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[12 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 116 views]
January’s Green Experiment: Line drying, Part 2

As I’m sitting to write this post, I am surrounded by drying clothing hanging from dining room chairs, my desk, and flung on the back of couch. There are even some hanging from hangers in the closet and the bathroom. From THREE DAYS AGO.
The weekends are usually the craziest days at the GYA household, so instead of being put away when the usual, sane manner, they hung around the house as we rushed in and out of the apartment. However, once I’m finished with this post, it’s off to folding …

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[5 Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | 160 views]
January’s Green Experiment: Line drying clothing

There is so much talk in the green community about ways to go green and save you money, but so few people actually talk about what it involves and if the action they are commending is doable for someone living in smaller living quarters. This is why I wanted to start a new series here at Green Your Apartment: our monthly “green experiment”.

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[24 Jan 2008 | 4 Comments | 800 views]

Today we will be focusing on the fun chore we all deal with. LAUNDRY.
Laundry, to be honest, is a chore I can just never keep up with. It seems that as soon as the weekly wash is done, there is already another pile that needs washing.
But does that have to do with being nice to the environment? PLENTY.
Being in an apartment, you have three typical scenarios you are dealing with: a local laundromat, an apartment complex laundromat or (I’m jealous if you have this) your very own washer and dryer …