Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Environment, Going Green on Dec 15th, 2009
You may have missed it with all the Tiger Woods news, but this month, leaders of more than 115 countries are meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark to discuss climate change. If you didn’t miss it, you may be wondering why you should care. If you’re like most people, the details of the meeting are a little [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Environment, Going Green, Health, Toxins on Dec 2nd, 2009
Consider this: In the 1990s, the average age a little girl got breast buds — a precursor to puberty — was just shy of 11. Today the average age is about nine! More than one in ten girls start developing at seven. (Thanks @DrGreene for pointing this out!) How could this be? Some experts think [...]
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Sustainable on Dec 1st, 2009
We recycle. I Freecycle. I try not to throw anything away. Still, every Tuesday and Friday a big garbage truck shows up at my home to take away our trash. It’s inevitable. With two kids and a trying-to-be-green husband, we make garbage. I’ll save you the boredom of its contents, but suffice it to say [...]
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 Eating Healthy, Favorite Things Friday, Going Green on Oct 16th, 2009
Ahhh, Friday. It’s a chance to reflect on the week — what’s made me happy, mostly, since I’m definitely trying to be more positive. Plenty of good stuff this week. All of it either completely free to everyone or purchased by me with my money. (My disclosure that I have not accepted any freebies or [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Food, Going Green, Health, Illness on Oct 7th, 2009
Well, there’s almost nothing more that I can say about the extremely disturbing story that was in The New York Times: E. Coli Path Shows Flaws in Beef Inspection. You’ve probably read it or seen a friend’s Facebook post about it. The well-researched and achingly depressing story starts out with a woman — a dancer [...]
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 [...]