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Marla H.

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Ban BPA!!

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Nov 24, 2009, 12:33 pm
I snagged this little tidbit from Eco Mama's blog...it's a petition addressed towards FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg in favor of banning BPA in ALL food packaging, including the lining of d...
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RIP Cell Phone

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Nov 19, 2009, 5:07 pm
Technology and my boyfriend seem to not be meshing well lately. First, our Blu-Ray player ceased working. Then, his XBox 360 (after months of working on it...it was free, so he really can&...
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Snow!!

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Nov 17, 2009, 2:26 pm
Yup...snowed for the first time this winter, yesterday. Though, technically the first snow was back at the beginning of October when we got a little dusting on the grass, yesterday was the first...
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Air Dry

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Nov 13, 2009, 3:59 pm
My little step towards green this week has been.... Air drying my dishes :) I'd actually like to thank my friend, Lindsey, for this one. It's super simple, and surprisingly someth...
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Cleaning Out My Pantry

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Nov 8, 2009, 12:35 am
The last few days, I've been working on "cleaning out my pantry", i.e. using all the food and other stuff that's been sitting on my shelves for months, perhaps years, to make room for healthie...
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November...Brrr

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Nov 4, 2009, 7:11 pm
Okay...so I totally fell in love with this picture because it's 1) funny and 2) reminds me that even in the most "formal" of holidays, there's always time to relax. Which is my goal for the m...
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Jealousy No More

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 27, 2009, 8:03 pm
I must admit, for a long time I've been jealous of a lot of green bloggers. I've been jealous of the fact that I don't live in a metropolitan area with a well-established recycling p...
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Show & Tell

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 26, 2009, 12:13 pm
So this is definitely my "cute" moment from the weekend...a few weeks ago, my boyfriend bought a new pair of boots for work. His old ones, which had previously been waterproof, had worn down to ...
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TerraCycle: Gem of the Green World

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 23, 2009, 3:44 pm
There are a lot of companies that try to capitalize on the hype of "green"...some emphasize that they use renewable energy, others make their products out of post-consumer or recycled materials. ...
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Definitely Not Right...

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 22, 2009, 1:17 pm
Sometimes I read something that so infuriates me...I have to vent a little. Today, it's from my hometown. The city has maintained it's own recycling program for almost as long as I...
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Green Halloween

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 22, 2009, 11:28 am
Yep...just a little over a week until kids scamper through the neighborhood in search of sugary treats! I, however, am unsure as to whether or not I'll be participating in the festivities.&n...
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Ugh...Not Dead Yet

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 21, 2009, 3:57 pm
Well, it's official. I've been down and out with some sort of illness since this weekend. Not necessarily the flu, but one of those "All-I-want-to-do-is-sit-on-the-couch-in-misery-...
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Green Light District?

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 16, 2009, 6:27 pm
I found this article about Berlin brothels giving "green" discounts...and I had a good 5 minute laugh about it. It's just wild...but what's good for their business just happens to be goo...
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Blog Action Day 2009

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 15, 2009, 9:30 pm
I signed up to blog today in honor of Blog Action Day--a day set aside in which thousands of people unite to blog about a single cause. This year's cause goes hand in hand with this blog: cl...
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Curtain Call

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 13, 2009, 10:18 pm
My house is in a tiny state of disarray at the moment--my piano is sitting in the center of the entryway, getting to the front door takes some talent, and I'm about 95% confident that Denton will ...
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Great Big Plans

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 12, 2009, 9:54 pm
I always seem to have this syndrome immediately after my birthday. There's the build up, the anticipation, the excitement of getting older (yes, I still get excited when it's my birthday...
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Happy Birthday!!

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 8, 2009, 6:44 pm
To ME!!! That's right...today is my 23rd birthday! And I plan on enjoying my relaxing birthday evening watching Mizzou play Nebraska (and hopefully kick a**). Go Tigers!
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Bright Idea

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 6, 2009, 3:16 pm
I've been spending the last few days relaxing for a change. Well, maybe not really relaxing, but at least feeling better than I have in a while (must have been the Annie's). Sunday...
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Most Amazing Lunch...Possibly Ever

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 3, 2009, 5:53 pm
Keep in mind, I'm not the kind of person who raves about what I had to eat today. Nor am I one of those Lean Cuisine girls..."I had a whole roll of cookie dough", or "I ate a bowl of brownie...
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Frozen Fingertips...And "Grandma Towels"

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 2, 2009, 12:23 pm
As I type this, I'm literally losing the feeling in my fingertips. The landlord said he was sending someone to look at the furnace today, but I kinda blame the big, drafty, old house card on...
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Hello October!

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Oct 1, 2009, 9:30 pm
Yay! It's my favorite month!! I love October...cold weather, changing foliage, pumpkins, my birthday later this month :) But most of all, I'm looking forward to making changes in my lif...
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LILI Never Looked So Sweet

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 29, 2009, 4:57 pm
I may have found my new favorite website. It's called called Low Impact Living, and I'm in love. It's an all-green resource that helps you find products that are practical, green, and bet...
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It's Cold!

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 28, 2009, 11:04 am
Wow...woke up this morning to 40 degrees on the thermometer. Yikes! So, aside from doing the chilly dance across the kitchen floor to the coffeemaker at 6:45 AM, I'm doing pretty fanta...
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Freebie: Pangea Organics

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 25, 2009, 3:54 pm
Freebie Friday!! I love seeing freebies that make me happy, especially at the end of the week :) This one is a sample kit from Pangea Organics, via Allure Magazine. Based in Colorado, Pangea cl...
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Conflict: My Love Affair With Swiffer

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 25, 2009, 3:32 pm
As I sat watching TV with my boyfriend the other night, I found myself yelling at the Swiffer commercial. "You are wasteful," I yelled (like the Swiffer people could hear me). "You just pu...
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"Vision Of Food"...Another Reason To Make Dinner At Home

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 23, 2009, 5:53 pm
During my daily web-surfing, I stumbled upon an article about a photo essay by Jon Feinstein entitled "Vision of Food". The premise: Jon takes random fast food items and photographs them against...
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Happy Birthday!

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 22, 2009, 1:44 pm
To my boyfriend, Denton. He turns 23 today, and I'm about to go put icing on his birthday cake :) Last year's cake said "Denton is old!"....this year's is homemade, and will be less...
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Wow, What A Waste

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 22, 2009, 1:36 pm
So I admit it...I am addicted to A&E's addiction/"We have lots of problems" TV shows. Blame it on the sociologist/psychologist in me. I love watching the misfortunes of others and diss...
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Yes, Even THAT Is "Green"

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 19, 2009, 5:22 pm
I am a freebie fan. I love getting freebies in the mail, sometimes almost too much. My mailman in Hawaii once left me a note in my tiny apartment mailbox that he wasn't going to attemp...
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A First...And A Last

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 19, 2009, 4:27 pm
A few tidbits of happiness to share with you on this lovely Saturday afternoon. I picked up my coat from the dry cleaners earlier this week...I've never (read that, NEVER) had anything dry cleaned...
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Making A List, And Checking It Twice...

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 17, 2009, 5:34 pm
No, not for Christmas. Or my birthday (which is in 21 days). When I read, sometimes I race through the material. I have the uncanny ability, thanks to college, to read large quantities of...
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Home Sweet Home

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 15, 2009, 12:55 pm
I would be lying if I said that I haven't secretly dreamed of owning my own home for...more than several years. College was a virtual nightmare of dorms (aka hollow home shells) that come st...
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Busy Weekend

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 13, 2009, 11:43 pm
Sorry for no new stuff this weekend...I had a mostly jam-packed schedule, which included getting out for a leisurely game of golf on Saturday, witnessing a car crash Saturday night, and sending off my...
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Which One Is Better?

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 10, 2009, 8:33 pm
I have this thought...that's been absolutely haunting me for about a month now. About once a year, I usually get a really nasty cold/illness with an endless runny nose (maybe a TMI, but stic...
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Stuff I Like: Organic Spa Magazine

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 8, 2009, 7:01 pm
I happened to stumble upon the website for Organic Spa while searching for green magazines. (I really, really love to read) If you're not really into the whole subscribing to print magazines...
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"Here We Grow"

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 7, 2009, 8:03 pm
I saw this movie clip on a Huffington Post news story...apparently Whole Foods is going to be showing the movie "Here We Grow" in their stores nationwide. Unfortunately, the nearest Whole Foods ...
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Happy Labor Day!

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 7, 2009, 7:22 pm
Hope you enjoy the day off...I'm gonna take a walk and enjoy what little bits of summer I still can. Plus, walking when you live in a town with decent sidewalks is waaaay greener than drivin...
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Oh Yes, In MY Backyard

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 5, 2009, 12:34 am
Even though I am a newbie to my town, I've been visiting here for more than 2 years. And 2+ years ago, there was very little in the way of "national news-worthy" when it came to Rock Port, M...
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Where To Start...

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 3, 2009, 3:58 pm
Like all good projects, my Green journey has to have a starting point...and if there's one thing that I learned from writing hundreds of papers in college--do your homework! As a person, one...
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An Introduction...

Marla H. posted an article on HonestGreen - Sep 1, 2009, 3:29 pm

This is HonestGreen, and I’m Marla I’m a recent college grad and new transplant to NW Missouri. I...
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About Me

Hey there. I'm a recent college grad...unemployed, sadly (thanks crappy economy)...but seizing the opportunity to pursue other interests that make me exuberant. (i.e. Going Green) Love to make your acquaintance, and I'd love it even more if you'd check out my blog!

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