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January 28th, 2012, by Lauren
We have been experiencing toilet issues for many months now. I’ve about had it at this point and ready to take action myself, since my dad hasn’t been willing or able to do much about the situation. It seems that toilet repair isn’t one of his specialties, sigh……
I’m always about saving money, as well as doing my part in becoming as “green” as possible, when possible. So I thought it would be a good idea to look into the Dual Flush Toilets that I’ve been hearing about. Researching things such as these is so much easier with the Internet, I’ve only looking around just a tad and have found some good information to take and run with. A dual flush toilet can Save Water for a family of 7,  a huge 49 gallons a day, which turns out to be a savings of 18,000 gallons per year, that is like a large swimming pool full of water!
We all use a large amount of water each and every day. At some point we could certainly run out of our much needed supply. SelectAFlush is focusing on water conservation, water being our most important resource to sustain life as we know it. To see and learn more about these Dual Flush devices, you can go to dualflushkit.com and check out what they have to say and what they have to offer. With them a little flush can go a long way!
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January 3rd, 2012, by Lauren

Guest post from: Winston Stewart

With the holiday season approaching, I’ve made a resolution for myself. After years of dealing with the crowds and standing in lines, I have made a decision. I am going to try to find every single gift that I give online this year. I have scouted out credible websites, and I’m pretty sure I can do it. You can seriously find almost everything online these days, and my gift list is no exception. I have ordered magazine subscriptions, home goods, clothes, accessories. I even ordered a subscription to satellite TV through www.direc4u.com! I didn’t have to worry about one single line, and I’m much more merry this year! Every gift just came right to my house, too- so I saved on gas! When I went to go checkout at one of the websites it gave me twenty percent off and free shipping. It’s almost like you don’t even have to pay tax! I think I’ve found a new way to shop for Christmas gifts! I suggest that everyone that is sick of manning the lines do the same thing!

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December 29th, 2011, by Lauren

One of my favorite gifts from this Christmas was a year’s subscription to Netflix. We don’t get cable or satellite so this will be a real treat to be able to watch all that Netflix has to offer on the TV or my laptop. Gonna sign up come January 1st, way too busy right now for movies anyway.

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November 23rd, 2011, by Lauren

I have never been one to get into paying my bills on line, but with the cost of postage and the amount of time saved, not to mention the paper waste, I have been getting in-to more and more.The one problem I have is trying to get onto the computer, unless I get up at 5:00am it will be a struggle, along with the phones ringing, doorbells ringing, a cat or dog needing to go outside, there isn’t enough of me or the PC to go around.

I wish I had my own room and my own PC, I would go in and lock the world away. I guess just about every woman feels that way at times. I mean having her own room for what ever reason she needs it for other than a place to be alone, unbothered.

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November 14th, 2011, by Lauren

The article written by Victor Flowers

We looked into internet providers Middleville and decided to finally get satellite internet. I love that I can do so much on the internet. I knew about internet shopping, but didn’t realize how much you could really buy off of the internet. I started ordering all of our bathroom tissue, paper towels, and non-perishable food items from Amazon.com. They have really great deals and if you order a certain amount of money worth, you can get free shipping. It really gives me a lot more time because I am not running back and forth into town. Lastly, I have been able to order specialty groceries that I cannot get in town off of the internet. I am of Lebonese descent and love to cook the traditional food. My favorite snack is stuffed grape leaves. Now I order the grape leaves and make them all the time. I am really glad that we decided to get satellite internet. My husband is glad too, because he loves all the wonderful dishes that I have been cooking because I can order the ingredients off the internet.

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