Posted in April 24th, 2009
Well, here it is the day after Earth Day. I want to thank everyone who cared enough to honor this day and hope you will continue to do so. Although, I know not everyone feels this way. Some people do not have a clue the importance of going ECO-Friendly or they just don’t care. I [...]
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Posted in April 22nd, 2009
Today is earth day and a great day for doing some research for going green. I was thinking of all the ways I could write about how you could go green but I believe it’s time that you start doing some research on your own. Going green is something that is a conscious effort that [...]
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Posted in April 20th, 2009
You spend a lot of time on your mattress so you want to be sure it is healthy for you. One way is to find a certified organic and naturally safer alternatives to mattresses made by unhealthy and toxic ingredients. You are working hard to reduce your daily exposure to unnecessary and hazardous chemicals so [...]
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Posted in April 20th, 2009
Here is another reason to recycle those plastic bottles. Mohawk’s makes a carpet fiber called everStrand using PET (polyethylene terephthalate) which is extruded from our recycled plastic bottles. They sort the bottles and then ground them into fine pieces. After they are cleaned they are melted down, extruded into fiber and then spun into carpet [...]
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Posted in April 17th, 2009
If your an eco-concious American lookin for fair trade clothing then look no further than American Apparel products. I found a great t-shirt company that makes cute emoticon t-shirts using 100% organic cotton and the people who made the t-shirts are well paid to boot! This is a win win shopping spree for everyone. *Cute [...]
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Posted in April 9th, 2009
Painting your baby’s nursery before they arrive home is an exciting time. You will want the fumes to subside so paint the nursery at least two months before the baby arrives. Choose a paint that is low or Zero in VOC. Even using these paints you will need to wear a mask and if possible [...]
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Posted in April 7th, 2009
There was nothing like good ole chocolate until now. Organic chocolate is awesome because it is good for our environment and the farmers working the fields. Organic chocolate is chocolate that has been grown without using synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Sweet Earth Organic Chocolate and Divine Chocolate are companies making chocolate that is good for [...]
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Posted in April 6th, 2009
As a family we have a movie night. We either go buy a couple of movies or rent them. We get our favorite snacks and we pop some popcorn. We turn off the lights and pretend we are at the theater. I light candles (organic candles of course) that hang on the wall and that [...]
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Posted in April 4th, 2009
Great news from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. Just received my claim form from my insurance company and inside was this information. Blue Cross Blue shield of Kansas donates $1.00 to a charitable cause and this year (2009) the American Cancer Society will be the recipient. How will this protect the environment is by [...]
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Posted in January 4th, 2009
Every summer parents send their children off to camp. All kinds of sports camps, church camps and just for fun camps. We all know our country is going though some hard times right now and many people have lost their jobs. If you are one of the families having to decided between camp for the children [...]
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