Green Living Mamas – Tom’s of Maine Opportunity
This is a sponsored post. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. ATTENTION GREEN LIVING MAMAS!!!! I know you love to share your thoughts and options, and I also know you love green-living products! Tom’s of Maine needs YOU to help inspire their future products. If your care about the ingredients in the products you use daily, here’s your chance to earn Amazon gift codes for sharing your views on Tom’s of Maine as well as other natural products in the industry. Tom’s of Maine has created an exclusive, private online community where you can share your opinions directly with…
Eco-Friendly Laundry Tips for Busy Families
It's no secret that laundry requires a lot of energy and water. If you're trying to live a more eco-friendly life style this year, here are a few tips to follow to make your laundry room as green as the rest of your house! Turn down the heat of your washing machine. Washing your clothes with hot water every single day uses up energy, but washing clothes in cold water help to conserve energy by up to 90%. Switch to natural detergent products. Natural products aren't chlorine based, and dissolve faster in cold water. Not to mention using natural laundry products helps…
Healthy Summer Snacks for Kids | #snacks #healthy
With summer comes the longer days and the endless struggle of trying to feed hungry little munchkins. This is especially a challenge if you don't have the budge for prepared items, or have picky eaters. Here are a few tried and true snack ideas that kids are sure to love. Frozen grapes- Wash and remove the stems from a bag of grapes, line a cookie sheet with waxed paper and place the grapes on it. Place in the freezer over night. The next morning you'll have an easy and healthy snack for the kids! Fresh fruit cones- Fill ice cream…
How to Make Homemade Butter With Your Kids! | #recipe
If you've ever watched the Little House books, then you know all about the homemade butter that Ma would make. Making homemade butter is a fun experiment for a rainy day with your bored kiddos. What you need: A clean pint mason jar with a lid. Enough heavy whipping cream to fill the jar 3/4 of the way. A pinch of salt. All you need to do is have the kidlets take turns shaking it. After about eight-ten minutes small curds will begin to form in the cream and after another ten minutes of being vigorously shaken or rolled around,…
Protect Your Family Against Harmful Chemicals – Stand up & #FightToxins
I think it's pretty awesome that people all across the country, like myself, are taking a stand to let Congress know that we are so over dealing with the insufficient chemical laws in the US. Seventh Generation, in coalition with the Toxin Freedom Fighters and its partners put together a petition at to let Congress know that we want to protect our families from horrible chemicals that have suspected links to things like cancer, birth defects, asthma, skin conditions, Alzheimer's disease, and so much more. The goal was 100,000, and the number is growing by the day. I'm proud to say…
Natural vs Organic – Which is Really Better? | #organic #natural
There is a huge debate between natural foodies as to whether or not natural or organic food is better for your kids. On the one hand, certified organic food is in fact certified and almost guaranteed organic. On the other hand, certified organic food is more expensive in some cases. Organic food is popping up everywhere, there are even organic restaurants showing up on different street corners. With all the information on what is really in food these days, more people are turning to organic food options. The downside is that organic food can often be expensive, too often it's…
Valerian Root: One of Nature’s Most Effective Sleep Aids | #natural #sleepaid
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released an article identifying insufficient sleep as a public health epidemic. Approximately 50 to 70 million Americans have sleep and wakefulness disorders, and these disorders have consequences extending beyond bedtime. For instance, about 23 percent of adults have reported inadequate sleep causes them to experience concentration problems. They have also reported problems with memory, work performance, financial situations and driving issues related to lack of sleep. Dried Valerian Root Image Credit Consider these statistics released by the CDC: Inadequate sleep. About 35 percent of adults receive less than seven hours of sleep per…
Mommy’s Club Review | All-Natural, Organic, & Toxic Free Products for the Family
Have you ever stumbled upon a company that fits your life and parenting style so perfectly that you think that it was intended specifically for you? Last month, I was given the opportunity to review a whole plethora of products for an awesome company geared toward natural parenting moms (like me), and I instantly fell in love. Mommy's Club has a wide variety of all-natural, organic, and toxic free formulated replacements for personal care, body, health, and home cleaning products! The more I looked into it, I realized that Mommy's Club is a membership buying club as well as a…
5 Ways to Make Your Lifestyle More Eco-Friendly | #green #ecofriendly
With more and more research proving exactly how harmful chemicals are to human beings, pets, and the earth, it’s not a bad idea to look into making your lifestyle more “green”. It can be daunting to figure out the first steps to making your life more eco-friendly. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Use cloth diapers: While it may seem daunting at first, cloth diapers are really easy to use in this day and age. There are so many options out there and a quick Google search will lead you to stores that have the cutest diaper…
Green Team Distribution & Kelly Wels Acheive Triple Digit Growth #green #ecofriendly
I'm honored to be a part of the Kelly Wels Cloth Diaper Ambassador Team that is involved with promoting Green Team Distribution. Great job! PR Contact: Jenny Finke Red Jeweled Media 888-552-0735 Distributor of Eco-Friendly Children’s Products, Green Team Distribution, Achieves Triple Digit Growth South Paris, ME (January 16, 2014) – Manufacturer sales rep agency, Green Team Distribution, today announces it has achieved triple digit growth in 2013, distributing 30 eco-friendly children’s brands to more than 185 children’s products retailers. Kelly Wels, the founder of Green Team Distribution, says the significant year-to-year growth shows the increasing need for manufacturers to…