Today is a very special treat: a guest post by the amazing Hilda Forss. Hilda Forss is a freelance graphic designer currently based in Sweden. In her spare time, she runs the website Hildablue.com, a blog on natural homemade skin and hair care products with simple tips on how to lead a more eco-conscious...
Embracing a spirit of love – on Valentine’s Day or any other day – should mean more than paper hearts and grocery store flowers. Here are a few simple steps to Green Valentine’s Day, making Valentine’s Day (or any holiday, anniversary, birthday, etc.) more meaningful for your beloved while making the world a...
Charlie Brown worried about the shallow consumerism of the holidays, but he never mentioned one of the most egregious side effects of that consumerism: massive holiday waste. Massive easily preventable holiday waste. According to Stanford University: “Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s holiday period than any other time...
You are eating too much protein. I can say this confidently because I know that the vast majority of us, US Americans in particular, are getting too much protein. If you eat more than one small portion of meat a day, you’re getting too much protein. If you see protein as a separate food group,...
Trying to avoid harsh chemicals in your cleaning products? Replace the rinse agent (ie “JetDry”) in your dishwasher with vinegar. Vinegar will leave your dishes shiny and spotless with no chemical residue. It will also help prevent mold from growing in your dishwasher. (And, no, your dishes will not smell like vinegar). Any...
Turns out balloons may not be as much of a no-no as I feared. When I wrote about Flintstone’s Second Birthday and Sustainable Party Tips, I admitted that my major environmental fail at his party was the balloons. My baby – actually, both my kids – LOVE balloons. I think most kids do. Heck,...
As with any other event we have, we wanted to keep Flintstone’s Second Birthday party as sustainable as possible. And, as with everything else in our lives, this goal had to work around our own crazy busy schedules. Now, I’m not the kind of mom who goes all out for a birthday my baby...
Just how much are we willing to suffer for beauty? I see no reason to bear the risks of harsh, toxic chemicals when there are such effective natural alternatives. When it comes to hair color, why use something so chemical laden that it can cause a whole cascade of ugly side effects when there are...
It’s a balmy, buggy night in South Carolina, though there is a very pleasant breeze softly shifting the palmettos. The streetlights have been on for a couple hours already, but the parking lot in front of the General’s Building remains dark. I feel like some strange sort of smuggler when a car...
o Oddly enough, though, even though I have fewer followers now, I’ve been getting a lot more private messages and emails about the blog and our lifestyle. I’ve even picked up a freelancing position with a women’s health website (more on that in a future post). Yesterday, I got a message regarding green...