The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. Fast forward 41 years and the celebration continues on Friday, April 22, 2011–just a few days away. Nickelodeon, The Motherhood and The Natural Wildlife Federation have launched a pretty cool initiative this year: Be Kind 2 Earth Day. Hopefully all of us can be a…
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10 ways to green your Meatless Monday
“Where’s the beef?” Welcome to Meatless Monday. Meatless Monday is a movement encouraging people to improve their health and improve the health of the planet by lowering their meat consumption. My Meatless Monday adventure began last week (impressive, I know) and it went quite well. My family is on-board and we’ve been having a…
Happy America Recycles Day-Celebrate by Using Less
That’s right; November 15th is America Recycles Day. Since 1997, communities across the country have celebrated this day as a way to raise awareness about the benefits of recycling and buying products made with recycled materials. For many of us recycling is second nature-we place our recycle bins curbside on a weekly basis. Recycling is…
RESULTS OF THE ROTORCAPS GIVEAWAY
A big THANK YOU to everyone that entered the ROTORCAPS pendant GIVEAWAY. The contest closed late last night and the random drawing was held-thank you to my husband for his phenomenal random drawing skills. Are you ready for the winner? Drum roll please……….Kristina!!! Kristina has been notified by email and her pendant will be delivered…
Groovy Green Livin GIVEAWAY and Product Review: Rotorcaps
“In trash we shall find treasure”. That’s the tagline for a super cool company that recycles bottlecaps collected from Philadelphia bars and transforms them into unique pieces of jewelry. Rotorcaps turns bottlecaps into pendants, earrings and cufflinks. Jen Roder is the superstar behind these amazing pieces. Jen has been making jewelry for most of her…
Am I Really Flossing with Teflon?
Most of us think of dental floss as one of those relatively insignificant bathroom products. A forgotten toothbrush on a trip is always replaced; forgotten floss can wait until we get home. But the bottom line is that flossing can extend your life and improve your gum health-yes it can! Brushing your teeth without flossing…
Greening Your Apple Picking
After a picture perfect summer in the Northeast, fall is most definitely in the air. Although it is not “officially” here, the days are getting shorter, the nights are cooling off, the air is crisp and apple picking season has officially begun. For many of us, heading out to the apple orchard is an annual…
