Spring has somewhat sprung here in central Ohio. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. Yesterday a beautiful Cardinal was sitting in an evergreen tree right outside my bedroom window. I also have some rather ugly plastic flower arrangements hanging on my back porch that were there when we moved in. I don't have a heart to remove them though because every spring a few finch families build nests in them. I have seen a lot of nesting activity this week. I believe I am rethinking my … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2008
Recycling Your Plastic Easter Eggs
So did you end up with any plastic Easter eggs this past weekend? If so, here are a couple ideas for repurposing them. 1. Store them to reuse next year. Round them up and put them in a box or an egg carton and then next year you will be all set. 2. Put them inside an egg carton and add them to your kids play kitchen. 3. Use them to make an Easter egg wreath for Easter decorating next year. Use thread to wrap around the branches and close the eggs over the thread. Trim the thread and you … [Read more...]
Healthy Child Healthy World
I was SUPER excited to get this book. I have been a big fan of the Healthy Child Healthy World organization for many years so when they published a book I knew it would be good. The title is Healthy Child, Healthy World and it is written by Christopher Gavigan, the CEO of the organization with the same name. The forward is written by Meryl Streep and it has contributions from Gwtneth Paltrow, Brooke Shields, Tom Hanks, Tobey Maguire, Kate Hudson, and Erin Brockovich...just to name a … [Read more...]
You Are What You Eat
I just came across the trailer for a new movie that will be released soon on the web...Food Matters. It appears to discuss how what we eat is what is making us so sick. It looks like it will be pretty awesome. I was especially excited to see David Wolfe in it. Check it out! … [Read more...]
Friday Wrap Up – Skinny Songs, Freebies & Stuff
TGIF! Have an awesome weekend everyone! I subscribe to an awesome monthly newsletter called Parental Intelligence. The editor Bob Collier, puts together a great collection of resources and links every month that invite you to "explore the psychology of happy and successful parenting, connect with bright minds, discover new ideas and sail outside the mainstream for a while without running aground." For the March 2008 issue I was excited to see the fourth resource down was my article on … [Read more...]
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