Green Living
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008Sometimes numbers help put abstract ideas like “saving the enivironment” in perspective. I found a website that helps you do just that. If you go to www.lowimpactliving.com you can calculate your environmental footprint. You get information on your wastewater, trash, and stormwater runoff along with your carbon footprint. Plus, you can see how your “lili score” [...]
Meatless Monday - Chickpea Love
Monday, May 12th, 2008We have enjoyed Meatless Monday so much that we actually eat veggie meals or snacks a few times a week. One of my current food obsessions is chickpeas. I love hummus and this chickpea salad. So today we had Chickpea Salad with tomatoes and cucumber along with couscous and green beans. The chickpea salad is super [...]
Myakka River
Friday, May 9th, 2008 View looking down from Myakka Tower.
As funny as it sounds for someone trying to do better for the environment, I am not too much of an outdoor person. Bugs scare me, mosquitos love me, and I hate the heat! But last weekend, my family took our first camping trip to Myakka State Park. Myakka is [...]
Paperless Living
Thursday, May 8th, 2008One really quick change I have made is taking the paperless option in my bill paying. I have done automatic bill pay with Tampa Electric, the YMCA, T Mobile and other bills. These companies send me an email to view my bill and then I pay online. For most accounts, I have automatic debit so [...]
The BPA Controversy
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008I was first alerted to the chemical BPA while searching online for popular sippy cups. Imagine my surprise when the bottles I had been using and loving for the past year (Avent) were found to contain BPA. If you haven’t heard yet, BPA or bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor and is widely used in the manufacture [...]
Organic Panic
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Anyone who is in charge of the household grocery shoppng has felt the squeeze of rising food prices. In the spirit of full disclosure, I don’t even buy organic milk for my family anymore - it’s too expensive unless there is a great sale. I know lots of blogs out there say they sacrifice everything [...]
Happy Campers!
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Today we are leaving for our first weekend camping trip with the baby lime! Wish us lots of luck…especially with her sleeping at night! Hope to post some new pics next week!
Wrap-n-mat
Thursday, May 1st, 2008I heard about his nifty item on my favorite podcast, Manic Mommies. These ladies are hilarious but they also feature some neat stuff. The woman talking about the wrap-n-mat uses them for her kids lunches like you would a ziplock bag. I was intrigued because my tupperware collection is large enough but I would like [...]
Kentucky Fried Stem Cell Chicken
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008If you haven’t heard of PETA’s new contest- you are in for a treat. I am sure that everyone would love to pick up their next bucket of KFC chicken or McDonald’s chicken nuggets and be tempted by the taste of fresh laboratory chicken. As if the processed chicken meat we already have was not [...]
Green Works
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008As your average suburban mom and wife, I am in charge of most of the inside-of-the-house cleanup. In the past, I have bought the same cleaners that have been around for ages-products with bleach and ammonia. I hate the smell of ammonia! When my daughter was born and I started to look for more non toxic [...]
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