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Renting and Living Green isn’t always an option that renters feel they have. A national survey was conducted by Rent.com to evaluate Americans’ attitudes towards eco-friendly apartment lifestyles, the results were surprising. Fifty five percent of Americans were willing to pay extra rent for a “greener” apartment. Of those respondents most were impressed with spaces [...]
Do you know of an Eco Shoe Company that has been in business for 40 years, has biodegradable soles and in honor of Earth Day they’re giving away 40 pairs of shoes? I do and I’m here to share with you the company is none other than Earth Footwear! The company that has teamed with [...]
What shade of Green are you? Children’s Orchard is looking for the “greenest mom” in America. Whoever they deem to be the greenest mom wins a $500 gift card to Children’s Orchard. For those of you who don’t know what Children’s Orchard is it is a resale/retail boutique. The boutique sells and features brand-name, top [...]
One of the many, many things I enjoyed about Blissdom was not being handed stuff every two seconds by people who were sponsored by a company. I was sponsored by White Cloud to attend Blissdom but before this sponsorship happened I had already bought my ticket, was headed to Nashville to speak on Niche blogging [...]
Practically Green: Your Guide to Ecofriendly Decision-Making – a book I can identify with, relate to and recommend to my friends. A friend of mine and fellow green mom, Micaela Preston – with whom I had a ball with at BlogHer 09’ has written this wonderful book which she sent to me to review and it [...]
Not the way most people would like to be described. But, for me it’s a perfect label, because earlier this year I launched a new venture called USELESS that I believe might push people to rethink their power as consumers. USELESS is a line of consumer products that help people use less of the planet’s [...]
In our home tooth brushing is VERY important! It’s something we do every morning and night and with two children ages 2 1/2 and 5 years of age, it isn’t something that they love to do. We don’t have dental insurance, I don’t like gross looking teeth or bad breath and oral hygenie is linked [...]
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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...
