Dawn Wiser's (dawnwiser) Blog

Many more buyers are looking for "green homes" and are willing to make a choice to buy the one that best meets the criteria.  Here is an article that the Realty Times, a real estate and advice newsletter published recently on the power of making your home green.  There is some great information h...

I'm pretty excited about www.dawnwiser.com - my own website.  This is just part of the change in the way business is done and the amount of paper that is being saved daily.  As often as possible, I use e-mailed documents and keep my personal records on line rather than print out every single form...

Having family visit is great but one thing about having family visit is space limitations.  It works best to have a house that can be separated so that cooling and heating can be turned of and off when needed.  This works best with a two story house where the bottom or top level can be completely...

In Europe, we did not go to a restaurant where water was served when we sat down or immediately after being seated.  We all know water is good for us and it is healthy to drink plenty each day, drinking water with my meal is not a regular practice of mine.  I usually have a beverage but not water...

I have seen wind farms in the US - granted I haven't seen many of them, but in France I saw thousands of wind machines in an area with high, frequent winds.  This alternate form of energy seems so simple, clean, easy and green.  Soon the technology will improve to the point where the amount of en...

I recently spent 3 weeks in Europe on a wonderful trip with my husband and mother.  We met so many nice people and saw so many fantastic sights.  I hope to make another trip within the next couple years.  I did notice several energy saving measures in Europe that we do not do in the USA.  One of ...

Business can have a huge impact on the amount of garbage that is recycle and that which is thrown in the dump.  Paper seems to be the biggest culprit.  If every business recycled all waste paper, the amount of saving in energy and water to produce the paper would be tremendous.  If you don't recy...

We recently took a trip to the Washington DC area to visit our daughter, her husband and the new, first grand baby.  Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate that day - we and almost everyone on the flight missed their connections.  We were delayed 5 hours total, not too bad considering the s...

Sometimes the best efforts to stay green can't be followed to the letter.  My brand new grandson is a joy no doubt and in order to accommodate his entry into the world, keeping the thermostat turned back at night just didn't work out.  Plus, you do like to keep the house just a little warmer to b...

I use an MCI card to make long distance calls - you really can't beat 3 cents a minute and with auto dialing, the 20 numbers to enter each time you make a call, is really not all that bad.  Now, MCI has decided that they will charge a 15% surcharge for recharging a card.  But, if you buy a new ca...