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Mon, Aug. 24, 2009
Family Life
Posted by Inspired Protagonist
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My Body Burden, Part 3: Lead

(Note: this is the third entry in my series of posts about the personal pollution that simply living in the modern world has left inside my body. If you're just joining this conversation about my "body burden", you can find my first two posts, which explain what this is all about, here and here.)...
Tue, Aug. 18, 2009
Family Life
Posted by Inspired Protagonist
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My Body Burden, Part 2: BPA

In a recent post, I talked about body burdens, the total accumulation inside each of us of the many pollutants and chemicals we have encountered and absorbed simply by living in the modern world. These body burdens are something I've spent a lot of time thinking about and discussing in the last few...
Thu, Aug. 13, 2009
Family Life, Sustainability
Posted by the Inkslinger
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Back To School, Green To School

Right now in my house, we're doing what I suspect many Nation members are doing in this recessionary year: When it comes to back-to-school prep, we're reusing and repurposing what we can. And we're filling in the supply gaps with some judicious green buying that will let our daughter tread lightly...
Tue, Aug. 11, 2009
Family Life
Posted by greenyourdecor
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Every Green Mom Needs Someone in Her Corner

When you haven't lived your whole life as a treehugger, it can be hard to explain to friends and family members why you're so concerned about the environment all of a sudden. I spend countless hours justifying to people why I no longer use traditional personal care products (many contain potential...
Mon, Aug. 10, 2009
Family Life
Posted by greenyourdecor
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The Simplest Way to a Green Birthday Party: Plan Small

It's crazy how quickly our kids grow up. I feel like a just brought my daughter home from the hospital yesterday, and already she is turning four. Our busy lives left us little time to plan a get-together for her birthday, so we wound up hosting a small, intimate, and very inadvertently green party...