Today I helped out at the Great Cloth Diaper Change event hosted by the Diaper Lab in Somerville, MA. Salina and her staff at the Diaper Lab were GREAT hosts and ran a great event! They have a great store and if you ever need advice on cloth diapers, I HIGHLY recommend it! Gathering for […]
Being Part of a Guinness World Record™! Great Cloth Diaper Change!
Natural Mosquito Bite Relief – What Works and What Doesn’t Work
During our camping trip last summer I got an excessive number of mosquito bites on my legs, upwards of 25 on each leg. The main thing I learned from that was that it’s important to use a reasonable amount of bug spray, especially when it’s hot out and you’re wearing shorts. Around here we have […]
Why Use Cloth Diapers? Change 3 Things Campaign
I use cloth diapers because they are good for the environment. I want to limit the amount of waste that I send to landfills and incinerators and I want to limit the amount of natural resources that are consumed for products that I just throw away. Some people use cloth diapers because of the health […]
Living Healthier Through Sunscreen
We have been working recently on being more careful about what we put ON our bodies, as well as what we put IN our bodies. This summer we are being a lot more careful about putting on sunscreen, both on ourselves and the children. Jon and our older son have always had sensitive skin that […]
Toxins in Your Life – Fragrance
As part of “greening” our lifestyle we have have also been starting to look at what is in our products, both in terms of ingredients that are good or bad for the environment and ingredients that are good or bad for people. In recent months I have been surprised to learn that ingredients that are […]
Tip: Save Water, Time and Money: Train Your Hair To Need Less Washing
About ten years ago I decided that I wanted to grow my hair very long. I searched the web for resources and learned that the best way to have healthy hair is to not wash it every day. There were tips for training your hair to not need washing every day. I followed these […]