You can’t be an environmentalist and drink bottled water

Bottled water is evil! I don't need to tell you why, but I will rant. If you are convinced it is safer than your tap water, you are fooled by major corporations like Nestle, whom I hope you boycott for their infant formula policies. Most bottled water is simply filtered tap … [Read more...]

Regenerate aging skin with pomegranate

I'm sort of obsessed with pomegranates, well not really. I love their color and flavor, but they really aren't part of my world very often. Weleda is a brand I have trusted for a long time. I do not head into the wilderness without [amazon_link id="B000ORV3NC" target="_blank" … [Read more...]

DEET Free: California Baby Natural Bug Repellent

Even though some parts of the country have experienced their first frosts, many parts are still experiencing warm temperatures due to climate change. The bugs are still out there, and we all know how nasty and toxic traditional bug spray can be. Thankfully, California Baby has … [Read more...]

Children’s Literature: The Night Before Christmas Deep Under the Sea

Up the porthole I swam like a shark; I tore back the seaweed then peered through the dark. The moon shells they glimmered like pearls from the glow Of luminescent jellyfish gliding below. The Night Before Christmas, Deep Under the Sea by Kathie Kelleher and illustrated … [Read more...]

Children’s Literature: Halloween Forest

With crisper nighttime temperatures and daylight shortening, my children are gearing up for the next holiday. It's not Labor Day, silly, but Halloween they have on their brains. Costumes are being selected, spookiness is IN! My daughter's favorite holiday is not Christmas, … [Read more...]