green/eco-friendly

Happy Earth Day

April 22, 2010

Happy Earth Day! A funny story My son was so excited the other day. He jumped up and down and said, “In 1 more sleep, it will be EARTH DAY! I’m going to bed early, so I can get up and it will be EARTH DAY!” His sister told him that Earth Day wasn’t about [...]

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Bicycle to save money, go green, and get healthy

March 17, 2010

Brandon Joerges is a year-round cyclist in Southeast Michigan. Brandon’s 14Bikes blog is a part of his campaign to help communities and businesses that want to shrink congestion without losing customers understand that up to 14 bikes can fit in one standard parking space and bicycling has benefits for everyone. In America, for the first [...]

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cleaner and greener with Sun&Earth’s Centsible Pack!

February 1, 2010

Sun&Earth is one of my favorite brands. They have been my go to green cleaner for over 10 years. The products smell awesome. They really work. And they have been supportive of my blog for awhile. I’ve featured giveaways from Sun and Earth, and I gave away gift cards to their Alice.com store, but now [...]

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November Sun & Earth Giveaway!

November 7, 2009

I can’t believe it’s November already! It’s time for my final Sun & Earth giveaway! I’m sad to see these end, but I’m glad I’ve been able to work with a company I fully support. Not only are they local to me, but I have been using their products for 15 years now. I’ve tried [...]

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Buy Fresh, Buy Local: Blog Action Day ’09

October 15, 2009

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegarfield/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Today all over the web, it’s Blog Action Day ’09. This year we are talking about climate change. As a mom I am concerned about climate change because I want my kids to grow up in a world I know will still be here when they reach old age. I [...]

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September Sun and Earth Giveaway!

September 7, 2009

September Sun and Earth giveaway! Win free products from Sun and Earth: a local all-natural cleaning company!

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Sun and Earth Giveaway!

August 7, 2009

As part of The Sunny Seven I get to give away Sun and Earth products once a month. I’m excited to announce our first giveaway today! One lucky winner will get a Customer’s Favorites Sampler including: Stain Pen Trial Size All Purpose Cleaner Trial Size 2x Laundry Detergent Trial Size Xtra Concentrated Dish Liquid Winner [...]

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green your laundry routine

July 28, 2009

Being green isn’t always easy, but it has benefits. It’s good for you, good for the Earth, and good for your wallet. But there is one way that is often overlooked that can save you big bucks!

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reduce, reuse, recycle

January 13, 2009

One of the main lessons I try to teach the kids is to care. For the Earth, for each other, for themselves, and their belongings. They have really taken the idea to heart of late and have been asking me to keep items I would otherwise recycle. I’m considering adding a bin to their art [...]

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