Oh yes, I think you can! And now I can too. My blender died while I was making my breakfast smoothie…sooo much fun. I called my brother and said “What kind of blender do you have?” He told me, and this is what I got. See how easy all that product research was?
This Oster Classic [...]

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Okay, you might think I’m crazy but it wouldn’t be the first time. I LOVE these things. I’ve held out for several years using grocery bags, etc. to pick up my dog’s lovely leavings, and finally decided it was time for a change.
This little poo bag dispenser (that’s a technical name, by the way) is [...]

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This summer you’ll most likely be going to a picnic or to the lake or somewhere you might need to carry cold drinks. This Wine Carrier from Crate and Barrel will hold two bottles of wine and is insulated to keep chilled bottles cold.
You can also find stackable wine goblets (pictured here) to take along, [...]

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How often do you leave the house with a snack for yourself or your toddler packed in a non-recyclable zip top baggie? Too often, right?
Preserve Food Storage Containers are reusable, they’re made from recycled plastic and you can recycle them in communities with #5 recycling.
They have a seal-tight, screw-top lid and they’re dishwasher safe. Perfect [...]

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The teatime candle set is a really great gift idea. Yes I know Mother’s Day is over, but still.
First, you get three adorable miniature tea cups and saucers that have white peony-scented candles in them. Then, after the candles are burned you can enjoy the cups themselves.
A friend of mine uses them to put strawberry [...]

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Well I can totally lay the blame for this one at the feet of BusyMom.net. I read this line in her blog (”I love to watch my family yell at the refrigerator to get something on the electronic grocery list thingy.”) and was totally intrigued.
The ‘electronic grocery list thingy’ is actually a Smart Shopper. You [...]

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Okay, it looks cool. And it has a cool name. This is the Kor One BPA Free Hydration Vessel.
Kor has thoughtfully made the mouth of the bottle (I mean vessel ) wide enough so you can put ice cubes in your water.
Another nice touch is that Kor is donating 1 percent of sales to support [...]

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Ooooh! A doormat made of recycled flip flops? Cool! And very ecofriendly and hip, too.
So, my idea for the mat is to use it in the kitchen. I love wearing flip flops because they’re so comfy and squishy. Wouldn’t it be great to stand on this instead of a hard, boring floor? Sure it would!
Doormat [...]

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Last summer I tried drying sheets outside on my deck. In addition to keeping my house cool, it’s a big energy saver. But my drying rack didn’t work so well.
This Gaiam Expanding Mountable Drying Rack is perfect!  All you have to do is attach it to your porch or deck rail. Simple and fast. I [...]

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Aren’t these lanterns pretty? You’d never guess they’re made from scraps of misprinted tin. That’s why they’re called Misprint Lanterns.
When a sheet metal factory makes a misprint (think Coke cans) they typically destroy the metal sheets. But a design team has come up with this ingenious idea to use the remnants and make them into [...]

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