eco-friendly

Biodegradable Paper Plates from Hefty

February 13, 2011

Even though I like to be green and environmentally friendly, there are times where it’s just easier to use paper products – like for some of the kids’ meals, birthday parties, etc. I was happy to learn about Hefty Basics paper plates – a line of paper products that are biodegradable. Hefty Basics are biodegradable [...]

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Eliminating Plastic Snack and Sandwich Bags with ReUsies

July 18, 2010

If I think about the number of plastic snack and sandwich bags my family has already gone through, it’s a sad thought. And, my kids haven’t even entered kindergarten yet. So, we’ve been trying to find more green and eco-friendly ways to keep those bags out of our lunch boxes, and have been very happy [...]

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An Eco-Friendly and Cute Calendar

December 9, 2009

I’m one of those people that loves calendars. I have a hard time settling on just one and there are so many places I like to have one close by. We need one in our kitchen for help with menu planning. Another one in my office helps with remembering birthdays and other important events. Of [...]

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A New Method to Keep Baby Clean and Me Calm

June 13, 2009

You may know Method for their cleaning products (see here for my review of some of their new releases), but did you know that they make a line of products to keep your baby clean too? The Method Baby and Method Kid lines offer a collection of products to keep your munchkins clean, soft and [...]

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A Method for a Clean Home (and a Clean Earth!)

June 1, 2009

There is nothing like having kids to make you uber-aware of what is lurking in your cleaning products. I’ve never had the urge to lick the windows on our French doors or rest my face on the bathroom floor, but for some reason, my children seem to have no problem with doing these. While the [...]

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