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Expert advice
Littleton Crossing, the 34-unit loft and townhouse development going up in historic downtown Littleton, invites the public to a free design seminar today at 6 p.m. featuring the interior experts from Room & Board of Cherry Creek. In addition to offering free design advice, the event will showcase new furniture and give guests the chance to win a $1,000 Room & Board gift card. 2379 W. Main St., Littleton, 303-495-2550.
Space
Easy label-making
The new Dymo Personal Labelmaker was designed for organizing files, photo albums, CDs, tools, shelves and storage containers. Dymo label-makers come in a variety of sizes, print different types of labels and often feature a tabletop keyboard and display screen. Look for them for as little as $24.99 at Wal-Mart, Target, Staples, Office Max and Office Depot.
Energy
Curtail bottle debris
Refill Not Landfill is a campaign to to reduce disposable water bottle waste. The heart of the campaign is an online pledge asking people to give up the bottled water habit for a week, a month or a year to help prevent millions of plastic water bottles from reaching a landfill or ending up on the side of the road. More at refillnotlandfill.org.
Time
Housekeeping help
Taking a few minutes each day to tidy prevents the need for major weekend cleaning. The daily chores suggested in “The One-Minute Cleaner: Plain & Simple” (Storey, $10.95) include: making beds, emptying wastebaskets, rounding up laundry, wiping down bathroom sinks, sweeping the kitchen floor, vacuuming high-traffic carpets, washing dishes, sorting mail and clearing clutter.
