Product Reviews: Green Edition Part I

Like many modern moms, I work hard to find ways to run my household in an environmentally responsible way. There are amazing new products out there meant to help us be good stewards of our resources and to leave minimal impact on our landfills and in our air and water systems.  As an added bonus, [...]

Tags: eco-friendly, environtmental, green living, home meade baby wipe solution, reusable baby wipes, reusable paper towels

Elimination Communication Breakdown

I love cloth diapers.
I know.  What a ridiculous thing to love, right?  But if you ask any mama who does it nowadays, she’ll probably tell you the same thing. 
Not only are they easy to use (no, really – they are), but they are ridiculously cute!  Crazy cute.  And who can resist an already adorable tushie [...]

Tags: damn hippies, EC, elimination communication, Motherhood, potty training

Wordless Wednesday: What's For Dinner

Tags: delicious, gardening, local, organic, seedlings, vegetables, Wordless Wednesday

Reduce, Reuse, Reincarnate

I recycle!  Yes, I do.  In fact, you might say I have a bit of a problem.
I’ve have been asked, and answered with complete seriousness, the question, “Are you keeping this dryer lint for a project?”
I won’t tell you how I answered.
It all started with using wool as a cloth diaper cover.  It worked so [...]

Tags: Blog Blast, cloth diapers, eco-friendly, green living, longies, natural living, recycling, SC Johnson Nature's Source, Sewing, The Parent Bloggers Network, wool

Hormotional* and Green: Feminine Hygiene Products go Eco-Friendly

WARNING:  The following post is for women.  Actually, it’s only for some women.  If you have get dry heaves at the thought of using anything but a scented plastic applicator near your hoo-hoo, this post is probably not for you.
In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock without wi-fi for the last few years, you [...]

Tags: cloth diapering, cloth menstrual pads, ecofriendly, feminie hygiene, Fiber Friday, knitted tampons, reusable pads