April 6, 2009
- Cloth for Mama-Are You Crazy?
Yes, you heard me, in addition to the last few weeks talking about using cloth for your kiddos, now I want to talk about cloth for you! (…)
April 3, 2009
- Recycling Yarn For Green Knitting (And A Giveaway!)
As MacKenzie touched on in her February 5th article, knitting is a great and relatively green hobby. My mom has found a way to make it even more eco-friendly –- by using recycled yarn. (…)
March 30, 2009
- A Step Beyond Cloth Diapers
Over the past few weeks I have been doing a little rundown on what modern cloth diapering really looks like, and a few comments have been made with curiosity about how early my son potty trained. (…)
March 26, 2009
- Fighting Climate Change With Chocolate: Going Green Never Tasted So Sweet
It's probably pretty safe to say that there are more people on this planet eating chocolate, than fighting climate change. Sad but true. (…)
March 25, 2009
- Um, But What About The Poo?
(This is article #3 in MacKenzie's series What's Up with Cloth Diapering? (…)
March 23, 2009
- Skeeda Giveaway Winners!
With 297! comments our skeeda review and giveaway was our biggest yet. A big thanks! to everyone who visited both here and the skeeda site to support such a great green mom-owned business. (…)
March 20, 2009
- But I Don't Want To Use Pins And Plastic Pants!
(This is the second article in MacKenzie's series, What's up with Cloth Diapering?)
So, from my last diapering post you know why I decided to cloth diaper. (…)
March 18, 2009
- The Science Behind Saving Gas
There has been lots of talk in the past and even recently about how to increase your fuel efficiency. (…)
March 17, 2009
- Get Thrifty, Go Green (And Save Green)
It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I LOVE to shop at thrift stores, but it wasn't always this way.
When I was a middle-schooler, I absolutely hated it. (…)
March 11, 2009
- What's Up with Cloth Diapers?
I recently received an e-mail from a fellow mama who was inquisitive about cloth diapers.
Her questions were simple and straight forward. (…)
March 10, 2009
- Green Groceries: 9 Reasons To Eat Local
If I were to ask you how eco-friendly the food you buy at the grocery store is, you would probably dutifully point out the "organic" label on the fruits and vegetables and perhaps even some cereals and crackers. (…)
March 5, 2009
- The Missing Link
Reduce, reuse and recycle. We all understand the importance of the three “R’s” of being environmentally responsible. (…)
March 3, 2009
- "Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink"
Post title from The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Water is really, really important stuff. (…)
February 27, 2009
- Dry Your Clothes Green
After a reading a few comments on my post called Saving Green by Going Green, I thought that the topic of clothes drying could use a little more attention. (…)
February 23, 2009
- Put That Stimulus Between Your Legs
Part of the reasoning behind economic stimuli (at least in the GWB school of thought) is that if you give people a little extra cash, they'll run right out and buy a good or service, and that enough people doing this at once will act like a booster shot in the arm of a struggling economy. (…)
February 19, 2009
- 2009 Tax Breaks For Going Green
Are you ready to install solar panels or a wind turbine at your house? How about adding insulation or installing more energy efficient windows? (…)
February 18, 2009
- Good Safe Fun!
These days it is hard to know which toys are truly safe for our children to be playing with. (…)
February 13, 2009
- Saving Green By Going Green
Let’s face it, in this economy nearly everyone is having to cut corners and eliminate things from the budget. Sadly, it has come to my attention that one of the big things people are cutting back on are eco-friendly and organic products, in favor of cheaper, run of the mill alternatives. (…)
February 12, 2009
- Help A Friend And Give Locally
For the past few weeks, my family has been preparing for a big move. We are not moving down the street or to the next town, but instead across the country. (…)
February 9, 2009
- To Bleach Or Not To Bleach: Is That Really A Question?
Did you know bleach has to sit on a surface for 30 minutes before it works? Did you also know bleach is a pesticide? And it doesn't work if the surface is dirty. (…)
