As most people in the world, I am carefully following the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and have made a number of changes to my daily life to help slow the spread. I am an engineer, not a health care professional, so am interested in the system effects and exploring impact on green lifestyles. I’ve looked at […]
The Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Green Living
Posted on March 12, 2020 Written by Leave a Comment
How bad is cooking with gas for your family?
Posted on January 29, 2020 Written by Leave a Comment
Gas is great to cook with, but can generate unhealthy air quality conditions for you and your family.
How I got my son excited for yogurt!
Posted on January 15, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment
I pack the lunches for my twin 3rd graders and my preschool almost every morning. I try very hard to keep their lunches healthy, interesting and as natural as possible. With three very different eaters, this is a challenge. Recently I have discovered a trick to getting my preschool son to love yogurt in his […]
Acupuncture – Beyond Western Medicine
Posted on December 20, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Welcome to the December 2012 Natural Living Blog Carnival: Natural Remedies. This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Natural Living Blog Carnival hosted by Happy Mothering and The Pistachio Project through the Green Moms Network. This month our members have written posts about how they use natural remedies in their homes. —– Jon […]
Dealing with Climate Change Overload
Posted on December 8, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Don’t forget to slow down, take a break and make time for something purely for yourself. We are very concerned about climate change and how it is, and will, affect the world we live in. How it will impact our every day lives and the quality of life our children will have as the grow […]
Natural Medicine – Rinsing Your Nose
Posted on November 21, 2012 Written by 1 Comment
I was rushing off to work this morning and didn’t want to stop and rinse my nose. It’s kind of gross and takes time that I didn’t really think I had, in fact, I never like to think I have it. Did I mention I think it’s gross? I commented out loud about rinsing my […]
I Can’t Exercise for Exercise’s Sake
Posted on March 19, 2012 Written by 1 Comment
I can’t stand to exercise just for the sake of exercising. As a working parent of three active kids, I don’t have the time to go to the gym or workout at home to exercise. I even have had trouble this year fitting in 5 minute blocks of targeted exercises from my physical therapy to […]
Green Ways to Stay Cool in a Heat Wave
Posted on July 23, 2011 Written by 6 Comments
We’ve been posting a little less often than we’d like. With the kids home from school for the summer we have less time for things like writing blog posts. The past few days of much hotter than usual weather for our area has made us think about some tips for staying cool while still being […]
Packing Disposable-Free Kids Lunches – Including Fruit Cups
Posted on May 10, 2011 Written by 11 Comments
When our kids started attending daycare a few years ago, they needed a lunch packed for them every day, and so started our daily need to pack lunches for two children. At first, as for many people, this meant the daily use and disposal of items like fruit cups, juice pouches or boxes, sandwich bags, […]
My Mother’s Day Wish For My Children
Posted on May 3, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
A gift from my daughter This afternoon when I picked my daughter up from school she handed me a craft she had made and said “Here, this is your Mother’s Day Gift. I don’t know when Mother’s Day is, so I’m giving it to you now.” She is 6 years old. How sweet is that? […]
