Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Education, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, School and education, Sustainable on Apr 17th, 2010
Just saw Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. (What would I do without my TiVo?) I love his ideas, of course. Kids should have access to real foods. Nothing processed or chemical-laced. And milk should not be defined as “white.” Since when is plain milk called “white?” But as I sat watching the show something struck me. [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Sustainable on Apr 12th, 2010
We had a big party for my brother this weekend. My sister printed the invitations. My mom handled the guest list. His wife’s best friend took care of the venue. I volunteered to make party favors. I am not really that crafty, so I knew I had to buy something. (There went my month of [...]
Posted in Siblings on Feb 19th, 2010
It’s been a recycling/reducing kind of week, so it’s only fitting that I am dedicating today’s Favorite Things Friday to cool products and companies that can help us reduce waste, improve recycling rates, and reduce the amount of plastic in our world. What do you think? Willing to give them a try? Ecologic packaging. I [...]
Posted in Environment on Feb 18th, 2010
I spent about an hour yesterday reading about and watching the Vice Magazine documentary/news report TOXIC: Garbage Island. If you haven’t watched it: It’s a first-person account of a trip into the Pacific Garbage Patch. Reporters from VBS.TV along with researchers and volunteers go out and analyze the waters. A three-week trip there and back. [...]
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, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse on Nov 9th, 2009
This past Saturday I got to the gym and my Spin class was canceled. I’m sort of glad it was. I decided to make the best of it and do 45 minutes on the cardio machines. Without headphones, I was stuck reading magazines. I grabbed the issue of Rolling Stone with Madonna on the cover [...]