By: Karla Wheaton With the current tensions in Libya and other countries in the Middle East, the price of gasoline keeps going up and up. Gas prices near where I live are around $3.50 to $3.60 a gallon. This also comes at a time when many families’ budgets are already stretched to the max. […]
By: Katherine Malmo 1. Talk to friends and friends of friends about their experiences. 2. Try not to get lost driving around foreign neighborhoods looking for a community center that will host the Journeys of the Love, Hope, Heart, Blessed-Child’s Dream of the Christ’s Open Adoption agency meeting. 3. Ask the social workers what programs/countries […]
By: Shira Gill, Personal Organizer Modern living is hectic enough as it is, but once you introduce kids into the equation, keeping your life simple and organized can seem like an impossible dream. As a new mom and a professional organizer, I have learned that sometimes it only takes a few minutes to see big […]
By: Susan Howard Bring your own bags to the grocery store. Once you do it you’ll get over the hump, plus you can look down on everyone else in the check out line. I heard about a woman that forgot her bags and got so mad at herself that she hand carried her purchases item […]
By: Caren Gillespie If you met me in person, you might think I’m pretty eco friendly. Compared to many people in this country, I am! I’m a former Dead-head, long haired, yuppie hippie who started caring about what was happening to the earth from early on. I was very into Earth Day in the 90s. […]
By: Brandy Black Are you up for an eco challenge? A way to reduce your footprint? An experiment? In 2009 a documentary called “No Impact Man” was released, this film was about a “guilty New York liberal, Colin Beavan [who] decided to practice what he preached for one year.” This meant he would turn off […]
By: Annette Cottrell There is so much buzz in the media these days about being green: green products, eco houses, hybrid cars. Every time you turn around there is a new chance to “do the right thing” by spending money. I think many of us are unsure about what the right thing to do is, […]
By: Tanya Ward Goodman Planning to re-decorate? Looking for the perfect stockpot? Need a love seat or a side table or a place to stash your magazines? Forget Ikea, take a pass on those fine and fancy things at DWR and hit an estate sale. If your love is mid-century, you can find original 1950s […]
Brought to you by Out With Mommy- K. Pearson Brown . New car seats for kids usually come in huge, wasteful cardboard boxes, but not the Cosco Scenera Convertible Car Seat, packaged in the first-ever eco-friendly travel and storage bag. The carry bag has eliminated over 65 tons of paperboard waste, saving an estimated 2,700-plus […]
Brought to you by Out With Mommy- K. Pearson Brown All-natural, low-fat and dairy and allergen-free Jolly llama Sorbet offers premium frozen whole fruit in individual 3 oz. squeeze-up tubes four flavors (strawberry, blueberry, acai, and mango) naturally sweetened with pure cane sugar and averaging just 75 calories each. Ages 1+. Find stores or order […]
