Today, all of us seemingly have been indoctrinated as to the new definition of Green. One cannot turn anywhere but to run into a new green institute, a new green product which will save the planet, think green, be green, do green. A new idea right? I don’t think so.

Many years ago–1920 to be exact–there was a family in Cleveland, Ohio, who believed in green before today’s definition of green was ever invented. This famous family was the Walter White family of White Sewing Machine and White Motors fame.

The White Family was "green" before their time

They believed in planting thousands of trees (it was called tree farming) throughout their fabulous country estates so that future generations could truly enjoy them for years to come. Regular farming and tree farming were done jointly on the same properties. Mrs. Walter White actually received an award from her home state of South Carolina for planting more trees in that state than anyone before her. Knowing today that trees remove CO2 from the air in large quantities probably was a science unknown to the Whites, but no matter they already had a steady eye out for future generations.

I currently live on part of the old Walter White estate and own some 300 of these grand 60′ pines planted by the Whites. My enjoyment today truly understands their grand vision of the future.

All of us have heard about slips and falls in the bathroom and, in particular, the bath tub. Most accidents occur with the extremely young or the extremely old. But I believe no matter what the age, all of us have minimally had near misses in the bathtub.

A little known solution in bath safety are two marvelous anti-slip bath mats, 3M™ Safety Bath and Sill Mats.

Made of 3M’s Safety-Walk™ anti-slip material, this vinyl matting has been used in hospitals and is easy to clean. It can be easily cut to custom shapes for bath tubs or showers with molded-in seats and special drain placement.

It also strikes me that the sill of the tub, which many use to enter or exit the tub, or dry feet on, becomes extremely slippery and yet has never been addressed. The Safety Sill mat solves this risk instantly and inexpensively.

You never realize how much dirt is on your floor until you have hardwood floors. My dogs would track in dirt right onto my floors causing scratches and just a huge mess. I had to sweep and mop on a daily basis, what a hassle!

Waterhog™ Eco Indoor - Outdoor Floor Mat for Home Entrances

I then started looking into floor matting for entrances. I was then informed that just using a mat inside the door would not do much but if I used an entrance system the dirt tracked in would be cut down by at least 80%.

Now, with an entrance system you have a vinyl mat (also known as a scraper mat) outside your door and a recycled-fiber carpet mat inside your door. As the traffic moves over the outside mat all of the dirt and loose debris is scraped off then when the carpet mat is crossed the moisture is wiped from the bottom of the feet.

Since purchasing my floor matting system my floors stay much cleaner.