Let’s Ditch the Plastic in July! I know many of us have been concerned about the problem of plastic for a while now. We hate how it’s choking our planet and the creatures that live here, especially in our oceans. UN.org reports plastic pollution has a tremendously harmful impact on marine resources: As much as […]
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Happy Birthday, Norwex! For as long as I’ve been with Norwex, our corporate anniversary always brings to mind just how very proud I am to be a part of this company. So, in light of our 26th birthday this month, I wanted to share a few of the reasons why I’m truly honored to call Norwex […]
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Show Dad the Love! Easy Gift Ideas the Entire Family Can Do Father’s Day is June 21, which made me think about how the most meaningful gifts usually come from the heart and rarely a store—at least in my experience. So to honor Dad in a special way, I wanted to share some ideas the […]
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Coronavirus Environmental Impacts There’s no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the world in ways most of us never could have imagined. The loss of life, health and jobs has been unprecedented, and our former way of living is now just a fond memory for many. But as I’ve been viewing the world […]
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Convenient Ways to Live More Sustainably Have you ever thought about how many daily habits are formed based purely on convenience, like grabbing a single-use water bottle instead of something more sustainable? Isn’t it interesting how once formed, these habits can become almost second nature to us? But habits born of convenience can sometimes put […]
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Heartfelt Ways to Show You Care I am grateful and honored to work for a company that was recently able to donate one million masks to help with the personal protection equipment (PPE) shortage through our “A Million Masks. A Million Thank Yous.” initiative. You can read more about it in the blog by one […]
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Ways to celebrate the planet from home Earth Day will be here soon (April 22), and it’s time to celebrate the planet. But for many, the ongoing pandemic means that in-person group activities may not be practical or even possible. So while celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we’ll celebrate the very first Digital […]
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How Going Dark Helps Shine the Light Earth Hour is coming up this Saturday, March 28, at 8:30 p.m., local time! Every year, our Norwex Movement family likes to do our part to shed light (or in this case, “go dark”) to help support our planet. We’ll join more than 180 countries around the world […]
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Addressing the Water Crisis World Water Day is just around the corner, on March 22—making now the perfect time to bring about some water awareness! Did you know that over 2.2 billion people (almost one-third of the global population) are without access to clean and safe drinking water? And that number is growing. Currently, just […]
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No Need for Chemicals Is your refrigerator getting grungy? If you can’t remember when you last gave it a thorough cleansing, now may be a good time. The good news is you don’t need harmful chemicals! Here’s how. Begin by taking everything out. This is also a good opportunity to toss any food that’s expired […]
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