Green Valentines

The cool thing about making your own Valentines is that ANYTHING can turn into a heart.
A comic
Wrapping paper
Hilary Clinton's face in the newspaper
...
You too can be the proud creator of a Valentine full of the faces of Presidential hopefuls. Isn't that better than your typical v-day cards with Garfield on them?
For serious though. Recycle all that old media. Your friends will thank you for the lack of cheesiness (and so will the trees).



If you're not the crafty type, you can always look for gift advice from the pros:
The Sierra Club recommends vintage jewelry and fair trade chocolate.

InHabitat recommends Sustainable Skivvies.

Even the state of UTAH has its act together, for pity's sake, and recommends that you take public transit out on your dates.

Waste Paper - It's Not Junk Mail, but It's Not Necessary...

Today I will offer a boring tip. Cut down on your mail that isn't your junk mail.



1. Get your bank statements online. Sign up for online bill pay for your insurance, credit card, utility, rent, and loan payments if possible.

2. Stop getting the newspaper delivered. If you must read it (I am one of those bad tactile people), cut down to weekends or W-Sat. If you can't cut down on the paper, ask your carrier to stop using plastic bags, or only to use plastic bags when it is raining.

3. File your taxes online - if you make less than $50k, the State of California will let you do it for freeeeee... (if I read correctly at the library).