| Now that Thanksgiving is over, Christmas
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| | 8. Any homemade item. A knitted hat or
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| gift buying is in full swing. The
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| | scarf.
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| challenge is on! With only a few shopping
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| | 9. Fair-trade organic chocolate or
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| days left and perhaps many gifts still to
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| | coffee. Always a hit.
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| buy; here are a few ways to minimize your
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| | 10. Clothes and other items made from
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| shopping time and frustration and
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| | hemp, wool, or organic cotton.
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| simultaneously make a significant
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| | 11. A roll of postage stamps.
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| difference for the environment. When
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| | 12. Office supplies such as recycled
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| making a few changes in your buying
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| | paper and envelops.
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| styles and habits you can have a
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| | 13 Energy efficient light bulbs, battery
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| considerable impact on the environment
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| | re-chargers, or solar-powered products.
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| with little effort.
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| | 14. First aid kits or emergency road side
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| It's really fairly easy. Just follow some
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| | equipment.
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| of the gift ideas below and enjoy the
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| | 15. Board and card games that will be
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| satisfaction of being part of the "green"
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| | used over and over again.
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| movement by greening your gifts. Make it
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| | 16. For your children, you can open a
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| a truly "green" holiday this year. Take
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| | savings account, buy stocks or bonds.
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| heed!
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| | 17. A gift gasoline card for your
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| Remember try to give gifts that people
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| | teenager or college student.
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| need, can use and are practical. Be
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| | 18. A calendar marked with important
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| creative! Try these......
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| | dates, such as birthdays, anniversaries,
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| 1. Tickets to movies, concerts, museums,
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| | and family gatherings.
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| sporting events, outdoor activities or an
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| | 19. A book of favorite recipes.
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| annual pass to national parks.
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| | 20. Carbon offsetting. This purchase
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| 2. House or garden plants, herbs, seeds
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| | erases negative energy footprint of
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| and bulbs. Pots and planters boxes made
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| | reducing carbon emissions.
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| from natural ingredients.
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| | 21. Music and books. itunes or the
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| 3. Gift certificates to clothing,
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| | equivalent downloadable books and music.
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| electronics, books, grocery, or vitamin
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| | 22. Plant trees in the name of your
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| stores.
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| | beneficiary.
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| 4. Donate to one or more Charities in the
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| | 23. Name a star after
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| name of your recipient.
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| | 24. Have a party and invite everyone over
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| 5. Give the gift of YOU! Make coupons for
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| | as your gift.
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| services such as babysitting, a night out
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| | 25. A years membership to an
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| at the movies, dinners dates, weekends
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| | Environmental organization, a health spa,
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| away, massages, yard work, dog-walking or
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| | the auto club.
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| help write a resume or article, give a
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| | The list is really endless if you just
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| computer lesson or offer some other
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| | take a moment to think about your
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| talent or skill you can share.
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| | purchase. If you consider where the
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| 6. An old book or collector's item.
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| | product was made, what it is made of, who
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| Things with a unique meaning. Shop at
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| | made it, what actually went in to the
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| antique stores, estate sales or flea
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| | manufacturing of the product, you might
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| markets.
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| | want to reconsider that purchase. Fact: A
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| 7. Cook home-baked sweets and put in a
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| | manufactured item will generate 70 times
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| reusable tin box, a kitchen container, or
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| | its weight in waste during manufacturing.
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| another usable item.
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| | Wow!
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