Do you practice gratitude every day? I wish I did, but I don’t. Most days fly by and if ‘practicing gratitude’ wasn’t on my to-do list, it didn’t happen. Then there are those rare days where I’m able to find a few extra moments, with no distractions, to think about all that I’m grateful for….
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Groovy Green Odds N Ends for Thanksgiving
In honor of Thanksgiving I am about to close up my lap top for a few days to spend some uninterrupted time with friends and family. I hope many of you get the chance to do the same over this long weekend. Before signing off I wanted to share with you a few groovy green…
How to Dispose of Toxic Cleaning Supplies
Last week we found out that many popular household cleaners have hidden toxic chemicals. Tide Free & Gentle, Simple Green Naturals, Glade Touch Odor, Clorox Clean Up, Bounce Free & Sensitive and multiple air fresheners made the list of products tested and were found to have carcinogens, reproductive toxins, endocrine disruptors and allergens. We…
Dirty Secrets: What’s Hiding in Your Cleaning Products?
This information in this post was provided by Women’s Voices for the Earth and Healthy Child Healthy World. Today they co-released a report about hidden chemicals in your cleaners. Cleaning product companies aren’t required to tell us the chemicals they use in their products, and what they’re keeping secret from you could be hazardous to…
Non-Toxic Pest Control
I’m a self-proclaimed bug lover. Although, I have to preface that by admitting that as much as I love them, I’m also afraid of them. I’ve been known to let out a scream or two when I see them (especially a giant spider). However, after the scream I always do my best to compose myself…
Groovy Green Friday Follow- Up
This week was a busy one with lots of groovy green tidbits to share. Advocacy We can make a difference. Healthy Child Healthy World shared a post entitled Rock the Cradle Rule the World. In the post Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, executive director and CEO of HCHW, emphasized the strong and powerful voices bloggers have and…
4 Ways to Be a Green Consumer on Black Friday and Beyond
This post is part of this months Green Moms Carnival -How to Be a Green Consumer- hosted by Betsy over at Eco-novice: Going Green Gradually. The carnival goes live Monday, November 14, 2011. Be sure to stop by for lots of great tips and suggestions for becoming a greener consumer. Black Friday, which falls the…
