Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Cool sites, Favorite Things Friday, Reviews, Shopping on Jun 25th, 2010
I started my career writing about technology and business. I was on staff at several computer pubs including PC Magazine where I wrote one or two product reviews daily. When I left to finish my master’s and freelance (on October 16, 1999) I was extremely lucky. I continued writing reviews and product-related stories, seeing my [...]
Posted in Cool sites, Favorite Things Friday, Going Green, Recycle on Jun 18th, 2010
I have a big problem with plastic. It’s everywhere. Everything we buy — even at environmentally-conscious stores — is wrapped in it. Bread comes in plastic bags. Cereal is in a box. Inside the box: a plastic bag. Most cheese is wrapped in plastic. Even the paper milk cartons we use are lined with plastic. [...]
Posted in Cool sites, Environment, Favorite Things Friday, Pop Culture, Reduce, Shopping, Sustainable on May 21st, 2010
This week we spent the early evening at Brooklyn Bowl, which, to me, is really just a club that happens to also have bowling lanes. It was a launch party event for Yo Gabba Gabba’s live show. My big girl has watched the show. My baby, who won’t turn two until the end of June, [...]
Posted in Cool sites, Favorite Things Friday on May 14th, 2010
Yawn. I am exhausted today. I was up late last night because we started looking at old videos and didn’t turn the camera off until the week hours of the night. There was a lot to go through. (We got our first video camera in August of 2003. We stopped using it early 2009 when [...]
Posted in Cool sites, Favorite Things Friday, parenting on May 7th, 2010
I’ve got some great sites, but I had to catch you all up on one of my non-favorite things this Friday afternoon: The job that got away. My husband got sick back in August. Those of you who have been reading for a while know that. At the time he had his own business. As [...]
Posted in Favorite Things Friday, Play, Siblings on Apr 30th, 2010
Seems like I am always late to post on Friday. End of the week catch-up, I guess. No theme today. Just some sites, services and stuff I’ve found in the past week. BookSwim. Last week I bought The Red Tent. It was our book club selection. I wanted to take it out of the library [...]
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 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 Environment, Favorite Things Friday, Going Green, energy on Apr 2nd, 2010
Busy today. Stories to edit. Stories to research. Story to write. Still, couldn’t let Friday go by without a fun Favorite Things column. I’ve gathered up some interesting new Web sites. Hope you enjoy! And since I love recounting my own Favorite Things: Keira went from three word sentences to ten word sentences this week. [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Cool sites, Dental care, Environment on Mar 5th, 2010
I’m starting to think about Keira’s second birthday. It’s only three-and-a-half months away. I need to figure out what kind of party I am having — if anything — get invitations, figure out favors, decide on the guest list (do I invite her friends’ older siblings), and pick a date and time. I am probably [...]
