My friend Carrie over at NMTR has a blog and podcast that addresses natural mothering. Recently she posted that she would now be including some talk of money on her blog and asked for reader opinions. Does the subject of money management and frugality detract from the natural mom message? I say no. For me, green living is a huge part of natural mothering and green living and a life of frugality go together like peanut butter and jelly. Think about it. What are some of the key areas of green … [Read more...]
My Thoughts on Green Consumerism
I have been hearing a lot of criticism from environmentalists about the problem of green consumerism. Many environmentalists believe that the onslaught of green products and gadgets is hypocritical and contradictory. If we truly want to be green then we should be reducing the amount of "stuff" in our lives and not adding to it with all these cool products that claim to be green. They may be green but that is not the point...we don't need them...and buying stuff we don't need is not green. Do I … [Read more...]
Product Review: Sealerz
The Sealerz company recently sent me some samples of their reseal tabs. Basically these little 3x1 pieces of tape are meant to reseal food bags such as prepacked salad bags, coffee bags, frozen food bags, bags or crackers, etc. The idea is that if you reseal what the product came in then you will not use zippered plastic bags. This product really isn't a good fit for me. I don't buy much processed food like prepackaged salad and if I did buy a bag of pasta I would put any remaining contents … [Read more...]
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