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Something has been bothering me. A week ago or so Jessica Gottlieb wrote a blog post on the FTC and Mom Bloggers and I love her honesty and what she said on the matter. The post received a wide range of comments (wow on traffic) and a unfortunately far to many attacks about Jessica Knows, [...]
photo credit: Leonid Mamchenkov A recent article in the Guardian, Children aren’t kidding when it comes to green issues, asks if your kids nag you to ‘go green’, and how you deal with it. In other words, are your kids bugging you about leaving the water running, or the lights on, causing you to rethink [...]
photo credit: Wendy Piersall Live Coverage from the North American International Auto Show. Flew into the Motor City where the roads were covered with snow. Observation: The Detroit Metro area doesn’t know how to plow the roads. I have never been to such a large show and getting my press pass was pretty special. Me [...]
What does it mean to be green? With snow covering the ground this time of year, it’s hard to imagine the color green! I asked my three year old Henry and he told me it was a color. Duh. A color with many shades. I looked out the window but all I see is white. [...]
Markers dry out and then what, they end up in our landfills. Children love them and if they are washable and non-toxic, parents and teachers love them. I know how to recycle and reuse crayons but markers? I’ve never known how to recycle them and even when I tweeted about it and did some research [...]
A dog named Rex, a dad named Derek and a teen (young adults) named Kenzie, what do these three have in common? They all are new contributing writers to the Green and Clean Mom Green Gurus! They will be giving you new points of views, perspectives and opinions on news, products, everything green and in [...]
I write about “going green”, using non-toxic cleaners, BPA free sippy cups and keeping our children safe and healthy. All parents want to keep their children safe and healthy. Today I drove on icy roads with very little visibility because the snow was falling so quickly. I always worry as I drive on the icy [...]
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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...
