October 2011

3 Causes to Consider on October 31: Nestlé-Free, UNICEF, Movember

October 29, 2011




October 31st isn’t just Halloween. It is also a date for thinking about and participating in three important causes. In our house, we’ll be participating in all three and I’d love it if you would consider joining us on one, two or three of these paths. #NoNestle: Nestlé-Free Week (October 31 to November 5, 2011) [...]

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Brands and Plants: Which Can You Name? Which Can Your Kids Name?

October 29, 2011




This image from Occupy London has been floating around on facebook. I thought it was interesting, so I decided to print it off and bring it home and test it out with my family. We happened to have friends over, a dad and his two kids, so we were able to include them in the [...]

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Overworked, Debt-Laden Gen X Opting For No Kids

October 26, 2011




I originally posted this last week at Care2.com, but wanted to have a discussion about it with my readers too. I hope you’ll chime in with your thoughts. According to a new study by the Center for Work-Life Policy, 43 percent of Gen X women and 32 percent of Gen X men do not have [...]

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One Mom, Every Mom, A Million Moms, and Several More Million Moms

October 25, 2011




There are apparently around 85 million moms in the United States. Maybe you are one of them. Did you know that it only takes one mom? That could be you. You could be the one mom using your voice on behalf of the world’s poorest. But in reality there were 10 social media moms who [...]

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Is Blogging your Santa Claus?

October 22, 2011




Years ago, a little girl asked the editor of the New York Sun an important question. Virginia wrote: DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a [...]

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Up All Night: The Birth (Yikes!)

October 20, 2011




I found the past couple of weeks of Up All Night to not be good enough or bad enough to write about. There were some funny parts and some parts that made me roll my eyes, but nothing that drove me to my keyboard. But this week’s topic was birth and I have had a [...]

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Keep a Breast – Non Toxic Revolution

October 19, 2011




I am a fan of videos that send a strong message. A while back, I shared the Healthy Child, Healthy World video called Wake Up! For your child’s sake.  Today, for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I want to share another video on a similar topic. Check out the Keep a Breast Foundation‘s Non Toxic Revolution [...]

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Planting Seeds of Change

October 16, 2011




We’ve all heard the saying “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This proverb can be so aptly applied to so many different situations. When I think about how to best help people in need, regardless of the [...]

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The Walking Wounded (Guest Post)

October 14, 2011




I am away at the Blissdom Canada conference this week. After an interesting discussion with Karen Bayne (@karenebayne) on twitter last week, I asked her if she would be willing to expand on her thoughts in a blog post. Luckily she agreed and here it is. Please welcome Karen to the blog. —– Last week [...]

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Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes…

October 11, 2011




Last week my partner went out to our friend’s organic farm and picked tomatoes. Lots of tomatoes. Big ones, small ones. Red ones, green ones, and orange ones. This weekend, I turned most of them from tomatoes into pasta sauce, with smaller amounts going toward ratatouille, salsa and fried green tomatoes. Some are cooked and [...]

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