Articles tagged “Shoes”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Recycle Your Used Running Shoes By Collin Dunn IN Fashion & Beauty Feb 1 2008 If you have a pair or two of old running shoes that don't see much action these days, but still have a few miles left on them, check out Recycled Runners, a Web site that offers a handful of ways to help take your old shoes off your hands without sending them to the landfill. If you've literally run your shoes into the + READ MORE

Map Your Run By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Jan 31 2008 Plan a jogging route around your neighborhood on MapMyRun, or pick out a route someone else already plotted out. You will also find free tools to help you keep track of workouts, exercise routines, and training schedules, as well as weight changes, shoe mileage, and even morale. + READ MORE

Discover 16 Little-Known Ways You Can Reuse, Recycle Egg Cartons By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 30 2008 Although all the eggs have been steamed, baked, fried, or scrambled, the carton they came in doesn't have to go right in the trash. Reinforce the bottom of a trash bag with an open egg carton Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments below. + READ MORE

Request a Clothing Recycling Bin from Wearable Collections By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Jan 30 2008 While most clothing brands don't have a take-back program like Patagonia does, Manhattanites in the Big Apple have another option that makes recycling used duds as easy as recycling bottles. cans. and newspapers. Wearable Collections makes it easy for people to donate used clothing by placing collection bins in their... + READ MORE

Remember to Take Your Lunch By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 25 2008 As part of our Get Recession-Ready series, I advocated taking your lunch to work. Maybe you could put your bus fare on top of your lunch!What is your trick for remembering to take your lunch with you in the morning? + READ MORE

Join the Shift to Thrift By Lloyd Alter IN Tech & Transport Jan 21 2008 In the United Kingdom, one of the surprise hits in the book world is David Kynaston's Austerity Britain, 1945-1951 (2008, Walker & Company), which documents the way Britons adapted to the dire shortages after World War II.Create a soap ball in the kitchen: Collect tiny fragments of soap from elsewhere in the house, then + READ MORE

Give Yourself DIY Cardiac Bypass Surgery By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Jan 7 2008 It isn't as grisly as it sounds: You can give yourself on-the-spot cardiac bypass surgery with nothing more high-tech than a pair of running shoes, according to cardiologists at Harvard Medical School. But just like cardiac bypass surgery attempts to reroute blood around clogged vessels to create new pathways to your... + READ MORE

Multitask Your Glam Gear in the Wild By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 18 2007 Enjoy a rendezvous with nature, without having to sacrifice your sense of style-or give up your beauty arsenal. Lip gloss or lip balm with SPF: Protect lips and if tinted, rub into cheeks as blush, can be used as fire starter when smeared on cotton balls 2007 © Skipstone Press Difficulty level: Easy + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Assemble a Green Cleaning Kit By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 18 2007 What's not to love about mixing your own cleaning products from tried-and-tested formulas? Oven Cleaner 1 cup or more baking sodawaterA squirt or two of liquid detergent Sprinkle water generously over the bottom of the oven, then cover the grime with enough baking soda that the surface it totally white. + READ MORE

Learn What Goes into Your Clothes By Collin Dunn IN Fashion & Beauty Dec 4 2007 Think about the shirt you're wearing, or your rain jacket, or your shoes: What are they made of? In the case of a single cotton men's polo shirt, it all adds up to a long distance traveled (over 14,000 miles), a lot of carbon dioxide emissions (27 pounds per shirt), 10 ounces of waste produced (roughly the same weight... + READ MORE

Emphasize Important Points Without a Highlighter By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Nov 30 2007 A highlighter once depleted of ink is completely void of purpose. If you still have a dead highlighter or two laying about, waiting to be put to eternal rest, you can also try what one guy did and stick your flash drive inside. + READ MORE

Ride Your Bike All Winter: Part 2 By Lloyd Alter IN Tech & Transport Nov 27 2007 Lots of people ride their bikes all year round; the picture shows a parking area at a train station in Hyvinkaa, Finland, where it gets colder and darker earlier than anywhere in America. Plan your routes: Roads are a lot narrower in winter when they plough the snow to the side but don't remove it.Back roads that left... + READ MORE

Swap Clothes, Shoes Online By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Fashion & Beauty Nov 27 2007 At Swango, folks from across the country can swap clothing and shoes with their fashion soul mates online.You can then apply those credits toward obtaining clothing, shoes, and accessories from other members.Shipping costs are shared by both buyer and sender, who will each dole out around a buck or two per item. + READ MORE

Host a Clothing Swap Party By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 15 2007 Get some friends together and arrange a swap of clothes and accessories you're sure you'll never wear again.Make sure attendees bring only items that they're ready to part with: Nothing is worse than falling in love with another woman's shirt, only to be told she's having second thoughts about giving it up. + READ MORE

Lose Those Shoes Before Entering By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 14 2007 There are myriad reasons for leaving your shoes next to the welcome mat: Your hardwood floors will hold up longer, for instance, without grit and sand constantly grinding into its finish. While adults are by no means immune, childhood lead poisoning remains a major environmental-health problem in the United States,... + READ MORE