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I love flat diapers. Don’t get me wrong. I also love the modern cloth diapers we have today, but there is a special place in my heart for flat cloth diapers. Flats were the only diapers I was wrapped in as a baby. Beyond that flats, as it turns out, have their place in modern [...]
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You want to take your family for a Sunday afternoon bike ride, but are not sure where to start? This is for you. 1) Start young. If you get your children on bikes from a young age, they’ll grow up with the idea and won’t challenge it. 2) Tailor the vehicle to the developmental level [...]
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As I was rolling my trash bin to the curb earlier this week, I grinned from ear to ear. I was incredibly happy over its contents. No, I had not completed my spring cleaning nor organized my garage … I was just nearly “trashless.” For the last several weeks, the amount of trash my [...]
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Spring is here and it is time to begin taking on a few preventative measures to guard against pests you know visit the garden every year. This must be done very carefully because the Ladybugs, the Butterflies, the Bees and the Earthworms are already in place to do their work, so we must be very [...]
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So you’ve put a brick in your toilet tank and turned down the heat. Now you’re working on your acceptance speech for this year’s Green Living award. Not so fast – you’re not finished yet! Here are ten tips to prepare yourself and your family for a seriously green future. 1. Turn your hot water [...]
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If you’re looking for a fun and educational project to share with your children may I suggest a “Cat House”? Now, before you say you’re allergic to cats let me say these aren’t the type that meow – but rather fly. My cats are caterpillars – Black Swallowtails to be exact – and watching them [...]
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My family and I live in an apartment, and we cloth diaper. Yes, you can do both. So here are some of my tips about it. 1) Ask- If your unlucky enough not to have wash/dryer hook-ups in your snazzy apartment, then it’s common courtesy to ask if washing cloth diapers is okay. Some laundry [...]
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Now that spring is finally here, you may be thinking of all those things that need to be done around the house. Cleaning, maintenance and gardening might top your list. As you break out the power washer and garden tools, keep the environment in mind. There’s a more eco-friendly way to do almost anything. Here [...]
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People spend about a third of their lives sleeping. And that means they are spending a third of their lives in their beds. What most people do not realize is that their bedding can be a source of many harmful chemicals and allergens. Bedding products can harbor dust mites, bed bugs, and other allergens. In addition [...]
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You do all you can to make sure that your family eats real, whole food. You buy organic when you can, and everyone has become more conscious about what they eat. So then- what is the next step? What about your family pet? When we started eating less processed food and began on our journey to a [...]
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