I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Weleda. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. All opinions and reviews are my own. My son still gets diaper rashes, even though he is in training pants now. {When will he be potty trained, my goodness!} We've used many great natural products in the past, so I was thankful this last week that we could use a new one to us - Weleda. … [Read more...]
REPREVE Recycled Plastic and 5 Tips for Kids
REPREVE is a recycled fiber that helps turn plastic bottles you recycle into cool stuff you can wear and use every day. Now there’s no excuse not to recycle! A lot of brands you love use REPREVE to make their products greener: • Volcom graphic t-shirts are made with REPREVE, using 2 recycled plastic bottles. • One Patgonia fleece jacket with REPREVE has 40 recycled plastic bottles, so you can be a real “active-ist.” • Life Khaki by Haggar uses REPREVE to put 7 recycled plastic bottles in … [Read more...]
Seahawks Sunday: Wearing REPREVE Fleece Beanie
Our family is die-hard Seattle Seahawks fans. To be honest, most of our friends are too. Everyone, literally everyone, is obsessed right now with this team and our quarterback Russell Wilson. So, here they are - part of my family at the game. Face painted and all. The one thing I wish they had at this game was the REPREVE Green Beanie. It is the perfect matching color for Seahawks fans. We got our REPREVE Fleese Beanie last week! Since, my husband wears a large size hat, we were thankful … [Read more...]
Eco-Friendly Back to School Products
Back to school season means a lot of shopping. While you are shopping for your kids this season, do you like to choose eco-friendly items? Natural or green items can be found on Amazon at great prices. Here are 8 that I think would make great back to school products. In fact, some of these items you might not think of for back to school but I assure you they are perfect back to school products. 1. Lice Logic Repel Conditioning Spray Mom invented, Lice Logic is safe for daily use and is … [Read more...]
10 Green Tips for Back to School
Thank you FHE Insiders for sponsoring today's post. That time of year has come again! The kids are heading back to school and they are filled with excitement to see their friends and experience new things. The new school year is a new beginning filled with new teachers, experiences, and lessons. You can start off in the right direction by being environmentally friendly in your preparations for this school year. Take some advice from the Leafmen and follow these ten tips for going green … [Read more...]
Easylunchboxes: Waste Free Lunch Boxes
We travel for my husband's work. I know I have mentioned that many times, but I wanted to let you know that even though it is the back to school season and parents are thinking about packing school lunches, some of these great products being featured and going on sale also work well for families on the go like ours. We pack a lot of lunches. While we are traveling by mini-van or airplane, we like to bring food from home. It not only saves us money, is eco-friendly, but we can eat more … [Read more...]
Eco-Friendly Shopping: Reusable Produce Bags
We buy a lot of produce in our household. We are 90% vegetarian and the meat we do eat is fish. We don't buy it in the grocery store though, we eat fresh Alaskan salmon caught locally. So when we go to the grocery store you will see a lot of fruits and vegetables in our shopping cart. Reusable produce bags are an excellent way to be eco-friendly while shopping. About A Greener Kitchen: Founded by Lacey Lybecker in 2009, A Greener Kitchen offers you sustainable style solutions for kitchen … [Read more...]
