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Reel Mower – Gas Free Lawn Care

Emailed: June 18, 2009 


Reel Mower – Gas Free Lawn Care

Well summer is now in full swing and we have decided to give green lawn care a try. We’ve used corn gluten as weed control and other all natural products in our yard and garden. Now we are giving the old fashioned push mower a try. Some of our neighbors... [Read more]



Emailed: April 11, 2009 


Birth Defects and Pesticides

Since it is finally Spring here in GA I’ve been working outside a lot with our boys. They have been great little helpers pulling weeds and planting in our garden. This year we tried corn gluten as a pre-emergent weed control and fertilizer. I’m... [Read more]



Emailed: January 20, 2009 


Being Green and Finding a Cure for Cancer

If you are like me then you have accumulated a few cell phones over the years. I’ve looked at our office closet and between Jon and I there’s probably 3 or 4 in there. What do you do with them? Where can you recycle them? Well I’ve got... [Read more]



Emailed: November 21, 2008 


A Fresh Coat of Paint

I’ve wanted to repaint the trim boards & staircase in our house ever since we repainted the walls 2 years ago. Babies and lack of time always seems to intervene. Lately my neighbors have been working on revamping their homes and I am reinspired.... [Read more]



Emailed: November 18, 2008 


Reusable and Plastic Bags

OK I’m not going to preach to you why plastic bags are bad. I want to focus on what you can do to be better. I’ve been using reusable bags a lot this past year and I’ve learned a little bit about what I like and don’t like. I’ve purchased a... [Read more]



Emailed: October 25, 2008 


Candles

Here’s a little bit of information I found out about recently. Many paraffin candles have petroleum based products in them and some soy candles are made from GMO soy wax. Just a little something to think about.  Read More →



Emailed: September 10, 2008 


Baby & Toddler Cookbooks

Here’s a list of some of my favorite cookbooks for baby and toddler cooking: Simply Natural Baby Food by Cathy Olson (Matthew loves the apple oat pancakes!! Some of the ingredients are hard to come by, but this book is my most referenced baby cookbook) The... [Read more]



Emailed: August 21, 2008 


I am a composting genius!

OK so I know everyone has their “moment” every now and then…. blonde moment, senior moment, whatever. This weekend I had a moment. I figured out after 7 months of composting why I was getting composting tea all over my bin when I would... [Read more]



Emailed: July 28, 2008 


Squeeky Clean Floors

It’s been a while, but I’m back. It’s a lot harder than I thought to start up an etail business while taking care of the house, two kids 2 and under, helping Jon through his MBA program, and his working full time at another job. Whew! Anyway,... [Read more]



Emailed: June 26, 2008 


Homemade Baby Food

As our youngest is really getting into solid foods, it is very convenient to open that jar of baby food and spoon it into that chubby, smiley little face. When I have time though (which isn’t very often) I like to make his food myself. I’ll try and... [Read more]



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