Archive for November, 2011

There is something out there on the market called edible printer ink, and it is becoming increasingly popular.  This product was designed to appeal to event planners, specialty cake designers or simple hosts of extravagant and unique parties.  It is yet to be determined if the taste of this ink is good, but it surely makes for an interesting party favor. Continue reading “Edible ink and paper” »

In the world today, fear of a global meltdown are growing and spreading.  It has become painfully real that the simple, every day choices people make are having an increasingly devastating effect on the planet.  It seems standard for individuals to believe their effort will not be enough to fix an enormous problem, but if every person who thought that made that effort anyway, a change would happen.  There are many ways to make a difference, some easy and some extreme. Continue reading “Recycling your empty toner cartridges” »

This year, the first of what you hope to be a number of kids was born.  It was the most exhilarating experience of your young life, but it surely kept you out of commission for a while.  Though all of this was to be expected, what you weren’t expecting was your husband to lose his job.  After working for the same company for 12 years, his position was eliminated in an attempt to reduce spending by the company.  He got a nice severance and will collect unemployment wages until he can find something else, but starting a new family on half the planned budget has been tough. Continue reading “Cheap birthday decorations” »