Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Conscious Holdiay Tips & Ideas -- As promised, I'll continue to offer wonderful eco-conscious gift and celebration options for you to consider over the holidays - and for any upcoming holdiay season, be it a birthday or an office celebration. I'll probably continue this until mid/late-december, so keep dropping by for fun craft and other tips! - As I mentioned before houseplants make wonderful gifts, but this holiday let's purchase a living, potted Christmas tree (it removes carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, ammonia, ozone and nitrogen oxides). A living Xmas tree can be donated to individuals, the city, schools or parks when the season is over. Alternatively, plant it in your own yard for privacy, shade or erosion control. - Dehydrated, canned or preserved foods - especially those you have grown - make excellent gifts. Alternatively look for locally produced jams and preserves. Frozen homemade meals are treasured gifts for time-suppressed or physically limited indivi...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better. " ~ King Whitney Jr. -- Conscious Holiday Tips -- Today, as promised, we continue to offer more conscious holiday tips, ways to green your events and green eco-gifts that benefit the planet and the gift recipient. Consider the following - Dimmer switches or compact fluorescent bulbs; don’t forget those 3-way CFL bulbs for lamps, the smaller ones for chandeliers and outdoor lighting. The gift recipeint benefits by having a convenient way to reduce energy consumption. Some retailers and power companies continue to offer rebates, so be sure and keep the receipts for these purchases and you might be able to save a little money too! - For the gardener on your list a s...

--Quote of the Day -- "Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value" ~ Albert Einstein -- Announcements -- The Brummets have recently been featured on two wonderful sites. Brandi Drury has opened up a great opportunity for readers and authors via BK Walker Books : http://bkwalkerbooks.weebly.com - She has decided to feature our work there and also on her blog: http://bkwalkerbooksetc.blogspot.com/2009/11/triple-book-feature-by-dave-and-lillian.html Gathering Authors owner Jeannine Morales also featured our work on her site - http://www.gatheringauthors.com - Gathering Authors offers authors an opportunity to join in and share thier written work (stories, articles, books...). Check out the Book Palace page on this site where you can find us featured and our 3 books listed. Both of these were fun experiences; Dave & I are grateful for the opportunity to network with Brandi and Jeannine. -- Authors Read -- Today on Authors Read radio Lillian (me) will be shar...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ …There are so many ways to go green, one of the tenancies for going green is reusing and for the holidays there are so many ways to reuse whether its decor or cloth wrapping – we don’t feel it is boring to reuse – we call it ‘tradition’. …One of the most beloved piece of décor was kind of like an advent calendar, but was a cloth and felt calendar that my mom made with 25 pockets. And behind each pocket she put in little activities that the family would do together each day leading up to the holidays. Whether it was baking gingerbread cookies or going ice skating – it now hangs on my wall and I bet my girls would say it is their favorite thing about the holidays .” ~ Corey Colwell-Lipson Oct 15, 2009 The quote today originates from the Greening Holidays & Events interview that aired on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show back on Oct 15th, 2009. Check out the archived interview by clicking on the hyperlinks here or look to the right to find other rece...

-- Eco-Holiday Gift Giving -- Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing tips on how to green your holiday season this year. Earlier this week I shared some eco-friendly craft and gift ideas that your family or any adult or youth group could participate in. Over the next week I'll be sharing suggested holiday gift giving items that can save the recipient time and money while allowing them to make a lasting difference on the planet - What could be better than celebrating Green on such a holiday as this? * Gift certificates are an exceptional gift option due to the lack of wrapping, time and energy involved, but also because the purchase of these certificates helps keep the local economy strong. Consider the following outlets when looking for gift certificates this year: wine or beer making shop, a new or used bookstore, music lessons, restaurant, recreation centers often offer gift certificates to their programs and courses, exercise/dance/craft classes... some colleges also offer...

-- Weekly Book Promotion Tips Available for Authors! -- Dave & I are very excited to announce a wonderful new writer's tip service that AllBooks Review will offer as of today! These tips are excerpted from our author's marketing plan guide (e-book) Purple Snowflake Marketing - How to Make Your Book Stand Out in a Crowd . AllBooks Review is the review source for published authors - with at least six blogs, an extensive main site and a strong social-networking system online via twitter, etc. this organization is a huge asset to any author and comes highly recommended in the resource section of our e-book. According to the AllBooks Review sites: " We do not discriminate between TRADITIONAL AND POD PUBLISHERS. Shirley Roe is an author and Managing Editor for AllBooks Review . As a freelance writer,she spends time between Canada and the USA. Her published work, including inspirational articles and award winning poetry, has appeared in magazines, anthologies and daily n...

-- Sharon Klein Show Interviews Lillian Today!!! -- I am very excited to share with you all that I will be interviewed on the Sharon Kleyne Radio Program - interview airs 10 AM (pacific) this morning, however I believe it will also be archived for listeners convenience. Click on the hyper-link above to access the show, or copy the URL listed here: http://www.modavox.com/worldtalkradio/vshow.aspx?sid=1384 -- Last Week's Prize Draw Winners -- Judy won a copy of Tom Riddell's nonfiction book: Pieces of My Path - while Miss Jane won a copy of Lillian Brummet's e-book of poetry - Towards Understanding . -- 5 Fun and Eco-friendly Crafty Gift Ideas -- The joy of the holidays is making its way into our homes and offices, but there are a lot of people out there on constrained budgets, while others want to instill conscious living patterns in their children. Families are aching to spend time together, but sometimes, they just don't know what to do that would be fun for everyone...