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Spending Diet

Author: AlexandraPecci
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I have a weakness for kitchen stuff. I might not have an actual need for another new set of vintage-inspired hand towels, but they're just so darn cute! However, a recent desire to save more money and stop filling my house with even more pointless things led to my family's current project: A month-long spending diet.
 

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It was mid-morning on the day after Christmas when my husband stopped dead in his tracks in the middle of the living room, looking like he was about to be swallowed up by an untamed ocean of toys, clothes, dolls, books, gift bags, and boxes.
 
"I can’t live like this," he said. He sounded panicky and claustrophobic, as though the house had looked like this for 12 weeks, not 12 hours.
"It’s the day after Christmas," I replied. "What do you expect?"
 

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Don't Throw That Out! It's Art!

Author: RealMomofNJ
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Even if you don't have children, you probably know it is common for kids to come home from day care/school with art projects. What you may not know, however, is that many of those projects can be made from items you consider garbage. Truly, your trash can be someone else's treasure. Their crafty, artsy treasure.
 

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2013 marks Seventh Generation's 25th Anniversary – and what better way to celebrate than with awesome new packaging and graphics that show the world how proud we are of what we do!
 
New Seventh Generation bottles and packages have been popping up here and there for the last few weeks. The bold, can't-miss designs make it easier than ever to find your favorite Seventh Generation products, and it won't be long before you see our entire lineup of new packaging on shelf!
 

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Report Reveals Fragrance Allergies On the Rise

Author: Seventh Generation
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A new report by the women's health advocacy group Women's Voices for the Earth has found that allergic reaction and sensitivity to fragrance chemicals is more widespread than previously thought. According to the report Secret Scents: The Allergens Hiding in Your Scented Products, fragrance is one of the most frequently identified allergens, and tens of millions of people in the U.S. are sensitized to common fragrance ingredients found in household and personal care products.

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FOODS WE LOVE: Pho

Author: LisaFerber
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Pho is a traditional Vietnamese dish that began in the early 20th century as xáo trâu, a dish made of vermicelli noodles, onions and stir-fry buffalo meat. This dish became popular due to its being inexpensive and having easy-to-find ingredients. When the French colonized Vietnam, they altered the recipe to suit their taste, using beef instead. Beef and vermicelli did not taste so great together, so the dish came to be made with white rice noodles.
 

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If the root of "conservative" is "conserve," why does sustainability drive so many of our friends on the right side of the aisle to apoplexy? It's gotten so bad they're even attacking free-market favorites like Costco for being green. And that's a mega-jumbo-economy-size triple family-pak of pure nuts.
 

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FOODS WE LOVE: Corn Fritters

Author: LisaFerber
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When I was growing up, my family went to a restaurant where the Friday night special was Yankee bean soup, Yankee pot roast, and corn fritters. I remember those sweet soft corn fritters above anything else in the meal because they were somewhere between cake and side dish and an utter delight to eat.
 

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It's Time to Move Forward on Climate Change

Author: Seventh Generation
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In twelve short months, the nation weathered Hurricane Sandy, overwhelming heat waves, calamitous drought, and watched the Southwest burn. As President Obama said in his second Inaugural Address, "...none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms."
 
This Sunday, February 17, Seventh Generation will join the tens of thousands of people who feel the urgency of the climate crisis—many of whom experienced those devastating events—at the Forward on Climate Rally in Washington, DC.

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My Little Pescatarian

Author: AlexandraPecci
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"Animals are my friends. I don’t want to eat my friends anymore."
 
Such was the moral epiphany of my three-year-old daughter, Chloe. I was impressed by her reasoning, but wondered: Should I let my three year old become a vegetarian? I don’t let her decide her own bedtime or whether she has to brush her teeth. Now I was about to let her make a huge decision about her diet.
 

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