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Re: But Won’t I Stink if I Ride My Bike to Work?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:08:25 -0000

Great tip. When my husband worked closer to our home, smell was exactly his reason for not riding even in relatively cool weather.

Re: Weekend Project: Recycle, Reuse Your Easter Bling

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:47:22 -0000

That's just about exactly what we do. My kids get so excited when we pull their baskets out. We have more of those dratted plastic eggs than I know what to do with, due to various school egg hunts, but I figure some will break over time.

We keep reusing our paper Easter basket grass. Much better looking in my opinion than the plastic, and much easier to clean up.

Re: A Common Denominator the Word: Mom

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:55:08 -0000

I'm with you. I do my best to provide safe products and foods for my kids by what I've learned. But they also get a lot of freedom, and yes, enjoy some of the not so healthy treats. It's all a balance.

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Re: I Worship the Sun and Now I’m Paying for It

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:58:38 -0000

I'm very fair too, but I burn and only burn. I've never built up what anyone would consider to be a "good" tan. My joke is that I can go from ghost to lobster.

As you can imagine, I've always been a fan of sunscreen. But I do also need to get around to the dermatologist one of these days.

My kids I consider to be both lucky and unlucky. Lucky that they tan so easily. Unlucky that they tan so easily because that means they don't have the natural reminder that I do to keep using that sunscreen. Funny how that works.

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Re: Neti Pot: Home Remedy for Sinus Relief

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:36:12 -0000

I use a squeeze bottle, and it's wonderful! I've never been able to swallow pills, so taking any sort of medication is pure torture for me. With nasal irrigation I've fought back symptoms that have been at least very close to a sinus infection. Hard to say without a doctor's appointment, of course, but at the very least the congestion and pain were quite severe.

The salt content is lower than what you get in the ocean, I think, and if you have lukewarm water it will be pretty comfortable going in. Cold water is uncomfortable to use.

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Re: BPA FREE Giveaway from The Soft Landing

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:20:03 -0000

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Re: Paying for Your Trash

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:21:21 -0000

We pay by the size of trash can we want. Really I think we could switch to a smaller one, since it only needs to go out every 3 weeks or so, but we haven't made that switch so far. We keep planning a major cleanout of the garage, and while most of the stuff will go to the thrift store, there's aways some things that are only good for the trash.

Re: Carrots and Bleach: Yum-Yum

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:10:24 -0000

My kids have long since learned to love whole carrots. I just wash them up and the kids are just fine with it. For me this was a cost saving measure. Glad to have another reason.

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Re: Nuritious After School Snacks

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:12:33 -0000

Love these ideas. My daughter hates all nuts, unfortunately. Good thing my son loves them.

We give the kids sliced apples a lot. While not utterly healthy, a little dulce de leche for dipping sauce really makes it feel like a treat, even though my kids beg for apples anyhow.

I make excess smoothie into popsicles. Even let the kids have some one morning after breakfast, since smoothies are sometimes a part of breakfast.

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Re: Eco-Friendly School Lunch

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:47:57 -0000

I'm dealing with this and my daughter right now. Last year in kindergarten, she ate vegetables just fine in her lunch box. This year she won't touch them. It's not a taste change, as it's favorites she still wolfs down at home, like cucumbers and bell peppers. It's that she has noticed that none of the other kids bring vegetables, and she's afraid they will say something to her, even though she admits no one has said anything yet.

I'm working on it, though. Last year pasta salads worked great. I cooked the pasta up and kept it in the fridge, with just a touch of dressing to keep the noodles from sticking, then each morning I could throw in whatever came to mind. I think a repeat of this might help the veggie aversion, even if I have to cut them smaller.

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Re: Pretend Play Gone Green

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:48:26 -0000

My daughter loves it when I hand down a pair of old high heel shoes to her for dressup. Much better that the ones they sell now, which I think wouldn't fit her now anyhow.

When my sister's kids wanted a kitchen playset, she found a short dresser at a garage sale and just painted the top appropriately. Her kids love it, and she didn't have to spend a fortune on it. Those sets are so expensive new!

And then there's the friend that just gave my daughter lengths of material to play with. My daughter loves those! They just add on to anything to make it "fancier".

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Re: A environmentally safe holiday?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:59:52 -0000

In a lot of ways I'm glad individuals can't buy fireworks in my area. I have fond memories of playing with sparklers as a kid when visiting relatives, but the fire danger is just too much. I suspect officials were real touchy about it this year, as I saw and heard fewer than usual illegal fireworks going off.

Green fireworks is definitely a tough sell at that price. Just one of those areas you can hope the technology improves and brings down the price someday.

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Re: Soap, Sanitizer, and Spray Disinfectant Economies Boom, Thanks to Swine Flu

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sat, 02 May 2009 21:54:12 -0000

This doesn't surprise me at all, even though I haven't been noticing the commercials myself. People are going so nuts over swine flu.

I find it best at this point to treat it as any other flu. Not particularly to be worried about, just use standard precautions. I did have to move my daughter's birthday party when my son got sick several days before it, but that was more to ensure we'd all be healthy on her party day. Wouldn't do for the birthday girl to be sick during her own party! And I don't assume it was swine flu.

Even if they choose to close the schools in my area I won't be buying tons of extra stuff. Regular soap and water will do for hand washing as a rule.

Re: One Glass of Orange Juice = 1,050 Google Searches

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:44:21 -0000

Definitely some silly comparisons there. There have to be better things to compare with. Calling around for the information, going to a library... admittedly the existence of search engines has created more of a demand for their services and so it's hard to say where they've made things better or worse.

But if you're going to mention Google's attempts at green, don't forget the bit about mowing with goats: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/mowing-with-goats.html

Re: Rainwater Harvesting Poised To Grow In US West

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:40:59 -0000

Wait... so they're working out sensible solutions? How unusual!

I hope it doesn't take much longer for them to allow individuals to do rainwater collection on their properties.

Re: This Bumper Sticker is Absolutely Necessary

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:31:02 -0000

Very cool! I can go days without driving my car, and feel fortunate to be able to walk my daughter to school.

Re: Reusable Plastic 'Paper' May Reduce Greenhouse Gases

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:27:46 -0000

Neat! I can see using that for printing directions too. I'm always trying not to print things out because I don't want to waste the paper or ink.

Re: TreeHugger Picks: Cut Back on Phantom Power

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:21:37 -0000

Very nice! I've been trying to teach my husband that things like the electric toothbrush need to be plugged in maybe once a week or so, not all the time. One of these might get the idea across.

Re: Falwell to Arms: Christians Being Duped by Global Warming?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:43:26 -0000

Why does this moron scare me so? Maybe it's the sheer ignorance of it all. Does this statement mean that his followers must do all they can to harm the Earth to keep out from Satan's influence?

Re: Hitting the Bottle or Hitting the Box? The Debate Continues

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:19:09 -0000

Interesting. I do like seeing detailed analysis of the full lifecycle rather than a quick claim one way or the other. I do wish they had taken the extra step toward the recycling side of things. I suspect that the others are right and that the box itself doesn't recycle and that they would have lost out there.

Re: Been Frog Watchin’ Lately?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:45:25 -0000

Now that's a frog! We get little frogs here, nothing like that. I'm not sure if my kids would be ecstatic or terrified.

Re: It's Time for Deposits. On Everything.

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:13:48 -0000

I'd love to see something like that. Combine a deposit with a way to make recycling easier, and we'd see more people doing it. No doubt many would complain as well, but such is life. I've even written on my site in the past on how it would be nice to see electronics stores be required to help with the recycling of old electronics.

Re: The People vs. Whole Foods

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:20:31 -0000

I've been watching this and wondering what the impact of such a merger would be. It's true enough that the FTC's opposition is absurd in the face of the mergers they've allowed, but I have definitely wondered if this merger would be a good thing for the organic market.

I don't have a Whole Foods very near me. The nearest one is about 30-45 minutes away, depending on traffic. Not a place I go to because of that. I have a Henry's (owned by Wild Oats) within just a couple miles. No idea if the distant Whole Foods has any real impact on it.

I know my mother is against the merger, simply because she likes Henry's and loathes Whole Foods, which is near to her.

While I'm not enthusiastic about this merger, I do think it's inconsistent for the FTC to oppose it.

Re: Solar-Powered Apartment Complex: The Future of Housing?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:58:43 -0000

They're just a few miles from where I live! I was just delighted when I first saw the construction signs talking about it being a solar powered community of affordable housing. And you're right about the location. Vons and Henry's (owned by Wild Oats) just across the street, playground just across the parking lot.

I hope it's a model for many more communities.

Re: Monster Homes: Enough is Enough

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:42:24 -0000

This makes me think of one of the houses in my mother's neighborhood. The new owners knocked down the old house because you just can't raise a family in a home under 3000 square feet. The other homes in the neighborhood are under 2000 square feet, and I recall thinking we had plenty of room.

The larger house looks absurd next to the other homes, and there is just something odd about a gigantic house with just a one car garage, that being all they had room for.

And no more yard... sad, really.

Re: The Littlest (and newest) Treehugger

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:24:44 -0000

It really is amazing how parenthood changes things. Congratulations!

Re: How Public Transportation Might Just Save Your Life

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:47:54 -0000

Public transportation is poor in my area too. I'm fortunate in that I work at home and my daughter's school is walking distance, so we're a one car family, that being used by my husband to get to work or me for errands.

Re: Lose the TV/Land Line, Save the Cell/Computer

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:00:01 -0000

I've sometimes thought about ditching the landline phone, except for one little problem - our inconsistent cell phone service within our home. Reception just isn't good enough here.

Re: Small Cars \"Almost Cheaper Than Walking\"

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:25:33 -0000

I love it! I don't know that I could fit my family into one of those (2 adults, 2 carseat age kids), but for my husband at work I can absolutely see it!

Re: Water Tower Converted into Residence

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:10:57 -0000

Looks beautiful! But didn't the Animaniacs do it first?

Re: Orbiting Space Power Systems Would Convert Sunlight into Laser Beams

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:11:17 -0000

My dad would go nuts. He's been saying for years that we need to generate solar power in space rather than just on Earth.

Re: Water Shortages Hit Long Beach

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:33:00 -0000

One of the most difficult parts can simply be convincing Southern Californians that they do indeed live in a desert climate. I remember the news reports from several years ago during a drought, and they were interviewing people on the street. Comments along the lines of "does this look like a desert?" were common. People here don't realize how artificial all the green lawns and such are.

I rather liked one of the comments about lawn watering that one of the weather reporters made down here (Loren Nancarrow, I think) about how it's not so much how often you water a lawn, it's how deeply, and that most people waste a lot of water by watering at the wrong time, for too short a time and too often. I don't recall for certain, but I think it was something like 1 inch of water a week is plenty for a lawn.

I have a high tolerance for brown in my lawn. I rent, so landscaping has little to do with my choices, but I do like a lawn for the kids to play on. Gets them outside, but it doesn't need to be golf course green to be fun.

Re: Are there green dry cleaners?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:43:52 -0000

I saw a dry cleaner in Sacramento advertising that they were green and didn't use "Perc". I don't live in the area, so I didn't check it out further, but I thought it was an interesting idea. I'm glad to read more about what makes it different.

Re: Birthdays Without Pressure

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:51:51 -0000

It amazes me the pressure people put on kids' birthday parties. My daughter wanted a "Princess Party" for her 5th birthday, so I told the parents to have their daughters wear princess dresses if they had them already. That was it for the theme.

One of the moms couldn't believe that I hadn't hired a "Princess" to come to the party.

The kids just ran around in their dresses and had a blast. No planned activities, just little girls having a grand time playing. That was plenty enough for one of the girls to call it the best party she'd ever been to. Homemade cake and unthemed plates, which, while still disposable because I wouldn't have enough otherwise, I can keep using when I have that situation again because they aren't limited by a theme. Haven't figured out a better way to handle things than that.

Presents are definitely hard to figure out a way to green. They're so much out of my control. When I give birthday presents to other kids, I focus on active and unusual. I love encouraging kids in their natural desire to run and play.

And of course my daughter's excess toys periodically go to one thrift shop or another. They may as well go for a good cause.

Re: Survey: What are You Doing on Car Free Day?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:21:54 -0000

I'll be in a car today - the one plus is that I'm carpooling. It's my niece's birthday, and my mother passes within a mile of my house on the way to my niece's, so going together makes a lot of sense.

But most days are car-free for me. My husband and I own one car, and I walk my daughter to school. I've become very efficient with errands ever since my old car broke down beyond resonable repair and we got rid of it. Having just one car in the family really is not that bad.

Re: Plug-In Stinkers (And Others) Taken Off Shelves

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:39:01 -0000

I've never really understood air fresheners. With most you're just covering the scent, and I always figured my home doesn't need more chemicals in it. Makes so much more sense to open a window if the weather permits or find something that smells good naturally if you can't open the windows.

Re: Green Halloween: Bag the Habit

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:16:03 -0000

I always like the pillowcase idea. That's how my sisters and I did it when we were kids.

Re: Green Halloween: Don't Dress To Kill

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:26:33 -0000

I've managed to make my kids' costumes most years. My mother did my daughter's last year, though, since my daughter wanted to be Dorothy from Wizard of Oz and my mother happened to have some blue gingham fabric that was probably 20+ years old.

This year I did give in and buy my daughter the Cinderella costume she desperately wanted, after my appeal to creativity failed. Hard to talk kids into these things sometimes. But I am making my son a blue dragon costume out of a hooded sweatshirt, sweat pants and scrap fabric. It should be very cute and I know a lot more about what has gone into it.

On the plus side for the Cinderella dress I can trust my daughter to play dress up in it until it turns to rags.

Re: Survey: Do You Preheat Your Oven?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:14:02 -0000

My current oven heats nice and fast, so I only need to preheat for baking. But I used to rent a condo where the oven was terrible. It heated very slowly, and that one I would preheat every time, just starting it up as I got ingredients out. Otherwise it was adding 15 and more minutes to the cooking time, which was really frustrating.

Re: Preserves Become Ideology in a Jar

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:08:40 -0000

Canning is something I've been thinking about getting into also. My husband will probably think I'm nuts since he's only minimally green, but that's fine. We have a pretty decent garden and while giving away excess works, it would be nice to have my own use for it too.

Re: Survey: Why Would You Pay More For Green?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:39:54 -0000

I'd go with a green home because it's the right thing to do, it would save money over time, I like the idea of being less reliant on nonrenewable resources, it just fascinates me, it's the right example for my kids.

Now I just need the money to quit renting....

Re: UnTreeHugger: Bamboo Feed N' Toss Pet Bowls

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:01:15 -0000

Sometimes these products just make me want to pound my head on the desk from sheer frustration. I love pets, but I can't see using disposable dishes for them. On a trip they'd take more room than carrying a single reusable bowl, even beyond the sheer waste of it all.

Re: California Homes Dusted With Corrosive Ash and Heavy Metals From Wildfires

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:37:12 -0000

Ugh. Right in my area. I've been saying since the fires that we really need to look at how we build in this area. Lead and arsenic really weren't on my mind; more to do with minimizing damage to homes so fewer need to be rebuilt, and more use of native plants. Since it seems we're likely to have these fires rather regularly, taking steps to cope with the results seems sensible.

Re: Just What We Needed Dept: Canned Air

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:13:49 -0000

Sheer lunacy. I cannot imagine that a healthy person needs an oxygen supplement.

Re: Survey: How Will You Spend Your Rebate?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:30:35 -0000

My husband has already lost his job, and my online income isn't enough to make up for it. The rebate will definitely come in handy, although if my husband doesn't have a job in a couple months we'll be moving in with the inlaws anyhow, auggh!

Re: What Not To Build: The New American Home

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:23:43 -0000

Wow, I could fit my family, my sister's family, my mother and my inlaws in there, and probably still have extra room! That's about the only way I could call it green, sheesh!

Re: Is Home Ownership a Good Thing?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:19:28 -0000

I fully intend to own someday. We rent a house right now, and I just can't picture going back to an apartment. I love the flexibility of a home.

This home didn't always have some of the advantages we enjoy right now. It's in southern California, so buying is impractical around here anyhow. But when we had major freezes two winters ago kill off the flowers our landlords had landscaped with, we were free to put in a vegetable garden. Can't tell you how wonderful that has been.

There's more we'd do if we owned. Tear out more space for gardening, for example. I like the amount of lawn we have, as it's just perfect for the kids to run about, but much of the yard space is just waste without a garden.

And that's the big thing that makes me want to own a home. The sheer advantage to being able to make our own decisions to green up the place would take care of many of the things that drive me nuts about renting.

Maybe in a year or two, the way prices are going down....

Re: From the Forums: Getting rid of grass?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:22:43 -0000

I'd look at plants native to your area, and as said above, grasses that grow well in your area. I have kids, and a lawn is nice for them to play on. But they don't need a huge one, and other kinds of plants make for interesting exploration. Even in dry areas you can find some really nice looking ones.

Re: BPA Danger may be greater from Tin Cans than Water Bottles

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:51:38 -0000

That's amazing. Makes me glad that I do prefer fresh when it's practical. This still has me thinking on options, though.

Re: From The Forums: Home Value, Should I Install Solar

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:34:27 -0000

Not much, actually. I don't know what events there are in my area, and I'm not about to spend money for gas to get to them. There was an early Earth Day event about a week and a half ago we attended near us that was fun.

We're on a tight budget, so most of what we do is free, cheap or helps save money... recycle, garden, compost, hike in nearby fields, that kind of thing. Oh, and make sure the kids play outside daily for as long as possible.

Re: Young Environmentalists Protest Anti-Bicycle Policy At Their High School

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:56:45 -0000

This just seems nuts to me. My daughter's elementary school just had new bike racks put in. They allow 3rd grade and up to ride bikes to school. I would think high school students would be responsible enough.

Re: Recycled Survey: How Are You Spending Your Rebate?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:49:17 -0000

My husband was laid off earlier this year. The rebate is going to help keep us from having to move in with his parents!

Re: 98% of Commuters Favor Public Transit For Everybody Else

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:09:18 -0000

I'm lucky. I work at home, so no commute. But one of my sisters does carpool with two of her coworkers. She loves it. They had to adjust their work schedules to something mutually agreeable; their office lets you pick your start time too, so they can avoid rush hour and save gas, lucky people!

Re: The Slimfast Diet for Airplanes

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:09:30 -0000

Jon, I believe the one is per aircraft, the other for the entire fleet.

As for the rest, yes one does have to wonder about how long it will take to make up for putting all the new stuff in.

Re: Kids to Couch Potatoes: Earlier and Faster than Ever

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:05:58 -0000

Just horrifying how many kids have never played outside without an adult present. My 6 and 3 year olds play in the back yard without me watching them directly all the time. I consider it a better "babysitter" for when I need to get something done indoors than the television. The outdoors sure holds their interest longer, anyhow.

I won't let them go to the park alone yet, but the supervision as they play out front is getting lighter because I know it's pretty safe. Most kidnappings and such come from family members, and even then the odds are low. We've been taught to be so paranoid about events that are really highly unlikely.

And yes, we walk to school. I so love being close enough to do that. We have neighbors that drive to it, and by the time you include loading and unloading the kids, no time is saved.

Re: Exxon Blocking Toy Safety Bill That Would Ban Phthalates in Toys

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:59:14 -0000

Somehow I'm not surprised. Disgusted, but not at all surprised. Big company like that isn't too concerned for the health of the little guy if their profits are at stake.

Re: Can Peer-To-Peer Tool Rental Cut Your Carbon Footprint?

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:31:28 -0000

Love the idea. My husband is cleaning out the shed right now and realizing how many of his tools he very rarely uses them. Always lots of projects he'd like to do, but few actually get done.

Cool part is how many are handmedowns from my grandfather and my great-uncle.

Re: Eating Locally: Backyard Chickens

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:05:22 -0000

Love this! Chickens are one of the things I want to consider having when we own a home. Plenty of positive aspects there.

Re: McMansion Treehouse: Gigantic Two-story Kids Playhouse Spells the Death of the Small Footprint

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:02:27 -0000

Yikes. I thought treehouses were supposed to be simple. You know, to encourage creative play outside. Who really needs electricity up in a tree?

Re: As Gas Prices Rise, So Do Cookbooks Sales

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:15:50 -0000

I've also been trying to cut down on meat. Difficult with a husband who really loves it, but I think it's for the best.

Fortunately, we've never tended to eat out much.

Re: Recycling is Bullshit; Make Nov. 15 Zero Waste Day, not America Recycles Day

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:56:41 -0000

Sounds good. We don't as a rule buy drinks in anything smaller than a gallon jug, but I'd sure love to see more of those be reusable. I know glass is a lot heavier, but I think it's a much better choice than plastic. Much more reusable, and generally recyclable when it does break.

Re: Soap, Sanitizer, and Spray Disinfectant Economies Boom, Thanks to Swine Flu

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:54:12 -0000

This doesn't surprise me at all, even though I haven't been noticing the commercials myself. People are going so nuts over swine flu.

Even if they choose to close the schools in my area I won't be buying tons of extra stuff. Regular soap and water will do for hand washing as a rule.

Re: One Glass of Orange Juice = 1,050 Google Searches

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:44:21 -0000

But if you're going to mention Google's attempts at green, don't forget the bit about mowing with goats: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/mowing-w...>

Re: Rainwater Harvesting Poised To Grow In US West

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:40:59 -0000

Wait... so they're working out sensible solutions? How unusual!

I hope it doesn't take much longer for them to allow individuals to do rainwater collection on their properties.

Re: Five Steps to Socialized Healthcare

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:21:42 -0000

Simple, I love it! Just about to come off the hideously expensive COBRA coverage from my husband's last job and start the coverage from the new one. I won't call it cheap, but this has made me even more aware of how much any family can struggle to pay for health insurance.

And at that, we were still lucky to have the coverage. Imagine going completely without!

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