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A Green Giveaway

It must be giveaway week around here! Marianne, author of the excellent blog – A Life More Interesting, is giving a away 3 recycled soda can necklaces.

I am all for helping the environment and this is a very creative way to perform the second “r” – reuse. The necklaces come in three flavors – Coke, Diet Coke, and Dr. Pepper. Curious? Click over to Marianne’s site – she has a picture up. And to enter, shoot her an email telling her which neckace you prefer.

If you are looking for more creative ways to “reuse”, Lifehacker recently conducted a poll and came up with an interesting list of unconventional ways to reuse things that you may otherwise throw out.

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BPA Free Bottles

Today’s parenting tips are authored by Angie. Angie and her husband, Randy, own and operate DiapersEtc.com, which is an online business committed to bringing high quality diapering products, organic baby toys, skincare and clothing, and non-toxic baby products into environmentally friendly households. Diapers Etc. also carries BPA free bottles and children’s products. Is BPA Safe [...]

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Book Reviews

The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss No, this really isn’t an official parenting tips book. But I read it anyway because my workweek is way longer than 4 hours (more like 24/7) and anything that will help me cut back on all that overtime is definitely a plus. I know this book was all the [...]

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Dyson Root 6 Vacuum Giveaway

One of my parenting tips that every mom knows: get a good vacuum. And if that vacuum is free – even better! If you would like to win a Dyson Root 6 Vacuum – head over to mod*mom’s site ASAP! She is offering the opportunity to win one of these awesome, lightweight vacuums. But that [...]

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Drinking Straws

How to Clean Drinking Straws How many times have you tossed one of your kids favorite drinking straws because their was an unknown something growing inside? Or even worse, the straws that come with reusable sippy cups and Thermos containers because they sat, well, just a wee bit too long? Of all parenting tips, this [...]

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Energy Saving Light Bulbs

Energy saving light bulbs are top on the list of energy conscious consumers. We are told that they last longer than ordinary incandescent bulbs but I find all that “lasts so many hours” gibberish on the package to be quite useless. I want to know in real terms how long the light bulbs in my [...]

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Dairy Free Rice Krispie Treats

Where can I find dairy free Rice Krispie Treats? Nowadays, dairy allergy is very common in children. Unfortunately, the pre-packaged Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Treats bars contain dairy (according to the Kellogg’s website). Does that mean that milk allergic children cannot eat Rice Krispie Treats? Well, the answer is yes and no. Children with dairy allergy [...]

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Parenting Tips: Linkroll

Each and every day I come across some great parenting tips across the internet. And I always think that I should share these great ideas with all of you. Then something else captures my interest and onward I click. But not today. Today I was bound and determined to share some excellent parenting tips and [...]

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How to Accomplish your Goals

If only I had more time….. All parents need more time. All people need more time. Nothing is worse than a having a “to do” list that is a mile long, trying to get it all done, and accomplishing nothing. Sure, time management is the key but how do you really accomplish your goals? It [...]

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Weekly Family Newsletter

One of my 2008 resolutions is to become a better family historian. You see, I still take pictures like I’m using an old 35mm. You know, film. Here in the digital age, I should be taking thousands of pictures. Yet, I just snap one or two….per week. Ummm……what’s up with that? So, to fix the [...]

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Make Time for Company

Is it just me, or do the weekends fly by faster than the weekdays? Here it is Saturday night and I have exactly 52 minutes left to publish this post and keep my NaBloPoMo commitment. Today we had guests over for dinner. Why I love it: the company good conversation the fringe benefit of having [...]

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