Tag: environment
Earth Day: Time To Do My Part
This year for Lent, I gave up plastic bags. Cold turkey. If I went to the store without my bag, I either purchased new...
Everyday Ways to Make Earth Day Every Day
In my family, I'm referred to, ever so lovingly, as "the hippie dippie whack doodle." Between bouts of meatlessness to countless retail boycotts, I've...
Going Green as a Working Mom
I feel like a lot of times I use motherhood as an excuse to take the easy way out. When I’m asked to add...
Going from Vegetarian to Cattle Producer
I spent years trading hamburgers for veggie patties, a “morally-conscious” food consumer who sought organic, natural ingredients whenever possible. Growing up in the city,...
Counting the Cost of Cloth Diapers – Was it Worth it?
I used to consider myself someone who cared about the environment. In London, I rode my bike or took the train to work each...
Sponsored: Creative Ways to Celebrate Earth Day!
April 22nd is Earth Day! This annual day of celebration is a great opportunity to talk to your kiddos about the importance of taking...
Gifts That Keep On Giving
Since greening up food and decorations were explored in my Halloween and Thanksgiving posts, let’s focus on something unique to this holiday season: presents.
Here...
Practicing Gratitude Responsibly
Growing up Thanksgiving was a big deal. Each year, we would have at least five or six families over. Extensions went into the dining...
Lifelong Treats: 12 Tips to a Greener Halloween
I love Halloween. Not only does Halloween take place during my favorite season, but it also involves presenting yourself to the world as creatively...
Cloth Diapering 101: An Intro
When I was pregnant with my first child, my husband and I decided to use cloth diapers. It was really a no-brainer for us...
Happy Earth (Every) Day
When I wrote this Earth Day post, I was anti-lists. I usually shy away from offering how-to lists because there are so many circulating...
Consider Cloth: Our Top Three Tips
I have a five hundred square foot organic vegetable garden and recently took up canning and preserving. I made 100% of my own baby...