Product Reviews, Giveaways, and Parenting
I’m kind of a most things in moderation kind of gal. I don’t have extreme viewpoints. When it comes to being green and eco-friendly I believe that we are stewards of the earth and that it is our job to be good stewards, however, I’m not a zealot. A lot of the eco-friendly products I [...]
For the past couple years I’ve been trying to replace many of the products we use in our house with more natural counterparts. As I learn more and more about the potential toxins and other unnecessary chemicals in many of the household and personal care products that we regularly use, I realize how important it [...]
As you know from quite a few of my previous posts. Our family is trying to simplify our lives with more natural products. I definitely wouldn’t consider us granola or eco-friendly fanatics, but, rather, just “kinda crunchy”. If I find a more eco-friendly, natural alternative to a product I currently use, I like to give [...]
“Is that grape juice on the sleeve of your new white shirt? Seriously, we do have napkins and paper towels!” Oy! I’m sure I’m not the only parent to have uttered these, or similar, words. We go through a lot of pre-wash products in our house. When I read about Shout Free I was very [...]
My little guy is 2 years old and when he was born I used the same products that I had used on his older sister. Diaper cream, lotion, shampoo and laundry soap. I never thought twice about it until he started to have serious and severe skin problems. I quickly learned that most of the [...]
It has been a while since I posted about cloth diapers, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t still been loving our cloth diapering experience. We’ve now been able to try various types, brands, materials, etc. and I have many favorites among my stash. I want to tell you about one of my new favorites today. [...]
Am I just completely out of the loop? Until just a few weeks ago I’d heard of castile soap, but had no idea what in the world it was. I knew it was soap, duh, but did you know that it is basically an all purpose cleaner? When I say all purpose, I mean all [...]
Trying to make the world a greener place, in style. Made from woven polypropylene – one the most popular plastics for making food containers like yogurt cups. 10-40% of the polypropylene used in our bags is recycled from post consumer use. Most of our bags hold up to 50 lbs, which is due to the [...]
Vaska Lavender Laundry Detergent uses real lavender and potent botanical cleaning agents to clean your clothing and linens effectively, but without harmful chemicals. Available in Light Lavender or Scent Free, Herbatergent uses natural herbal cleaning agents to fight germs and remove soap residue that damages fabrics and causes skin irritation. Laundry stays brighter, lasts longer, [...]
Yay! The time is now! The fun, the frenzy, the prizes, they are all at your fingertips and waiting for you to come and enter. What a fun time. The last time I participated in an event like this I was an entrant, and, as fortune would have it, I won two large prize packages! [...]
TerraCycle’s purpose is to eliminate the idea of waste. We do this by creating national recycling systems for previously non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle waste. Anyone can sign up for these programs, called the Brigades, and start sending us waste. TerraCycle then converts the collected waste into a wide variety of products and materials. With more than [...]
A Blogtastic Extravaganza is just around the corner! It starts on Wednesday, in fact. Today we have our third, but certainly not final sponsor spotlight for A Blogtastic Extravaganza. How Zoobies was born… Zoobies, LLC was created by two young brother who shared a common desire to invent something that was fun, innovative, and functional. [...]
I knew that I was going to be traveling a lot this summer–already, I’ve flown to San Antonio and and back, and driven my kids from Utah to California twice. What I did not know was how I was going to diaper Little Brother while we were going all these places. Generally, I have no [...]
A couple months ago I read a review on wool dryer balls and I was intrigued. By now you all know that we cloth diaper Little Brother. Well, I had heard cloth diapering moms talking about using wool dryer balls for their diapers. I just assumed it was something you used to keep wool diaper [...]
