Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Eating Healthy, Food, Health, Organic on Jun 23rd, 2010
Ask my sister and brother if I can cook. As my husband. They are probably going to tell you no, she can’t. My mother, too. I usually concede the point. I am the person who, one time, made cupcakes and forgot to add eggs. The one who, two days ago, almost burned down the house [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Sustainable on Jun 17th, 2010
I don’t really use a lot of makeup. A little lipstick, maybe. Some blush. Occasionally, mascara. Still, I end up with lots of little plastic tubes and packages that can’t go into my recycle bin. I don’t throw them out. I just leave them in the bathroom hoping to find a way to recycle them. [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Eating Healthy, Food, Friendship, Organic on Jun 9th, 2010
As many of you know, I belong to an amazing community-supported agriculture program called the Golden Earthworm Farm. This year, in fact, I am a drop-off location, which means my house is the place where 19 people come to get their just-picked organic veggies. While the price is pretty reasonable — about $20 per week [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Eating Healthy on Jun 1st, 2010
This isn’t a shocker. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that television ads promote poor, imbalanced diets. Researchers analyzed 84 hours of television on the big four networks — ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox. According to researchers, if someone selected only foods advertised on TV during that time [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Pop Culture, Shopping on May 28th, 2010
I will come out on record now: I never got caught up in the SATC trend back in the late 1990s. Yes, we had HBO at the time. Yes, I was a female 20-something. But I just never bothered. I was too busy watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Charmed. (Those shows — and [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Food, Going Green, Health on May 19th, 2010
I am participating in the 2010 Blogathon, Portland-area blogger & entrepreneurial writer Michelle Rafter’s challenge to bloggers who want to get serious. Our task: blog every day between May 1 and May 31. As part of the challenge we were invited to do a “swap” with another like-minded blogger. I was lucky enough that T.A. [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Food, Reduce, Shopping on May 16th, 2010
Quick aside on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. Yesterday I went to Trader Joe’s for salad fixings. I stopped in front of really pretty red Roma tomatoes. Three of them sitting under plastic. On top of what I thought was a plastic tray. I hated doing it, but I had both kids and my mother-in-law with [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Environment, Going Green, Health, Illness, Toxins on May 13th, 2010
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics this week released a report about perfumes and — yes I know this is cliché — it definitely stinks. The organization assessed 17 different perfumes, which listed “fragrance” on their labels. On average, there were 14 different unlisted ingredients in each of the perfumes. The reason: manufacturers are not required [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Eating Healthy, Food, Friendship, parenting, School and education on Apr 27th, 2010
Last Wednesday night my daughter’s school held a gala. I bid for and won several gift certificates in the silent auction. I went to the school yesterday to settle up and bring home my gifts. (Free pizzas, a baby class certificate, a free adult dance class.) I got there during lunch, so the woman who [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Going Green, Organic, Recycle, Reduce, Sustainable on Apr 26th, 2010
I had the unique pleasure of spending Earth Day in New york City where, it seemed, that plenty of people were celebrating the “holiday.” One of the things I noticed: The way so many of the companies marking the occasion were giving out stuff that wasn’t good for the environment. Sure, some people had their [...]