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Tis the season for packing lunches. I’ve gotten some emails asking for tips on how to pack a healthy school lunch and to “green” the lunch box. I have to say, when it comes to packing a healthy lunch I think parents have to keep in mind, the lunch room is competitive and there are [...]
No, I am not hiring but if you work for free please feel free to contact me. I am looking for help (not mental help) from my readers and subscribers and if you keep reading there are thank you prizes involved! Here is the problem, I am personally not receiving my own blog updates via [...]
Sometimes I’m not the greenest person. I have times when I regress to my “old” ways; I get lazy or give into peer pressure. There are times I want to kick myself and I then live with regret and beat myself up for not buying the more expensive organic apple or letting my daughter paint [...]
Meryl Streep prides herself on being both an actress and environmental activist. Meryl has been an activist and concernist before most of us were even thinking of recycling, BPA, and pesticides. According to her friend and long time environmentalist herself, Wendy Gordon, Meryl first began to take action in 1988 when a hole in the [...]
This is my sock pile. I hate matching socks. They are everywhere because nobody ever seems to put two matching socks into the laundry pile at the same time. They come out of the dryer and then I throw them in a basket and shut the closet door (out of sight out of mind). If [...]
I have debated on whether I wanted to post this or not. My theme has been back to school not hot green mom bloggers! Come on! I’m branding myself as a professional blogger and I’m also trying to spread the word about moms going green. What better way then to get on a hot blogger [...]
Hand Sanitizers are commonly seen these days. Children have them on backpacks, moms carry the little bottles in their purses or diaper bags. Schools even request they be sent in for the desks or to help the classroom teacher stock up. Many contain triclosan and I recently wrote about the dangers associated with this pesticide. [...]
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5 years ago I went through leadership training with my local chamber and we had to create a drawing of our future. The type of drawing that had bridges, road blocks, and white picket fences and should depict dreams and challenges. At that time I was … Read More...
There is something about coloring that is like therapy. It is relaxing and the concentration of staying in the lines – it feels great! When I decide to color outside of the lines I feel silly, crazy and like I’m rebelling! If you haven’t … Read More...
I learned today that the banana is America’s number one fruit and they have no fat, cholesterol or sodium! My kids love bananas but because they’re available year around and they are affordable, we get bored eating them. Slicing them in cereal, … Read More...
I know vacuums. I’m a mom and what mom doesn’t clean up dirt on a continual basis? I’ve been in the market for a new vacuum and for me the vacuum has to go from carpet to hardwood with ease. As a green mom who cares about healthy indoor air I … Read More...
Both my husband and daughter are allergic to dust mites. This means washings the bedding on a very regular basis to kill those nasty dust mites that cause them to sneeze, snore and sleep miserably! My new Whirlpool Duet Washer and Dryer makes this a … Read More...
Cloth diapers can be a bugger to wash. I hear this often from cloth diaper using folks and because I’m out of the diaper phase it is hard for me to give solid advice on washing and drying cloth diapers effectively. Over the years I’ve heard of … Read More...
