Websites of the Week

I'm trying to de-clutter my home this summer. On a weekly basis I try to get rid of at least 10 things. Some of it's trash, some goes to charities like Dress for Success or Goodwill. Some of it is harder to classify - who knows who might want some of my junk? Here are 3 websites I think are invaluable for cutting the clutter- and helping the burder placed on landfills.

Craigslist.org

You can give away some stuff for free on this site. The day I checked it out, there were free cedar trees, evergreen bushes, a porch swing and a ceiling fan.

Freecycle.org

You can give people your stuff- totally win/win! There are tons of members in the greater Cincinnati area.

Neighborborrow.com

This cool site lets you borrow and trade household items- we don't seem to have a local group set up yet. You can start one for free- it would be a great thing for parent groups.

Animoto may well be my favorite Website of the Week yet! Have fun making videos for Father's Day, graduation, birthdays- and just because!

Animoto.com and Shutterfly.com.  Head there today to create your own slideshow for family and friends!

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HealthCastle.com

WebMD.com

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Visit the website of the week CetConnect.org.

Amy's Website of the Week

This week's website of the week is Local Harvest. 

Amy's Website of the Week is the Kentucky Derby Party Site.  The Kentucky Derby is Saturday, May 3rd, so visit this site to get all the best ideas for your Derby Party! 

The Website of the Week is:  Crisco.com 

For a Roast Leg of Lamb with Oven Roasted Potatoes recipe and a Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan recipe both featuring Criso products, click "read more".

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Here is a link to a fabulous Oyster Po'Boy you can make at home from Gourmet Magazine.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/105599

Website of the week:

http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php

This website  lists the pesticide levels in food.  You need this information because there's a growing consensus that even small doesed of pesticides and other chemicals can be harmful to us.  Because of the toxic effects of pesticides are still not well understood you should try to minimise your exposure to pesticides whenever possible.  Washing and rinsing produce reduces levels of some pesticides, but it doesn't eliminate them.  The best option is to choose organic when possible, especially in the case of those fruits and vegetables with the hightest levels of pesticides. 

For more information on the recycle bank that Connie was talking about visit their website at http://www.recyclebank.com/home.cfm.