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Happy Halloween!!  Now before you go and cover yourself or your child in makeup from those Halloween makeup kits, think about what’s really in that stuff.  For instance many contain hormone-disrupting paraben preservatives and phthalates. Instead of taking the risk, try an alternative and just buy some natural makeup in the adult makeup section of your store.  Not only will you feel better about using it but also you can use the leftovers for your everyday makeup wear.  Speaking of reusing, for the costume head to your local thrift store, consignment store, Army or Navy surplus store.  Or if you’re like me and are scrounging at the last minute to find some costume in your closet, then use your creative edge and create something from nothing! Good luck and Happy Halloween!!!

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Why not?

Go to any local drugstore and you’ll find Physicians Formula Organic Wear makeup. Or try mineral makeup, or Dr. Hauschaka or Burt Bee’s makeup!

Bring it

Need some ideas for your homemade costume?  This site is sure to help,

http://www.robinsfyi.com/holidays/halloween/costumes.htm

Not so guilty pleasure

Here’s some plant-based lipstick made from vegetable waxes, vitamin E and mineral pigments.  The color is made from iron oxides, making it FD & C dye free and petroleum-free.

http://www.earthmoment.com/product/332350/FlowerColor-Lipstick-Napa-Grape-Frost-0.1-oz

Thanks to Oregonian advocates, bike commuters are “eligible to receive $20 per month in tax-free reimbursements from their employer” as of January 1st.  A law was added last minute into the $700 billion bail out plan that now along with public transit riders, bike commuters will benefit slightly from the bail out plan.

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Not so guilty pleasure

Above is just more incentive to join the ever-increasing bike commuter population.  But don’t forget to be safe and wear your helmet!

http://www.earthmoment.com/product/26721496/HELMETS-R-US-HEL08SBLACK-YOUTH-BIKE-HELMET-BLACK-SMALL

Would you consider yourself artistic?  And you have a passion for environmentalism?  If yes then I’ve got a couple of options for you to combine the two with an opportunity for you to showcase your skills.  There are three contests with deadlines approaching fast. One is for filmmakers to make a video that shows “your activities and why you think it’s important to take care of rivers,” deadline is Halloween but you could win a Prius!  The second is for photographers to take a photo that shows “what fair financing and being a fair trade consumer means to you,” deadline is also Halloween, winner gets a chance to visit one of Olkocredit’s fair trade project partners.  Lastly, for those beat-making DJ’s you have a chance to win $400 bucks and be linked to a documentary if you remix bluesman Joe L. Carter’s song “Mr. Waterman,” deadline Dec. 16.  Get down with your planet-loving artsy-fartsy self!

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Why not?

Filmmakers enter here, http://tomsofmaine.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/tomsofmaine.cfg/php/enduser/doc_serve.php?2=riverstories

Photographers enter here, http://www.oikocredit.org/fairtrade/en/doc.phtml?p=fairtrade_photo_competition_en

DJ’s enter here, http://www.waterfrontmovie.com/

Not so guilty pleasure

Here’s a bag that will work for all three art categories above, it has separate compartments for your camera, lenses and accessories and a spot that fits a 15 inch laptop.

http://www.earthmoment.com/product/21880976/CASE-LOGIC-SLRC-4-SLR-CAMERA-and-LAPTOP-BACKPACK

As we all know the economy isn’t looking so hot lately.  Unemployment is rising and many people are having a hard time finding a job while others are worried about losing their job. It’s the time to scrounge up as much extra cash as possible.  So here are a couple of options below that will add a little dough in the wallet but they are also good for the environment.  Yes, Recycling = Some moneys for you. No need to add guilt on top of the stress many American’s are under these days. 

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Why not?

Don’t trash your old cell phone, recycle it.  Find which model your old phone is, submit your info and send off your useless mobile and wait for the cash to be mailed to you!

http://www.cellforcash.com/

Bring it

Here’s another site that allows you to ship in your old electronics to be refurbished.  Once your device is fixed or recycled, you get cash!

http://www.gazelle.com/

Not so guilty pleasure

Get rid of that DVD player you can’t fix by sending it off to get refurbished and with your extra cash you got from it, buy a new one!

http://www.earthmoment.com/product/11059857/Philips-DVP5140-DVD-player

Listen to ZZ Top; you’ve got legs, use ‘em!  Sure biking is great, but walking from place to place is totally underrated, thanks to Google Maps’ new walking directions feature you can utilize those gams more often.  Just type in your destination location like usual, then use the drop down menu to the left and instead of selecting ‘by car’ or ‘by public transit’ select ‘walking.’  Easy as pie, it’s picking out which shoes to wear for this trek that’s the hard part.

GET INTO IT        

Why not?

Get to walkin’!

http://maps.google.com/maps

Not so guilty pleasure

Momma needs a new pair of shoes, decent walking shoes that is.

http://www.earthmoment.com/product/18478357/Spring-Boost-Womens-B-Walk-Walking-Shoes