Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Education, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, School and education, Sustainable on Apr 17th, 2010
Just saw Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. (What would I do without my TiVo?) I love his ideas, of course. Kids should have access to real foods. Nothing processed or chemical-laced. And milk should not be defined as “white.” Since when is plain milk called “white?” But as I sat watching the show something struck me. [...]
Posted in Favorite Things Friday, Going Green, Reduce, Reuse on Apr 16th, 2010
Anyone who has been reading for a while knows that when I get hurt it’s usually in some weird, obscure way. Something that prompts an insurance letter being sent out. The letters always want to know if someone else is responsible for the injury. Because hey, how else could you get a black eye and [...]
Posted in Emotional development, parenting, School and education on Apr 15th, 2010
Which Breakfast Club character were you in high school? (Yes, I know I am borrowing from a Facebook application.) I was Allison. The loner. The weirdo. The quiet, scared one. Now I’m more of an Andrew — love my Spin classes — but back then, yes, I was an Allison. I got treated like one, [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Play, Safety, School and education on Apr 14th, 2010
As regular readers might remember Big Girl learned to ride her bike a few weeks ago. As of this past weekend she was doing really well, but still needed to master some of the more difficult aspects of the task: turns, getting started on her own, weaving. So on Saturday I set out to teach [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Dental care, Going Green, Health, Safety, Shopping on Apr 13th, 2010
I subscribe to a bunch of e-newsletters. One of my must-reads is from the Environmental Working Group (EWG). I got my latest email newsletter yesterday and opened it right up. The first item was a link to the organization’s Healthy Home Checklist, a two-page PDF that details all the actions you can take to make [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Sustainable on Apr 12th, 2010
We had a big party for my brother this weekend. My sister printed the invitations. My mom handled the guest list. His wife’s best friend took care of the venue. I volunteered to make party favors. I am not really that crafty, so I knew I had to buy something. (There went my month of [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Favorite Things Friday, Shopping on Apr 9th, 2010
Busy week, busy day. Lots of work to do. Still, can’t let Friday pass without a few good things and an update on my spend less challenge. This week I purchased the following items (things I could touch): groceries (milk, bread, hummus, berries, the usual stuff), a subway ride card, and a pack of gum. [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Pop Culture on Apr 8th, 2010
Those of you who watch NBC’s The Biggest Loser are very familiar with Melissa, voted out on Tuesday night’s show. For those who aren’t: She’s one half of the reviled red team. She and her husband were game on from the moment the show started. The Internet was abuzz about how “evil” she was, this [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Environment, Going Green, Organic, Sustainable on Apr 7th, 2010
Yesterday Seventh Generation posted a great blog by one of its contributors: More Voices, More Votes. The post equates making green and healthy choices with casting votes. Every time you choose a home-cooked meal over a fast food one, every time you bring your own bags to the supermarket, every time you recycle instead of [...]
Posted in Emotional development, parenting on Apr 6th, 2010
Yesterday my friend Jen Singer (who, despite the fact that I didn’t know her all that well at the time, was the first person other than my husband who knew I was pregnant) posted a great blog about working from home with kids. I read it and couldn’t stop myself from talking out loud. Darn [...]