Cloth Diapering 101

November 16, 2011
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I did it!  I taught my first cloth diapering 101 class today.  While I only had 1 student, I think it went fairly smoothly and she left knowing more than she did when she came in.  In a cloth diapering 101 class I would normally start with the basics, types of diapers, cleaning, and benefits, [...]

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A Natural Parenting Baby Shower- Guest Post

November 15, 2011

  Most baby showers tend to not be very useful for parents who lean towards natural mothering. The games, decorations and gifts are all about bottles, disposable diapers, plastic toys and other products that a natural parent wouldn’t use.   One Mom said:“While I was very grateful and touched that my friends cared enough to [...]

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Natural Parenting Opposition

November 14, 2011
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For me, parenting is all about what comes most naturally to me and what feels right.  Sometimes my choices in parenting cause opposition from my family or friends and I am forced to reason with them about my decisions. When I became pregnant with my first baby I began to search for information on natural [...]

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Tired of Being Tired?

November 12, 2011
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Enter to win a chance to receive the new Mom Health Pack from FRS® Health Performance (Tired of Being Tired). The new pack includes 4 Healthy Energy shots, 2 packages of chews, and powder – a 10 day supply assuming 2 servings a day. So what makes FRS different from other Energy Drinks and why [...]

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Natural Parenting Topic 7

November 12, 2011
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This week our topic has to do with natural parenting.  Also, I’d like to open up “Green Mom’s Weekly” to our readers.  What types of questions do you want answers to?  Do you need tips on going green, babywearing, breastfeeding, vaccination?  We’d love to help our readers out with the burning questions you have and [...]

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Six Very Unique Birth Stories- Guest Post

November 11, 2011

Ann was nice enough to share with my readers the birth stories of her six miracles.  I hope you enjoy! After having six children (so far) I’ve learned two very important things about birth. First of all, you never know what labor and delivery day will bring. Secondly, no matter what kind of birth you [...]

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Go Green with Lunch- 20%off coupon code

November 10, 2011
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Have you started shopping for the holidays?  If your like me, you wait until the last minute!  Well, here’s a cool product to get your holiday mojo going and start slowly shopping for the friends and family you love.  It’s called the Furoshiki Eco Lunch Wrap.  This is a 100% cotton wrap made in India [...]

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Wordless Wednesday- He Walks! #WW

November 9, 2011

My baby boy is walking!  Well, he’s taking a few steps with a walker anyway!  He hasn’t started crawling yet, so I think he may try to skip that stage all together.

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3 Reasons Why I Choose Organic Meat

November 8, 2011
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The top 3 reasons why I choose organic meat for my family include: No Added Hormones & No Use of Antibiotics Animals are raised humanely Supporting Small Farmers Organic or more importantly all natural meat is the only meat I eat myself and feed to my children.  Some people think that I am a bit extreme,  but [...]

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Get your home “green” clean

November 7, 2011
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It hit me the other day at my office that I cannot assume that people know that cleaning products can be harmful to our health.  I also cannot assume that everyone would be satisfied with making their own cleaning supplies.  I’m such a proponent of cleaning the green way, sometimes I forget these things! I [...]

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