Make-it Monday is for the do-it-yourself folks. I will post ideas on Mondays so that you have time to plan ahead and can use the rest of the week to gather any necessary items.
Let us start with an easy one. In my last post I suggested some inexpensive items to add to your next grocery list. If you already picked up the distilled white vinegar (made from grain), great! If not, there’’s still time.
All-Purpose Household Cleanser/disinfectant
supplies: clean spray bottle, vinegar, water (optional: essential oil such as lavender or grapefruit)
Step 1 …

…the grocery store aisles, that is.
I have been reading two very informative books on simplifying the household cleaning chores. The first book, Organic Housekeeping, by Ellen Sandbeck, I discussed here earlier. The other book is Green This!, by Deidre Imus. Both are full of suggestions for how to eliminate the toxins in your cleaning routine and Ms. Imus goes into detail on why we do not want these toxins in our homes.
Reading these books and following the cleaning suggestions described by these two ladies can seem like a daunting big …

Spring is in the air and between sneezes, I”ve been thinking of ideas to share, people to meet and products to discuss. I recently gave a speech titled, It’’s Not Easy Being Green, or is it?. In it, I describe some of the big and little steps that we can take toward being more green, organic and sustainable.
The little steps I will tag as Baby Steps. These are actions or choices that involve minimal effort and/or cost.
The bigger steps I will tag as Big Steps. These often involve more forethought …

We took our son to the doctor’s office yesterday to determine the cause of his coughing and rash. It turns out that he has eczema and may also have asthma. His doctor wouldn’t diagnose him as asthmatic since he is so young but did give us the medication to try out on him. So it got me to thinking, what could be causing all of these problems and what can I do about it.
Is it something in the air that is triggering his coughing, is it the cleaning supplies we …

I have gone to their site on many occasions and told myself I’ll take the pledge tomorrow, I still have water at home to drink, I don’t have a handy refillable water bottle yet. And so on and so on.
First I thought I’ll just get the Sigg bottle at Whole Foods, but they much more expensive then I imagined. To be honest I was a little nervous that the aluminum might make the water taste funny. Even though Sigg does claim that the inner-lining prevents any weird taste.
I decided on …

Every where we look nowadays we see and hear about going green. It’s a buzz word during award shows and even that stars are using it.
While Halle Berry was pregnant she was reported as saying that she wants a “green” nursery for her new baby. Now that her new baby is born I wonder if she did indeed go green.
Don’t get overwhelmed by doing a complete overhaul start off by making small changes, changes you know you’ll be able to stick to. But start now.
I just purchased one of my …