Whole Foods is a company that stands for sustainable agriculture, wise environmental practices, community citizenship, and integrity in all business dealings, at least according to their website. So you can imagine my surprise when their store brand, 365 Every Day Organic, frozen spinach says on the back “Product of China.” Please explain [...]
Filed under: Random on April 30th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
According to my husband, this product has been out for 6 months. But I didn’t know about it until now. It’s a device called the Kindle that allows you to read books electronically. What a great idea! Think of all the paper, printing costs, and transportation costs saved. Too bad it’s a little expensive, but I’m sure [...]
Filed under: Environment on April 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
I was reading Women’s Health magazine at the gym a couple weeks ago when I ran across a statistic–only 17.5% of women lift weights two or more times a week. Less than 1 in 5! What a shame. I absolutely love lifting weights and I think it’s one of the best exercises [...]
Filed under: Exercise on April 26th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Earth Day is on Tuesday. This is a great time to evaluate how earth-friendly your lifestyle is and make a commitment to doing something good for the earth. Last year, I created a list of all the environmentally friendly things my husband and I had done up to that point. Here it [...]
Filed under: Environment on April 20th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’ve been taking a pilates class at my gym off and on for over a year now. I love it! It’s relaxing and challenging all at once. I never was a big fan of yoga because I found it a bit boring (plus I’m just not that flexible). But in pilates, you are moving rather [...]
Filed under: Exercise on April 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
A friend of mine wrote this article on cloth diapers for her local newspaper, where she used to be a reporter before having her daughter. It’s great–check it out!
Cloth Diaper Article Page 1
Cloth Diaper Article Page 2
Filed under: Children on April 15th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
These are so tasty! The onion/wine broth is delicious.
Ingredients:
2 tbsp dried porcini mushrooms (use dry cremini as a substitute if need be)
2/3 cup warm water
1 lb ground turkey [...]
Filed under: Recipe on April 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
I just finished reading the book Louder Than Words. It’s written by Jenny McCarthy about her son’s autism. It’s less than 200 pages and a very easy read. By easy, I mean quick. It’s actually not that easy to read–I cried through the first few chapters. I think every mother [...]
Filed under: Book recommendation, Children on April 10th, 2008 | No Comments »
We are in the process of putting our home on the market and waiting for our new one to be built. So I will try to keep posting regularly, but obviously won’t be able to put the time into it that I’d like.I did want to mention a really cool product we’ve come across [...]
Filed under: Environment on April 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m sure by now you’ve heard the statistic that the average American child watches 4 hours of TV each day. This is according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP advises that children under two watch no TV and that those over two watch only about an hour per day [...]
Filed under: Children on April 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment »