Back to School – Keeping Lunch Green

I can't even write this post. It's not quite August and I'm supposed to get my kids ready to go back to school. Didn't we just finish? I'm tired and I hate shopping so I'm online looking for solutions to the dreaded lunchbox. I love paper napkins because I can write notes to … [Read more...]

Can You Imagine Your Kids Going to School 4 Days a Week?

In the summer, our school district's central office moves to a 4-10 work week (4 days a week for 10 hours) to save energy and give employees longer weekends, an idea that originated during the 1970's energy crisis. Some schools have tried a similar schedule during the school … [Read more...]

Curriculum Vitae: More Makings of a Green Mommy Blogger (Part 2)

Yes, that is a Women’s Lib patch (I’m sure both Glorias are kvelling). No, you cannot have it, I’m quite certain that the Smithsonian will offer me a gazillion dollars for it some day (it’s my fantasy, leave it alone…). Yes, those were my overalls, and then they were my cut off … [Read more...]

Curriculum Vitae: How This Green Mommy Got to Blog (Part 1)

Recently I was with a girlfriend and she asked me about when I was going to go back to work. “I’m writing,” was my half whisper. “What?” she asked. “I’m writing. I’m writing about environmental issues and green parenting,” I gushed. “I never really told anyone, because I … [Read more...]

Schoolhouse Rock: 30 Years Later Still Singing the Energy Blues

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/o3nvDJe6PU0&hl=en] If you are of my generation, you remember Schoolhouse Rock's Saturday morning cartoons. To this day, I only know what a conjunction is from "Conjunction Junction, what's your function?", and I clearly remember how a bill … [Read more...]