Natural Pet Toys from Purrfect Play

As stated in my last post, I’m having a Twitter party to celebrate my book’s publication on June 26, 2009 and also the Ultimate Healthy Parenting Party on June 28, 2009, at The Pump Station in Santa Monica, California. I hope you will attend both! Both will feature awesome prizes, and I wanted to highlight [...]

MY BOOK – SMART MAMA’S GREEN GUIDE – IS PUBLISHED!

Okay, I know it is rude to type in all caps, but I’ve been jumping up and down and screaming since my book – Smart Mama’s Green Guide: Simple Steps to Reduce Your Child’s Toxic Chemical Exposure - is NOW published. HOLY CARP – I’M PUBLISHED! WOOT! And, I even got my first review from someone [...]

Love It! Product Review: R.W. Knudsen Sparkling Essence Drinks

I was given R.W. Knudsen’s new Sparkling Essence drinks to try (full disclosure – I got them free). I’m generally not a big fan of “disposable” drinks because I don’t like to waste a bottle or can. I like making my sparkling water at home using my homemade soda maker from SodaStream, which, of course, I then flavor [...]

Green Moms Carnival, World Environment Day and World Oceans Day

I’m pleased to host a mini Green Moms Carnival on World Environment Day (WED) and World Oceans Day (WOD). WED is celebrated every June 5. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. This year’s theme is “Your Planet Needs You-UNited to [...]

The Upside of Dementia

This post is not my typical fare by any means. I apologize up front. My 90 year old grandmother is in the hospital. Which is depressing because she has been very active and healthy for most of her life, really only slowing down at Christmas time last year. In February, we discovered why – my [...]

Free Sunchips Giveaway & $20,000 Green Effect Contest

I was invited to participate in a Sunchips giveaway to promote its new packaging and National Geographic’s Green Effect contest. Normally, I wouldn’t do a giveaway for a snack food but I decided to do this one for three reasons. First, I like Sunchips. Second, I’m excited about Frito Lay’s decision to move Sunchips’ packaging to 100% [...]

Celebrating Mom’s Nite Out (and Save the Date for 2010)

This post is a slight departure from my normal fodder, but the fun of blogging and Twittering is making new friends and sharing information. And it is even more fun when you can meet your friends in real life (IRL). So I thought I would share the recent event at which I got to do just [...]

5 Simple Steps for Summer Toy Safety

School is almost out and the lazy days of summer are here. Well, perhaps lazy isn’t accurate if you are a mom – summer can just mean listening to whines of “I’m so boooored” (drawn out as only a child can do) or schlepping from one activity to the next. But summer should be about [...]

Free Giveaway and Book Review: Green Princess Cookbook

I was sent a free copy of the Green Princess Cookbook: Sweets and Treats to Save the Planet to review. It is a very cute cookbook for girls between 6 and 12, with sweets and treats to make and some simple green living advice. The book is a hardback with a spiral binding, making it easy to place flat [...]

Leaching perfluorinated compounds – another reason to avoid fast food

In case you needed another reason to avoid fast food, a new study found that diPAPs coating fast food wrappers are present in our blood. And diPAPs break down to PFOA – a compound linked to a host of adverse health effects, such as developmental toxicity and, most recently, lowered sperm counts in young men. The [...]

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