Category Archives: Green Living
The Crunchy Confession Booth is Now Open
There are lots of great reasons to go green – it is good for the environment, it can be economical, it lets you wear the “crunchy” label with some pride. One downside is that we tend to give ourselves a … Continue reading
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Renewing Green Passions in the New Year
TOP CODE Welcome to the first edition of the Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival, hosted by Authentic Parenting and Mudpiemama! In the month of January, we start afresh, a new year, new ideas. Hence, our participants have looked into the topic … Continue reading
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The Terrible Danger of Commercial Hair Dyes
In 1996 I opened a box of Clairol hair dye – a gorgeous shiny black – and proceeded to color my long brown hair as I had previously done for the past several years. Except that time, it was different. … Continue reading
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And the winner is…
Congratulations to Jenny, the winner of the bumGenius Freetime diaper courtesy of Dearest Diapers! She commented “I am a soon to be cloth diapering mommy (new arrival expected the end of April!).” Congratulations on your new arrival, and on winning … Continue reading
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Giveaway: bumGenius Freetime Diaper (with Dearest Diapers)
Cotton Babies has announced a brand new, all-in-one bumGenius diaper: the Freetime. The Freetime is designed to be bumGenius’s simplest diaper yet: with its no-stuff, semi-attached stay-dry inserts and no additional cover required, cloth diapering just doesn’t get much simpler. … Continue reading
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Twelve for 2012
Last year I did a post called 11 for 2011 – it was a list of 11 things that I wanted to accomplish in the new year. While I didn’t meet all of my goals, I kept close to quite … Continue reading
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Minimalization and the Post-Holiday Cleanup
It didn’t seem like we were buying too many presents at the time. Just a few cars here, a few books there. There was no “it” toy, no three-digit shopping spree. Just a little by little. But between Thanksgiving (the … Continue reading
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And our winner is…
Congratulations to Lisa F our winner by random selection on the Crunchy Clean detergent! You have 72 hours to send me your full name and address so I can get this shipped out to you. Contact me via post here, … Continue reading
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Giveaway: Crunchy Clean Cloth Diaper Detergent!
We haven’t had a giveaway on this blog since February, so it is about time, right? Does anyone need any cloth diaper detergent? I have up for grabs one regular size package of Crunchy Clean cloth diaper detergent in the … Continue reading
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Making the Most of an Overproductive Garden
If you are a novice gardener like I am, you may not have perfected the art of balancing your yield. And on occasion, even more seasoned gardeners end up with an unexpected bounty. Last year, for example, I ended up … Continue reading
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