Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Going Green, Reduce, Reuse, Shopping on Jan 28th, 2010
My big girl is growing like a weed. Seriously. She started the school year wearing a size 5. We went to a 6 slim a little while ago. Now those same 6s are starting to look a little floody. So yesterday after school we stopped into the local Once Upon a Child, a consignment shop, [...]
Posted in Going Green, Organic, Reduce, Shopping on Jan 6th, 2010
Fellow Mommy blogger Hip Mountain Mama Suzy has come up with a great way to get people talking about environmental issues: One Small Change. And what is it? It’s a contest and a blog-o-thon of sorts. According to the instructions, everyone who participates must make one green-related change per month between now and Earth Day. [...]
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Reduce, Shopping on Dec 21st, 2009
I am a freelance journalist. I have been since October 16, 1999. My income is based on my good ideas, talent, and a little luck. There’s one more component, too: The kindness of relative strangers — the editors, producers, and project managers who give me assignments. That’s why, every year, I take the time to [...]
Posted in Favorite Things Friday, Going Green, Shopping on Nov 27th, 2009
I’m posting this late today. My kids slept until 9:10 a.m. We were woken up by my friend Lori. Every year she wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to go brave the Black Friday sales. I texted her last night, asking if she could pick up something from Kohl’s for me. A Barbie cruise ship that [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Friendship, Shopping on Nov 11th, 2009
I got a press release from the American Family Council yesterday. It called for a boycott of all Gap-owned stores because The Gap refuses to use the word “Christmas” in its holiday advertising including in-store displays. The boycott is running from November 1 through Christmas day. I have a problem with this on so many [...]
Posted in Going Green, Organic, Shopping, Sustainable on Oct 28th, 2009
This morning I came across a smart, eye-opening story posted on ecosalon. I immediately tweeted it — it was that important. The story’s gist: Some of the very brands I know, love and shop for are owned by giant conglomerates that could care less about the environment or the people who buy their products. The [...]
Posted in Cool sites, Favorite Things Friday, Health, Shopping on Oct 23rd, 2009
As I sit here nursing a huge shiner — I was walking around in the dark, bent down to pick something up, and smashed my face into the top of the banister — I am very glad that I have a diversion to keep my mind off of my ever-expanding eyelid. Today’s Favorite Things are [...]
Posted in Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Shopping, Trading on Oct 2nd, 2009
It’s Friday, which means it’s Favorite Things day: My opportunity to share some of my latest Web finds with all of you. (And yes, my readership is actually growing!) This week it is all about keeping it green. Little Girl is my very active baby. (A fellow blogger and friend told me not to write [...]
Posted in Cool sites, Shopping on Sep 25th, 2009
I’ve been trying to promote my blog so that more people read it. Not that I don’t love the four people who take the time to look at my posts, but this blog is more than just a hobby. It’s a means to an end…but I digress. Anyway, I’ve been spending time looking at other [...]