Eco-Friendly

Last updated: July 24th, 2021Crayons and markers fill landfills each year by the bucket full. I’ve suggested fun ways to recycle crayons, reuse crayons and have fun with markers to make them last longer but what is the Crayola Crayon company doing to be eco-friendly and recycle and reuse their crayons and markers? I have […]

Last updated: July 24th, 2021Choosing eco friendly baby shower gifts does not have to be complicated.  I have some favorite stand-by gifts that I love to shower my friends and family with when new baby arrives. No, we are not just talking about Pampers and Baby Bottles either. Here are my top 5 eco friendly

Last updated: July 24th, 2021When you go to the store and pick up a bottle of cleaning solution do you always know what the ingredients are? I don’t! Some of the words are too long and complicated and I can’t even think about their correct pronunciation. That is why I like to make my cleaners

Last updated: July 24th, 2021 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

Last updated: July 24th, 2021The benefit of blogging, sometimes I get to try some great stuff and share items with others to try, experience and give their feed back on. When I attended a Euro Pro event in New York City I was fortunate enough to a) mingle with some great people b) meet Robin

Last updated: July 21st, 2021 I almost never read a press release and post it but after I read the following information I realized that to summarize all of this would be crazy and I love the cause, idea and promoting reuse! Check it out…. Beginning yesterday, post or pick up any quality second-hand item

Last updated: July 21st, 2021 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

Last updated: July 21st, 2021Years ago I worked with teens coaching high school debate and forensics and though I joked at the similarity between them and the preschool age group there is a lot of truth to that. Hear me out because I do not mean this to be insulting – what I am implying

Last updated: July 22nd, 2021I do a lot of reviews. I like doing reviews and getting the mail is always exciting seeing that I make it very convenient for people to send me products to review. I now have a very good relationship with the UPS man and Fed Ex driver. The reviews aren’t always

Last updated: October 20th, 2021 My daughter is only 23 months and she loves painting, coloring, getting messy, and just arts and crafts in general. She’s my free spirit happy to be painting her arms, the walls, and admiring her artwork, wherever it may be.  This time of year leads me to wonder if Santa

Last updated: August 2nd, 2021Markers 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

Last updated: July 26th, 2021Come on the colors are orange and black! I love, love, love Halloween. I love the time of year and the cool fall nights. I love the idea that I don’t have to buy gifts and wrap them up for everyone but I can still celebrate and have fun. Goblins, ghosts,

Last updated: July 26th, 2021I didn’t get to be on Oprah but I was inspired by the author and green expert, Sophie Uliano, when she was on the show. I recently had the opportunity to ask her a few questions and hope you can find some green nugget of wisdom from my interview with her.

Last updated: August 2nd, 2021I confessed to driving an SUV. Gasp. This caused me to lose some readers and that made me sad. I got over it. I gained far more from this article than I lost. Wanna know why? I’m honest and hands down there are more of me out there who drive the