Category Archives: Green Living

Making eco-friendly choices in our homes and lives

• Ethics, A Budget, and Your Taste Buds: Pick Your Pleasure

  I have reached Ethical Eating Fatigue, people. And I bet you have, too. There is a list as long as my arm concerning the health and ethical grey areas surrounding the food on our plates, and it’s enough to overwhelm a person. Here’s how to break through.  MORE

• Recycling “Rubbish” Into Toys for a Toddler

  Solve two problems at once, and divert some of your ‘rubbish’ from the recycling bin to the toy box. Here are a few repurposed objects that have been a big hit with my one-year-old.  MORE

• Bike Safety With Kids

  Now that I have three daughters, two of whom ride their own bikes on both quiet streets and major roads alike with me, there are some basic safety steps I take while out on bike trips.  MORE

• NPN Green Back-to-School Guide & Giveaway Bash! — $440 ARV — 2 Winners! CLOSED

  If you still need to complete your back-to-school shopping or find a back-to-school gift for a friend, the NPN Green Back To School Guide is full of awesome products and essentials from 9 small businesses. But what’s even better, the NPN Green Back To School Guide has eco-friendly choices for almost any Back To School products you will need!  MORE

• Giveaway: Tumblewool Wool Dryer Balls and Felted Soap — $44 ARV CLOSED

  In a joint giveaway between Pug in the Kitchen and Natural Parents Network we have reviewed Wool Dryer Balls and Felted Soap.  MORE

• 5 Reasons to Use a Menstrual Cup You Probably Hadn’t Considered

  Besides being the menstrual solution our foremothers dreamed of, menstrual cups prevent five common and embarrassing mishaps, from not giving your children cause to humiliate you in public to protecting you in the event of a zombie apocalypse.  MORE

• 101 Fun and Free (or Cheap) Things to Do This Summer

  Summer is upon us, and many families are looking for some fun and free (or cheap) things to do. Sometimes the best things in life are free.
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• That’s it, I’m Going Naked! (I’m Living Make-Up Free, and I’m Here to Tell the Tale)

  My five-year-old daughter prompted my decision to never wear make-up. We were washing the dishes last week and she turned to me out of the blue and said, “Mama, you’re ugly without make up. Why don’t you ever wear it?” Read how I responded.  MORE

• Giveaway: Reusable Food Pouches From Little Green Pouch – $42 ARV CLOSED

  Little Green Pouch makes convenient, cute, reusable snack pouches for children and families. These are a fantastic, eco-friendly choice for those of us with babies, toddlers, or kids going off to school to use in their lunch boxes every day! They are easily washed and refilled with a healthy snack like homemade applesauce or yogurt.  MORE

• 10 Things I NEVER Thought I Would Say as a (Natural) Parent

  What kind of things have you said that were beyond your wildest, pre-child imagination?  MORE

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