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Happy Earth Day!

I feel like I need to do a post for Earth Day as the principals of the day are so ingrained for me personally so a day focusing on these things needs to be acknowledged.  I haven't written out a thoughtful, provoking post so ... I present an earth day round up:

 -Eco friendly make-up

 -A fun idea from NASA:
Don't forget to participate in #NASA's #GlobalSelfie today! Walk outside, take a pic and note your location. Share your pics with us too!
We will post your photo on our Blog and social networks.
Read more about #GlobalSelfie on: their blog
Read more about #GlobalSelfie on: Nasa's web page

 -Sell stuff you are done with, rather than just throwing it away to fill up a landfill.  It may be a bit more effort.  If you don't want to put forth the effort, maybe list it for free on craigslist.  It'll go fast and you'll be done with it.

 -Some fun blogs to follow with eco-friendly ideas all year long.

 -Eco-friendly home

 -Ellen!
-And Ellen on farmers markets

 Happy Earth Day, everyone!  Let's make it last all year.
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