How Do You Handle Household Chores?
Time-consuming and endless. That’s how I’d describe my domestic duties. But perhaps you’re more enlightened and would pick adjectives like “Rewarding and fulfilling.” If so, please inspire me! Do...
View ArticleThe Eco-nomical Baby Guide: 60% off on Amazon!
As frugal souls, we love that you can get our book for free at your local library. It’s even more exciting when the price of The Eco-nomical Baby Guide randomly falls to below eight bucks on Amazon!...
View ArticleWhat is Hardest About Green Parenting Right Now?
Is it deciphering cloth diaper vocabulary? (Like hybrid, chinese prefold, pocket diaper, all-in-one?) Is it being able to afford the organic produce you’d like to buy? Is it the physical challenge...
View ArticleHow Do You Wash Cloth Diapers?
Do you have a complex system of soaking and pre-washing, or are you cloth diaper slackers like Rebecca and me? How do you handle smells and stains? Do you use hot or cold water? What’s your favorite...
View ArticleFuzzibunz One Size Diapers and Rockin’ Green Giveaway
Two lucky readers are going to have a very, very good week! One of them will receive three One Size Fuzzibunz cloth diapers and the other will score a Fuzzibunz In and out Mess Free Hanging Diaper Pail...
View ArticleEliminating Yeast From Cloth Diapers
My children were happily rash free while using cloth during the day, but we struggled with regular nocturnal yeast infections. I felt copious amounts of guilt, poured boiling water into a bathtub of...
View ArticleWhat are your water-saving tips?
Over the last few years we’ve made a few big changes in our water habits . . . but we haven’t seen these changes reflected in our water bill. What gives? Here are some of the things we’ve done: We got...
View ArticleCan You Recommend a Natural Stain Remover?
Way in the dark ages of the Green Baby Guide, we had a little post containing our “toxic confessions.” I confessed to using Stain Stick on my laundry . While I’m happy washing my windows with vinegar...
View ArticleReusable Baby Wipes
Even if you don’t have the time or inclination (or laundry facilities) to use cloth diapers, you can still use reusable wipes! A stack of cheap wash clothes is a good way to go, or just cut up a couple...
View ArticleReview: Ecos Laundry Detergent and Stain Remover
My normal laundry routine includes Tide Free And Gentle Liquid Laundry Detergent and OxiClean Max Force Gel Stick. I’ve been happy with both, but I decided to try something new. Baby Ecos Laundry...
View ArticleTBT: Green Laundry Choices
Our new house has a clothes line, and I’ve already put it to good use. I learned a very important lesson the first time I used it: clothes that were dry become less dry once the sun goes down. Unless I...
View ArticleHow to Hang Dry Clothes in the Winter
With winter in full swing, our outdoor clothes line is not getting any use. I still have plenty of clothes to hang dry, so I have a clothes drying station in my laundry room. I have never liked free...
View ArticleKeeping a Clean House without Toxic Chemicals – Plus Giveaways!
We’ve tried cleaning with just Vinegar and Baking Soda, and it wasn’t for us. The smell alone was enough to make us switch back to natural products we’ve liked in the past. Here are a few of them,...
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