I’m excited…I’ve been accepted to write for today.com and I have the possibility of writing for a national television show! So, I’m sure you can understand my excitement. Sure, I’ve written for some awesome websites and companies, but should I be given the opportunity to write for this… well, that would be more than wonderful!

Hi! Thanks for visiting, and for those who have been expecting to see me get a personal blog up… well, let’s just say I’m a database dummy! Thanks to The Dudley Shop for being willing to take the time and try to walk me through getting Word Press up and running. In the end, my web host came through, though! It was nice that they implemented a tool that tells me exactly what to use for PHP scripts, and they host for free!

If you have no idea who I am, then it’s nice to meet you! I am a freelance writer working from home so I can stay home with our son. I’ve been wanting to get this blog up for a little while now, and it really has not particular purpose! It’s just a place to relax, and share tidbits, experiences, or anything I find interesting. It’s likely to end up with scattered subjects, and quite possibly, things that happen around here from time to time.

Thank you for stopping by… I hope to meet some new, wonderful people!