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 Being in Real Estate and working with buyers and sellers, I try to educate myself in my profession by continuing to grow.  Lets all grow together.

As I am sure you all have heard about Going Green!!!! Well after hearing it so much I started to learn a little bit more about it from a REALTORS® standpoint. On the other hand this is an issue that everyone should take part in everyday.  We all have no problem doing the complaining about the prices of things, living expenses, spending extra money for upgrades, just the all around cost of life, but do we help change it?  Why do we want the Government to help us all out of a mess that WE all have been a part off, when we all have a chance to make a change for the better of all mankind.  If we would stand together on Going Green, then we would make so many wonderful changes that we can stop complaining and start enjoying life.  So now that I am done lecturing all of us (including myself) here are just a few tips that can help you see things different and maybe encourage all of us make a difference. 

Making our home a little bit more environmentally friendly is the way to start.  Now of course you can not call your home a Green Home as this has to be certified and designated by a professional. But we can at least make some changes that we can tell people that we LIVE GREEN. 

Living Green is just basic everyday things that we do not realize they can change anything, but they do.  Recycle, Recycle, Recycle.  Almost everything we use through out the day can be recycled, or reused by others for something.  Lets start with some basics.

Energy Star appliances, HVAC, drywall that is paperless, windows, water saving  features through out the home.  Now I know your thinking that you do not have the money for all of this stuff and that is ok.  A little at a time is better than nothing.  But these changes in itself will save you more in the long run on your bills alone. Also maybe making some landscaping changes with plants that are not so thirsty.

Other things that are re-cycled and reused are:

Cans, glass, paper, cardboard, plastic of course.  But have you ever thought about some of the things that can just be re-used by others that do not need recycled in order to be used.

Old fabric ( cut up in pieces if to worn to donate) buttons, coffee cans, toilet rolls, newspaper, hangers, yarn, thread spools, are things that the preschools love to have.  They help the children to learn to be creative. They are the future!!!!!!!!!!

Donating old blankets, towels, pillows, sheets help keep our little creatures of the world by donating them to the ASPCA.  Just another re-used item.

I know you have all heard of the one about saving the tops (pink) from the yoplait yogurt containers, which has helped to fight Breast Cancer  in finding cures and treatment. If you are not able to recycle then find a way to donate.

Lets all pull together.  Improve our thinking in everything we do to conserve, restore, re-use, recycle.