Geraldine Campbell

As an adult, I like to think I keep a pretty clean home. Of course, judging myself by my mom's standards, I have a long way to go.

Whenever I pick up a new bottle, I do this one tiny, brilliant thing.

For starters, your dishwasher uses less water than if you were washing dishes by hand.

My first nephew’s first word was “Grino.” This is not a variation on green; rather, it is an abbreviation of Pellegrino, the sparkling water that my parents always have stocked in their refrigerator. My other nephews (there are three) and my niece all have a penchant for fancy carbonated water. They drink a lot of it — and they can go through a lot of cups in the process.