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National Wildlife Federation – Video Shoot on Getting Kids Outside

Monday, March 5th, 2012

DC area families: Looking for something fun to do this Sunday, March 4th? Join Eco-Active Family at a National Wildlife Federation (NWF) video shoot. Here are the details: National Wildlife Federation “Keeping The Wild Alive” Video Shoot When: March 4rd, 2012  |  10am to 4pm Where: 18557 Woodburn Road, Leesburg, VA 20175 What: The NWF is pledging [...]

Getting Organized for Simplicity’s Sake

Friday, February 10th, 2012

This piece originally appeared in my Green and Simple column on the Old Town Alexandria Patch. Want to simplify and de-clutter your life? Take cues from constructions sites and kindergarten classrooms. Construction projects have always fascinated me, especially large-scale projects, like the National Harbor project or the Woodrow Wilson bridge project. I marvel at how [...]

Getting ready for another blow…

Monday, February 7th, 2011

It looks pretty positive that we’re going to get another blast of snow this week.  More drifting across the driveway, another request to our neighbor to dig us out. We’ll have to get creative for payment (he won’t take cash) as we polished the home brew over the weekend. I found a folder of photos [...]

Getting sorted

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Here in Romania, these children are learning to recycle paper – and they take it very seriously. They want to save forests, but recycling also saves energy and water. In Bucarest, companies collect used paper – and ry to encourage people to sort paper properly as this akes recycling easier. … www.euronews.net Simple Recycling Solutions