Ziploc Bags: A Wonderful Solution!
November 3, 2009 by La Mama Naturale'
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Just a quick check in to let you know things are still in place as far as a cleanup around here. You’re about to witness a new face here at RYD and other changes. Basically, it will be a bit more organized and focused…not so scattered like my brain these days!!! At least that’s the plan anyway- LOL!
I’m pretty pumped about the change and hope you will help me embrace it. I hope to bring you more surprises as we revamp…stay tuned!
Aside from the new look- I have a question for you…
Happy Hallogreen: 2009
October 31, 2009 by La Mama Naturale'
Filed under Updates
This is T dressed up for Barnes & Noble storytime on Tuesday morning!
He’s dressed up as a cowboy but he’ll tell you he’s a “Bullrider”- LOL!
We carved pumpkins last night, baking the seeds today- our chickens at the guts out of it…we will compost it when Halloween is over!
Our decorations are from a little old lady in Pasadena who cleaned out her garage and probably swallowed a spider while doing so! They’re old 80’s decorations but they are like new and still intact. I love the skeleton one the best- reminds me of the good ole’ elementary days!
We have hanging ghosts and a bat- they’re actually pretty cool- the eco tot loves them!
We will reuse them until they shred and are no longer…
We plan to BOONESTLE and have a SPOOKTACULAR night!
We are actually going to be Reverse Trick-Or-Treating for the first time—wish us luck!
The hub and I may even get the privilege of going to a Haunted House!
HAVE A SAFE HALLOWEEN!
(You’ll get to see the finished product tomorrow!)
A Greener Shaving Solution: RetroRazor
October 27, 2009 by La Mama Naturale'
Filed under eco-friendly
Okay, so it’s been a month since I’ve discussed my experience about the Ditch the Disposables challenge. Just a reminder in case some of you are new… I challenged myself to do away with disposable razors. I’ve found the perfect solution too! My goal was to try and find an eco friendly wax of some sort…which I did come across at the Whole Foods Market.
It sounded like a great solution until I realized that it too was disposable in some way. After a few uses I’d have to buy a brand new box again. Plus, I’m still leaving trash behind (if not more)…wax paper- the tin the wax came in, the paper box etc. (all recyclable -but still!) One method came with a plastic applicator just depending on how you wanted to apply it.
Extra, Extra- New @ ECP: Support Fair Trade- Get Coco-Zen!
October 21, 2009 by La Mama Naturale'
Filed under eco-friendly, green
Find out what Reverse Trick-Or-Treating is and
where YOU can get your FREE kit today!
Hint: 20 pieces of chocolate involved…
Be part of the message…
Think green this Halloween!
8 Question’s for Derek Markham: The Natural Papa
October 20, 2009 by La Mama Naturale'
Filed under interview
Derek Markham is an environmental freelance writer, a father and a tree hugging dirt worshiper. His popular blog Natural Papa offers lessons on homebirth, fatherhood, and food. He also writes for many successful green websites such as EcoChildsPlay, Twilight Earth, Planet Green, and Blue Living Ideas to name a few! In his spare time he ride bicycles, goes bouldering and slacklining, and drink lots of organic coffee. Follow Derek on twitter and see what he’s up to: @DerekMarkham
I’ve always been a writer, but until last year, it was just for myself – filling lots of notebooks for future projects. When I started reading more blogs, I realized “Hey, I can do this too”, and because I saw so many mom blogs, I wanted to write for dads, specifically ‘eco-dads’ like myself. So I started a free blog on Blogger and started trying to put out a post each day about issues that I felt were pertinent to fathers.
I made lots of mistakes, wandered way off-topic, and didn’t really understand the nature of the web as it’s being used today. As I studied the style of better and bigger sites, I gradually improved the quality of mine. And then one day, I was approached by the editor of EcoChildsPlay.com to write for her, and it was a very flattering and satisfying experience to know that somebody was reading my stuff and actually wanted to bring me on as a writer. Since then, I’ve managed to land more gigs and give my site a little better visibility in the blogosphere, and the future is looking brighter all the time.
With Twitter, I signed up when I saw some of the buzz surrounding the service, but I really didn’t understand why or how to use it – I was a total n00b, posting really boring things and not really interacting with other users. But I started watching how others were using it and tried to emulate them so that I was adding value and not just telling everyone what I had for lunch 
Once I started using Tweet Deck and Seesmic, it became more of a useful tool to me, and I started sharing environmental news links and asking questions of others to use in blog posts.
TreeHugger nominated my partner Adam and I as green ‘Celebrities’ on Twitter last year, and my follower numbers skyrocketed. Shortly after that, I was featured in a post on HuffPo Green, and the same thing happened to me. I began interacting more with others and really seeing the value of it for writers and readers alike. I used to warn new followers “I Tweet a lot, be forewarned.”, but now I figure that if you’re following me, you want to know what I’m sharing, so I don’t do that anymore.
