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Involved parents = healthy kids

A new study published today in the journal Pediatrics suggest that 3 routines in childhood will fight obesity, specifically in preschoolers. Thanks to ParentDish for pointing it out.
Want to know what the 3 magic routines are? My guess is, if you’re reading this blog, you already practice them.

Family meals at least 5 times a week. [...]

Fight frizz with your cupboard!

Thanks to the folks at StyleBell for teaching us how to use products like vinegar, honey, and avocado to fight frizz. I know I’ll be trying it this morning – dry air plus rushed hairdryer before church are never a good combination.
How about you? Have any recipes straight out of your cupboard?

Money in your pocket for eco-driving?

One county in Florida is tackling the economy and the budget in an innovative way. Polk County Fleet Manager, Bob Stanton, has enacted a policy to financially remunerate drivers of county vehicles for saving fuel through eco-driving. Check out the video. I’d be interested to see if any other fleet managers out there are taking [...]

Product Reviews – Welcome to my home!

Because I suffer from fairly severe buyers remorse and buyers anxiety, I am not one to just walk into a store and buy a product because I need it. Go to the store and blindly pick out toothpaste? No, no, no! When it comes down to products to be used in my [...]

Enviro Expo coming to Atlanta

This is for all the Atlanta locals.

What: Enviro Expo shows you how to green your life
When: Nov. 14-15, 2008, from 10AM – 5PM
Where: Americas Mart in Atlanta. 240 Peachtree Street N.W. Building 3, Atlanta, GA
Why you want to go: There will be demonstrations of all types of green products and services. You can sample all [...]

A few of my favorite things

… raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens… I thought I’d let you into my day-to-day life. A few of the green things that keep me going. Things I use daily that I’m not sure I could manage without. Here it is:

My very first has to be my breadmaker. No, it isn’t solar-powered or constructed [...]

Recycle those campaign signs!

Now that the election is over, what do you do with the campaign signs that dotted your yard? Some people are keeping them as memorabilia of this historic election, and others are putting them up on freecycle. The metal frames can be saved and reused for future campaigns, or to frame garage sale signs.
But if [...]

Cup o’ Joe

As an incentive to get out and vote, Starbucks is offering a free cup of coffee to voters! Thanks to Allie over at Allie’s Answers for pointing this out to us. Of course, you’ll want to have them put it in the reusable mug you bring with you, right? So as not to trash your [...]

Sugar nation

Did you know that the average American consumes 34 teaspoons of sugar per day? Yikes! Sugar content is high in things you’d probably anticipate – sodas, sugary cereals – but it’s also high in items you wouldn’t normally considered high in sugar, like ketchup, yogurt, cranberry juice, toothpaste, bread, sports drinks, peanut butter, barbeque sauce [...]

The Story of Stuff

There’s a new banner on my left sidebar, down towards the bottom. It looks like this. Click on it and you’ll find yourself at a website with a really supercool video. Sure, it’s about 20 minutes long, but it’s well worth the time. Think about it. What else would you have done with those 20 [...]