Green Aware Mom

Natural Home Cleaning Products from Martha Stewart

February 11, 2010

I’m always searching for natural home cleaning products – while I love to keep my house clean, I also like to keep my family safe and my home free of toxins. I was happy to hear about the new Martha Stewart home products, because I trust the Martha Stewart brand. I had the chance to [...]

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Avoiding the Toxins in Laptop Cases with GreenSmart

August 11, 2009

I’ll be honest, I didn’t know there were toxins in neoprene. Products made with that material, including laptop cases, can have allergens and other toxins that can irritate those with sensitivities. GreenSmart, a company whose products we’ve reviewed in the past, has created neogreene, an alternative to neoprene that’s greener. Currently, neogreene is being used [...]

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Environmentally Friendly, Safe, Green Toys

July 7, 2009

I’m lucky, because I have two children who love to play together with their toys. While they do love all kinds of toys, even super cheap plastic toys, I do have some concerns about their safety, as well as the environmental impact of some of these imported plastic toys. That’s why I was thrilled to [...]

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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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PBS Kids and PBS Kids Go Celebrate Earth Day

April 20, 2009

Next Wednesday, Earth Day, check out the “PBS Kids Share the Earth Day” celebration, featuring premiere episodes from Curious George, Arthur, and Cyberchase, as well as Earth Day themed episodes of Super Why!, Sid the Science Kid, and Maya and Miguel. We had the chance to preview the Earth Day episode of Sid the Science [...]

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New Eco-Fina Packaging from Aquafina

April 16, 2009

I’m always happy to hear about more eco-friendly packaging, because wasting resources on something that’s meant to be thrown out really annoys me. So, while individual water bottles definitely have their place, any steps made to decrease the amount of plastic used is a step in the right direction. Aquafina just released some new packaging, [...]

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Earth Day Events at the Disney Store

April 14, 2009

As you can imagine, my family loves the Disney Store. A few weeks ago, we visited the Disney Store and we left with one Minnie Mouse costume, one pair of flip flops, one pair of sunglasses, a mini Red (from Cars), a wind-up Mickey airplane, two stuffed Thumpers, and two water bottles – obviously my [...]

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New Exclusive Green Products Available at Safeway

April 9, 2009

Not all too long ago, I believed that in order for my house to be fully clean, it had to smell like strong cleaning products. But now that I have children, and have been paying more attention to the products I use, I’m more interested in “green” cleaners, and less about the scent. While there [...]

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My ‘Green’ Resolutions

January 21, 2009

While I consider my family fairly environmentally friendly, there are definitely some improvements we can make. I know that taking some small steps will not only improve our impact on the environment, but in many cases can also make an impact on our wallet! Here are our New Year’s Resolutions for this upcoming year, to [...]

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On Becoming a Green Family

January 8, 2009

It’s a new year with a whole new set of resolutions and goals. Of course, some of us may be returning to some of the same goals we’ve had for years past. For my family, we’re still working on becoming more eco-conscious in all of our actions. First up on our list of things to [...]

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Being a Green Reader

December 12, 2008

I love reading. Books just do something for me. It’s the same with my husband. We have a large assortment of books and love to organize them. Books are just so integral to our lives in every way. We cry, laugh, and learn from them. We also decorate with them. However, in the past few [...]

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