Brummet's Conscious Blog

  -- Consumer Attitudes About Green Building By Courtney Patterson  Consumer interest in green building exploded in 2007, and it's still growing. Thanks to extensive media coverage, an increasing number of consumers are becoming familiar with sustainability and green building. Newspapers warn about climate change and soaring gas prices. Retail giants like Wal-Mart have adopted sustainable practices and opened green stores. Hollywood has jumped on the green bandwagon, incorporating green practices in its 2008 Oscars. Home and garden television shows offer a steady stream of shows promoting green living. As the media pushes green building into the mainstream, consumers are becoming more attuned to the benefits of green homes. Home builders have an opportunity to meet consumer demand by adopting practices that improve the energy efficiency, durability, and indoor air quality of homes. It's important to know the variety of consumer att...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Successful organizations will be those  who can do more than embrace change  – they will anticipate, identify and drive it.” ~ Mary Chapman -- Brummet's In the Media --  Drop by the link below to listen to a prerecorded interview with me as a guest on the  Success From the Field radio show, with host: Jim Beach. Show home page: http://www.networkedwealth.com/category/podcasts / The direct link to my interview there is: http://www.networkedwealth.com/lillianbrummet/ -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - Chat room open for live listeners - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day. Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discuss...

I was thrilled to learn of Trusted Nutrients, www.trustednutrients.com , back in late September when Miguel Perez (Certified Sports Nutritionist and Head of Customer Service) connected with me re: taking on a review project for some of their products. I agreed to review Women's Once A Day Essential, Garcinia Cabrogia and Raspberry Ketones. Trusted Nutrients has an extensive online catalog that is very easy to use and time warps while you get lost browsing all the information they have listed there. The are a fairly new company that is looking to become known for being ethically and sustainably run with a tremendous focus on customer service and strong networking relationships. The company is very serious about only manufacturing and distributing the best supplements in the world; according to Miguel “ Our lab is registered with the FDA and adheres to the strictest GMP standards ”. Their products are all natural, their capsules are made of vegetable cellul...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Words have the power to both destroy and heal.  When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.” ~ Buddha -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - Chat room open for live listeners - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day. Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     World of Writing segment series airs every 2-3 weeks or so covering different aspects of this field - we often have guests come in including: proofreaders, reviewers, editors , publishers, publicists, agents, authors and more. Today though, I'll be sharing information  f...

-- Poetry -- Occasionally I like to share some of my published poetry here on this blog. I have in fact another book of poetry coming out this winter, however these 2 poems were excerpted from my first book - Towards Understanding , a collection of 125 of the best poems I'd written between the ages of 16 - 25 or so. *I have a new book coming out this winter with poetry written from 25-42 years of age.   MY DOOR, EVERMORE Soft, shallow music flowing, Birds whispering their quiet, undemanding love, Lustrous trees bending to the powerful wind That’s just outside my door - evermore. Can’t you hear the music from where you stand? The echoed chirps of love? Can you feel the wind blowing, my friend? Just outside my open door – evermore. Inside the open door Is a small, neat, cozy mat. And on its face clearly written: welcome. To your right is a place for your hat. Inside my door - everm...

* Looking for that perfect gift for the holiday season? Why not show your support for this blog and our radio show by visiting our store page on our site where we have 5 books to choose from.  -- Brummet's In The Media --   La Reserva Forest Foundation has a wonderful radio show where they celebrate all things Caribbean, but also have special segments called: Climate Change - We Can Solve It.  Their next episode for this series will be today - it typically runs for 3 hours, 9AM - 12 noon Pacific and they've invited me to be a guest for one hour today from 10 AM - 11 AM Pacific. I love the motto they have: "Let's Get Planting" and the organization will also be featured on our radio show in the near future, which I'm really excited about.  So join me today Sunday, October 27th from 10 AM - 11 AM Pacific time for an inspiring discussion about planting trees, purchasing live xmas trees this season and being wary of unsustainable harv...

Special offer & Contest! Check out the company’s site where you can find a downloadable coupon for $2 off any of Zax’s products: http://zaxhealth.com/special-offers/ Canadian residents only : leave a comment here on our blog and enter to win: 1 full-size tube of a Zax's Facial Redness Cream .     Zax's Original Creams connected with me back on September 12 th regarding reviewing this Canadian company’s natural skincare products. Their products help customers find natural relief from dark circles under the eyes, facial redness, dark spots, heal pain, and more. By September 17 th we had confirmed which products I was to review, they were shipped out later that week and I received them by October 2 nd . This company had one of the fastest shipping I’ve seen; the products arrived in a cardboard shipping box with recyclable packaging – however I didn’t notice until a tube was empty that the tube itself is not recyclable, thoug...