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Our Fake Christmas Tree 2009

December 20, 2009

As always, I was going to buy a real Christmas tree this year, but I ended up with a fake one. Why? Because frugal me saw the price on the kind of tree I wanted — medium height, thick branches, preferably in a pot so I don’t have to buy a stand and can plant [...]

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14 Ways to Save Money and Be Green

November 14, 2009

It’s time for another frugal entry. Here are just a few money-saving tricks I use, and some of them not only save you green, they also let you BE green:
1. We just moved, and I didn’t pay a cent for moving boxes (and we needed a lot of them). I asked for free ones at [...]

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Healthy Baby Bounty Bags for New Moms Will Promote Breastfeeding in Hospitals

August 12, 2009

World Breastfeeding Week is over — all the more reason to write supportive posts to encourage women to breastfeed. After learning that 200 hospitals will replace formula sample bags with breastfeeding support sample bags called Healthy Bounty Baby Bags, I expressed interest in writing about this, and Lansinoh, one of the companies that will include [...]

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7 Easy Changes to Go Green in Your Home

August 10, 2009

I’m no expert when it comes to being green, but I am passionate about keeping my family, and especially my toddler, healthy. It starts with a healthy diet, plenty of fresh air, and the choices I make in our home. I want to share with you what I do to make sure our home environment [...]

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Hamburg, then Home to New York

June 21, 2009

It’s time to pack. I just edited the last few articles for THE magazine, then I might pack a little more before going to bed next to Landon, who has been sleeping for a few hours. We are sleeping in my childhood bed, which is tiny, in my old room. Landon and I will visit [...]

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Excessive Toy Packaging Unsafe and Wasteful

May 1, 2009

I promised you the story and the pictures of opening the packaging of a new toy for Landon. Don bought him this noisy backhoe that came in the most ridiculous packaging I have ever seen. It was tied down by tiny screws, of all things, and it took us 10 minutes to open it! We [...]

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BabyGanics — Non-Toxic Cleaning Products That are Safe Around Babies

April 26, 2009

BabyGanics Cleaning products – A new line of non-toxic, eco-friendly, baby-friendly cleaning products!

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Rebuilding My Blog, New Canon PowerShot, and Earth Day

April 20, 2009

I rebuilt my blog so it can also be viewed with Firefox, as best as I can. I am realizing the limitations of this template, and I am in the process of changing everything. Stay tuned…
Don, Landon, and I went to Kensico Dam for an Earth Day festival today. It was smaller than I had [...]

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