The Benefits of Slowing Down As the mom of a pre-teen, I am already beginning to sense the growing role that fashion will probably take on in her life. With glossy fashion magazines in abundance at most every grocery store checkout, in addition to radio, TV and Internet ads—not to mention the influence of her […]
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The dangers of dumping unused medications Keeping our homes clean and safe from harmful chemicals is something that is always top of mind. Sometimes, while cleaning out cabinets or drawers, however, you might discover expired prescription medications that you forgot about long ago or simply no longer use. The National Community Pharmacist Association (NCPA) estimates […]
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Society’s Discards Spark Change The Bandon, Oregon-based Washed Ashore Project is on a mission. And they’ve found kindred spirits in Portugese artist Bordalo II as well as photographer Benjamin Von Wong of San Francisco. All three are using society’s discards to make a statement as they literally turn trash into treasure. By bringing their artistic […]
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Ideas for Making a Difference in 2016 You’re Invited to Jump IN, Too As I mentioned in the blog of January 19, the Norwex Movement is Jumping IN to make a difference in 2016. We’ll reach out to others by hosting a community awareness/service project later this year in order to help create awareness about […]
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Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 In a major positive step for the environment, U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law The Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, an act that will ban the manufacturing of products that contain plastic microbeads. According to one report, “Microbeads were deemed instrumental in ‘unnecessary plastic pollution,’ with recent research estimating […]
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Our 2016 Community Service Project 2016 holds great things for the Norwex Movement. We’re taking our message of sustainability even further as we increase awareness about harmful chemicals in our homes and plastics in our environment. How can I make such a bold statement? Because of YOU, our number-one asset, our Norwex Movement members. I […]
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These Common Items May Be Doing More Harm Than Good Home is where the heart is, and it’s important to keep our homes clean and safe for our loved ones. But according to one report, indoor air in homes can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than outdoor air! With how much time we […]
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It isn’t always easy to find time to clean around the house, but when I do have time, I like to be efficient as well as eco-friendly, so I did some research and discovered some cleaning mistakes that many people (including myself) probably make without even realizing it, and what we can do to avoid […]
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These 9 Stores Now Offer Safer Choices The use of chemicals is common throughout many phases of furniture manufacturing. But thanks to California Senate Bill 1019 passed into law last year, consumers now have choices when it comes to whether their furniture’s upholstery contains flame-retarding chemicals. This new law requires that the labels on all […]
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Let’s Jump in Together! As you know, this first week of the new year is typically the time we reflect on what went well last year—and what didn’t go so well—and we resolve to do better in the fresh year that lies gleaming before us. For me, things have fortunately been going very well, but […]
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