Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
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 Environment, Favorite Things Friday, Going Green, Organic, Shopping, Sustainable on Apr 23rd, 2010
I spent Friday in the city at the ASJA Writer’s Conference, which took place at the Roosevelt Hotel. Great conference, I was excited to see all the people I talk to on Facebook and on our online forum. Once I left the hotel, though, and made my way down 45th Street I was really excited. [...]
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Reuse, Shopping on Apr 20th, 2010
Remember my promise to spend and consume less this month? This weekend I was weighing that promise and my commitment to reduce against a desire for my kid to look like everyone else. Big Girl is on a soccer team. Back when she first joined, we ordered her uniform at the local soccer shop. When [...]
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, 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 Eating Healthy, Organic, Shopping on Mar 25th, 2010
At the beginning of the year, my first-grader ate whatever I put into her lunch box. It came back empty every day. These days, however, I guess the honey wheat pretzels and animal crackers I’ve been sending aren’t cool. There have been many days her box comes back full to the brim minus the sandwich [...]
Posted in Favorite Things Friday, Shopping on Feb 12th, 2010
I have spent almost the entire week with the kids. Snow, my husband’s operation, more snow. It’s been a mommy-and-them week. We spent a lot of time outside, and loved it, which is why today I am posting some tips to help you make the most of your time outdoors. Enjoy! Find a new locale. [...]
Big Girl got her American Girl Bitty Baby when she was about three. I was in the city for a girls’ weekend with three of my good friends. We went to American Girl to look around. I ended up walking out with a set of Bitty Twins. I took one, while my friend, who has [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Cool sites, Food, Shopping on Feb 3rd, 2010
Over the past 24 hours we’ve had three instances of customer service via Twitter and all I can say is WOW. First, a little background: We own a Kenmore stainless steel refrigerator. It’s about eight years old, but it’s in nice condition. About a year ago it started running all the time. We have an [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Shopping on Feb 1st, 2010
Yesterday we were up in Jericho so we stopped in to Whole Foods. I’ve never been there on a Sunday. We always hit Whole Foods late on a Saturday — maybe 4 or 5 p.m., when it’s quieter and mellower. Yesterday at 1 p.m., however, it was a zoo. People everywhere. You could hardly get [...]