Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Crunchy & Green News on Nov 9th, 2009
Experience Project is buzzing about this: Haagen-Dazs is giving a dollar per tweet to save honey bees. 3 more days! Me: Want to get involved: Tweet #HelpHoneyBees to get your donation. Environmental News Network is building interest. New Market Study Finds Green Buildings Continue Impressive Growth. Me: I am very ashamed that I didn’t insist [...]
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse on Nov 9th, 2009
This past Saturday I got to the gym and my Spin class was canceled. I’m sort of glad it was. I decided to make the best of it and do 45 minutes on the cardio machines. Without headphones, I was stuck reading magazines. I grabbed the issue of Rolling Stone with Madonna on the cover [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship, School and education on Nov 7th, 2009
The phone rang yesterday evening. It was one of Big Girl’s classmates’ moms. One of the five or so I called on Election Day when my mom, my sitter, called in sick, and I was looking to do a playdate. We chatted. She apologized for not calling sooner. We talked about a bat bake sale [...]
Posted in Siblings on Nov 6th, 2009
I have to admit I am feeling a little inferior. Seems like so many of my bloggy friends are doing Great Things with their blogs. Jennifer Haupt is using her blog — called My Faith Project — to track her spiritual journey. Another friend, Christina Frank, is using Living in Splitsville to chronicle her life [...]
Posted in Crunchy & Green News on Nov 6th, 2009
Health News reports you don’t need multiple embryos for success. Single Embryo In-Vitro as Successful as Multiple Implantation. Me: Reality producers are terrified! Now there will be fewer people to put on TV. Data Center Knowledge reports on Facebook’s greening. Facebook Goes Green with New Datacenter. Me: Does that mean it will crash less often? [...]
Posted in Crunchy & Green News on Nov 5th, 2009
Health News wants you to watch the meds you take while knocked up — no joke: Two Common Antibiotics Linked to Birth Defects. Me: Tell your midwife or doctor before you take anything, and check with your pharmacist, too. Sometimes they know more than the doctors. NaturalNews.com reports more shots without parental consent: Brooklyn girl [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Food, Going Green, Health, Organic on Nov 5th, 2009
Thanksgiving is only three weeks away. Last year at this time, my family decided I would be the one cooking the big dinner. That’s why — two days before the big day — I found myself at Whole Foods buying an organic turkey. It cost me $75. Yes. You read that right. $75. While everyone [...]
Posted in Crunchy & Green News on Nov 4th, 2009
Treehugger.com wants to know: Is Etching a Safer Alternative to Stickers for Labeling Produce? Me: Lasers on fruit? Hmmm. Better than adhesive, right? The Huffington Post thinks Obama Has More Work to Do. The Obama Administration and Food: Year 1. Me: Loved reading about Mrs. Obama’s organic garden. Leading by example is my favorite way [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Play on Nov 4th, 2009
Want to learn something else about me? I grew up thinking I was a klutz. Maybe I was one. (See proof: Saturday Stupidity.) The evidence was right in front of me on a daily basis. I was always the kid picked last for sports. Always the last one left in dodge ball — the one [...]
Posted in Emotional development, toddlers on Nov 3rd, 2009
This morning my mom (AKA The Sitter) called in sick. She’s got a terrible headache, is vomiting, and has a stuffy nose. All at once, I had both kids and nothing planned. Since Keira is still in potty training mode, I figured we’d make it a no diaper day. Katelyn could help by being the [...]