Your Easy Organic Living Challenge (Giveaway ends 4/30)

Healthy Child Healthy World

As part of the Easy Organic Living Challenge, Healthy Child Healthy World has given me a tote full of organic goodies to giveaway to one of my readers. How do you win? It’s easy. Participate in the Easy Organic Living Challenge with me. You can do one challenge or try all four. Just know that the more that you participate, the more opportunities you have to win. Every two weeks, I will … [Read more...]

Natural disasters…. are you prepared?

Be Red Cross Ready

The tsunami in Japan this week got me to thinking... it's been about 10 years since a major earthquake rocked Seattle. Back then I only had cats, not kids. So my husband and I realized we had to establish an "Earthquake Plan" (PDF) An earthquake is a sudden, rapid shaking of the earth caused by the breaking and shifting of rock beneath the earth’s surface. Earthquakes strike suddenly, without … [Read more...]

Your first Easy Organic Living Challenge: Save a dollar here, Shift a dollar there

Saving money

Here is your first Organic Living Challenge, should you chose to accept it. I do my grocery shopping on the weekend, so I'll be menu planning tomorrow, and I'll post more later this week. I'll also be making a SPECIAL post about why you should participate in this challenge along with me. :) Save a dollar here, Shift a dollar there Organic living is healthy living and you don’t need a bigger … [Read more...]

WHO will win the STROLLER RODEO?

It may be up to you all to decide! Scandinavian Child has partnered with Dadlabs on a funny social media campaign surrounding their Micralite FastFold Superlite Strollers. The campaign is based on a series of four videos and is a mockumentary based on  “Hands On A Hard Body" Here's the first video.... ENJOY! Each character in the video will have his/her own Twitter handle and … [Read more...]

The Dirty Dozen? There’s an App for that.

EWG Dirty Dozen

Well, we all know we should eat as organically as possible. I know it's expensive. And it gets confusing, especially when it comes to fruits and vegetables. … [Read more...]

Dr. Sears Family Essentials: Maven approved Nutritional Supplements and Snacks (giveaway closed)

Dr Sears Family Essentials

End the days of potato chip snack packs and sugar filled supplemental drinks! Introducing Dr. Sears Family Essentials offers a doctor-formulated, kid-approved line of 100 percent all-natural drinks, snacks and supplements that provide essential daily nutrients to help children grow healthy, strong and smart. Did you know that 20% of pre-schoolers are obese? PRE-SCHOOLERS! I find that … [Read more...]

I’m a Easy Organic Living Challenge Blogger!

Healthy Child Healthy World

I'm so excited! Yesterday, I received an email from the lovely Janelle Sorensen of Healthy Child Healthy World. I've been selected as one of the Easy Organic Living Challenge bloggers! I'll be sharing my tips as I find ways to make better, and more organic choices for my family. Here are the challenges I will be facing... I might just try to attempt them all. I'm most interested in the … [Read more...]

Annie Chun’s proves dinner with kids is still delightful!

Annie Chun's Dinner Party

When I checked my email and saw that I was a winner of one of the Annie Chun's Dinner Party prize packs, I was beyond excited. As a mom of two little ones, the idea of a fancy meal is well, laughable. The idea of a dinner that’s more than one course? Cooked by me?? With Annie Chun’s it really is possible to cook a delightful meal with kids underfoot. I convinced several friends to get … [Read more...]