Don't keep up with the Jones' anymore........

Hi all,
Some of the best sources of sustainability are part of our own family. Parents and grandparents that have lived through Depressions and World Wars, they learned to re-cycle, re-use and they had very little garbage. They were 'environmentalists' they just didn't now it. If you want to be 'green' but don't know how, there is more to being green than changing light bulbs and adding aerators to faucets. Check out my web site www.gilmetgreen.com or send me an email info@gilmetgreen.com
Instead of us 'keeping up with the Jones', make the Jones' keep up with you.
Our homes and work spaces are highly toxic, mainly because of all the convenient products and materials we bring into our lives, to make our lives less stressful, which give off toxic fumes, sometimes for years.
Some simple, and free, suggestions:
To improve your home environment, move all beds away from electrical outlets, the electric-magnetic field could interfere with your sleep.
Another suggestion if you are expecting a baby, decorate the babys' room at least 6 months before the baby occupies that room, even if you use non or low-VOC paints and other environmental furnishings, leave a window slightly open to allow any gases to escape, if you can.
In your workspace, use rugs, instead of wall to wall carpeting, when it needs cleaning it can be removed and cleaned.
Most environmentalists that I know or have heard speak have the same opening line, "I grew up in post-war (insert any European country) and learned to re-use, re-cycle and be inventive" now known as 're-purposed'.