http://green-mommy.com Green Living, Gentle Parenting and Day to Day Joy Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:35:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en More than any other subject, Bisphenol-A or BPA brings readers to this blog. Without a doubt, it is the top search that leads readers here (mostly to my diatribe on BPA and the Infant Formula Industry). Undoubtedly concerned about BPA's endocrine-disrupting effects on the human body, people are eager ... http://green-mommy.com/2008/04/bpa.html There is nothing like the smell of fresh sheets hanging in the sun to dry.  It's such a naturally clean scent--a scent that cannot  be paralleled by any artificial, petrochemical concoction.  It's beautiful and, in some ways, it's almost forgotten. According to some tallies, machine-drying our washables contributes between 6% and ... http://green-mommy.com/2008/04/national-hanging-out.html Living in the mountains, very happily. I am terribly late on this one. Wil tagged me ages ago so it's about time I take part in the fun. So here's my biography in six words. Also, do you like that picture? It was shot and edited by a close ... http://green-mommy.com/2008/03/6-word-biography.html I nearly lost it the other night if it weren't for my husband. I had actually already completed the transaction when my husband talked me into calling Old Navy to cancel my $300 order of new clothing. It's tough. My biggest issue is not the miscellaneous stuff, but clothing specifically. Clothing ... http://green-mommy.com/2008/03/a-near-oops-2.html I've been having a terribly difficult time keeping up with all the wonderful green living and gentle parenting blogs that are out there. Additionally, I'm always looking for more ways to connect with other green living bloggers--the people who are really focused on ecology and living the simple life. So, ... http://green-mommy.com/2008/02/green-living-blogroll.html With only two years and a few months under my belt, I hardly qualify as a parenting expert, but there's a few things that I've learned. I parent by the golden rule.  That simple, old adage of, "Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you." In my experience, we ... http://green-mommy.com/2008/02/parenting-by-the-golden-rule.html Imagine a soup of garbage: plastic bags, toothbrushes, syringes, toys, packaging.  Now imagine that toxic soup swirling just beneath the ocean's surface.  Got that image in your head?  Good.  Now, imagine that the soup is the size of two--yes, TWO--continental United States. Only, the soup doesn't just exist in your imagination; ... http://green-mommy.com/2008/02/plastic-soup.html We all have strong points, but organization is not one of mine. Organization of time--yes. Organization of personnel--yes. Organization of projects--absolutely. Organization of things--absolutely not. Perhaps that's why I'm so drawn to simplicity and why I drool over home decor and organization porn (oh yes ... Pretty ... http://green-mommy.com/2008/02/creating-a-happy-place.html   The 2008 elections are on my mind. Aren't they on everyone's mind? I've avoided talking about them because other, more gifted, not to mention more prolific bloggers can do better justice to politics than I can (you'll find better things on his blog than drivel about the election). ... http://green-mommy.com/2008/01/democrats-republicans-greens-oh-my.html I don't drink coffee. Rather, I don't drink coffee any more. I used to, and I loved it. I still love it. I still sigh at that rich deep aroma. I still admire latté art. I still salivate at the sight of a thick crema atop ... http://green-mommy.com/2008/01/a-deep-dark-love-and-its-costs.html