Clean Your Tushie Save a Tree

Small Steps

Recently, I was honored at being part of the BlogHer Green Committee – an effort that took months of volunteer time to converse and help counsel BlogHer on ways they could “green” their Chicago 09’ conference.  Of course, there were varied opinions and ideas but overall I feel BlogHer made some great strides toward going [...]

BlogHer 2009 and More to Come

Green and Clean Mom

I am recovering from BlogHer 09′ in Chicago and trying to absorb and remember everything that I learned, all the people I met and how I am going to review all of the products that I can’t wait to tell you about. Oh wait, that is why I took my “green team” with me to [...]

Stop the Nagging about Eating Veggies

Organic Vegetables

Vegetables are something parents nag their children to eat. I’ve thrown my hands into the air and given up – no more nagging! I won’t do it, I just do not have the energy for it. They veggies are on the plate and we all take one bite and then have this “no thank you” [...]

Green Works: Ask Them a Question

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Tomorrow at this time I will be in Chicago with 1,400 hundred other women that speak my language and understand social media, Twitter and blogging. I get to be a geek and fit in – yahoo! It will be so much fun and the long list of parties, meetings and happenings. Just writing it all [...]

Reuse Melamine Tableware for Kid Friendly Activities

Melamine reuse

How the heck does a mom reuse her Melamine dishware? You have a stack of this adorable divided tableware with cute characters and designs and now you discover that there are potential dangers associated with this cute product that you use to feed your child with on a daily basis. Eeek! Not the worst thing [...]

7 Eco-Friendly Mom Approved Websites for Kids

Children and Computers

Today’s shout out goes to all those websites that help our kids go green. The websites that are full of activities, pictures, resources, guides and how-to’s that get our kids interested in learning about the environment. My son is just starting to use the computer on his own and has more curiosity about nature websites [...]

What To Wear and Not Wear for BlogHer

wardrobe dilemma

From a eco-friendly perspective, I really ought to just shop consignment, borrow or use what I have in my closet. I’m pretty certain that I will over pack – I always do. I’ve read the tweets and posts about the stresses of what to pack and with Tim Gunn, the parties, video cameras, flashing cameras [...]