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Hiya folks!

Remember the series {tidbits of green}…

well, in case you forgot… (it’s been since January)… I wanted to bring it back!

It’s the perfect time for one… and I’ve decided I’ll try to do one weekly and it will be featured on Wednesday’s.

So, let’s move onto the green goodness, shall we!

Two campaigns you should know about, that are going on this month…

Pregnancy Awareness Month & Meatless in May !!

Click here (PAM)  and here (MIM) to learn more about both!

Have you seen these new eco friendly magnectic wooden blocks by a new company called Tegu?

They look like they’d be a lot of fun for the tots but they’re a little on the pricey side!

I’m drooling over this recipe and can’t wait to make it for the tots

I highly recommend the book Ani’s Raw Food Desserts by Ani’s Phyo.

I made her Oatmeal Raisin Cookies yesterday- soooooo good & super easy!

She’s doing a book signing at Erewhon Natural Foods Market on Saturday for her new book and I’m hoping to attend.

Looking for some green Mother’s Day ideas…

Inhabitots has a wonderful guide filled with all sorts of great earth friendly ideas for Mom.

AND

fellow bloggie friend, Lisa at Retro House Wife Goes Green put together a great list for you too… check it out!

I’m very interested in these homemade hair coloring techniques… what abhttp://recycleyourday.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpout you? Would you try it out. I think I might have to give it a GO!

This is just absolutely out of FREAKIN’ control!!! Chocolate Toddler Formula???

WTF? Breast is best. Nuf’ said!

Check out this fun giveaway… it’s perfect for all you nature loving mama’s and your tots!

Need some inspiration to CUT BACK on PLASTIC…. Beth Terry of Fake Plastic Fish, gives her plastic tally for April!

how about easy ways to go green… my friend Mike is on a 3-6-5  journey to show you how, check out today’s go green tip.

Last one peeps… this is something I plan to post about some day… but I haven’t had Aunt Flow visit in over a year… must be the breastfeeding…

anyway, check out these “lovelies“ that may make you think twice about wearing pads again! Sorry guys!

Hope you’re all having a fantastic day.

BTW- today, is Cinco de Mayo… so celebrate the green way!

Peace Love & Green Happiness!

A Winner + TV Free & Urban Garden Updates!

Hello bloggies!

How are ya?

Sorry for delay in announcing the contest winner.

I hope you’ll forgive me.  Between teething, birthday planning/projects, house chores and what not, life is a leeetttle crazy!

Or, maybe I am, for staying up WAY past my bedtime to get this up. Such is the life.

Tomorrow Today, I have a TON of things I want to get done for the eco tot’s birthday on EARTH DAY.

There’s going to be an EARTH DAY, BIRTHDAY celebration going on here. You can count on it!!

Shall we get to the winner, already?

Here’s Baby C or “squints” as we’ve been calling him, lately, preparing to draw a name…

and the winner is….

JULIE LYNN!!!

Congrats, Julie!  Enjoy your chocolate truffle goodness!

the eco tot harvested red leaf lettuce today yesterday, along with some spinach leaves that he and I both ate fresh out of  the garden!

He loves it when we allow him to do the “picking”.

We also harvested our first radishes and Swiss chard last week.

Our asparagus plants have started to “fern” which apparently is a good thing.

Soon were going to transplant kale, tomato, and pepper sprouts! The sprouts are still managing life indoors.

*chomp*  How can you resist a fresh bouquet of lettuce?

Tristan (the eco tot) suggested we pick flowers.

He was actually admiring the new blooms on our rose bush and asked to cut them.

He grabbed his fakey medical pair of scissors… I grabbed a real pair, and cut just below where he wanted to cut.

This method worked for him because it made him feel like he was doing the cutting.

I’m always amazed by how much beauty appreciates.

He likes to call the fuzzy weed at the bottom pf the mini bouquet “wheat”.

I mentioned it resembled the grain in a lot of ways so since then it stuck.

He was really upset when the neighbors mowed this down…

seriously… he frowned and everything… almost in tears.

He didn’t understand why someone would destroy something so beautiful…

it broke my heart! But, I guess this is why he was born on Earth Day by default…

my future treehugger … turning the three.

Can I close my eyes and make TIME stop.

I’m JUST about done with my birthday sewing projects.

SUPER EXCITED about them and can’t wait to share.

I’m trying to keep a busy skedge to avoid tv time.

So far, so good!  We even read books outside today.

Which isn’t something we normally do.

and in honor of Earth Day we read, The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss  of course!

Getting outdoors and exploring nature hasn’t been too challenging yet.

More rain is in the forecast. We’ll see, about that.

Rain or shine an adventure awaits!

anyhoo…

We have a few birthday traditions we started since Tristan was born such as reading “The Lorax” and “Happy Birthday To You” both by Dr. Seuss.

What birthday traditions do you carry on year after year?

P.S.

Earth Day giveaways coming your way!

Now, if you’ll excuse me… I think I’ll go to bed now ( it’s 1:30 AM). 

Hello there!

Hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday! We took off last Tuesday evening for Trinity. We stayed with our friends who own the Bonanza King Resort and also with family who drove in from Washington. We had a great time. I apologize for neglecting things here. I’m still in the process of a makeover and many other things. Time has been such an issue! I hate to sound like a broken record- I know I’ve been telling you this now for over a month.

Thank you for being patient with me while I take on one thing at a time. The holiday rush is already here and I’m excited about Baby C’s first Christmas…and the spirit of! I’m looking forward to this holiday season. We wanted to stop for a Christmas tree on our way down from Coffee Creek and didn’t get that opportunity because we were exhausted and wanted to get home.  9 hours in a car can drive you a little batty! We made it though and it’s good to be back.

After singing Old McDonald a million times and pointing out the California farmland and animals, discussing our trip and other distractions we survived. It was a LONG drive though! Baby C was asleep for most of it and did get unhappy along the way but we didn’t have to make as many stops as we had thought. We experienced our first 14oo mile round trip with Baby C and I’d say he’s our little traveling man just like T!

I attempted to take a ton of pics but still forget to take some important ones. O’well. That’s life in the mama lane!

Oh! and please don’t hate me but I’m going to extend t he Retro Razor contest till Dec 14th!

I’ll post pictures separately- promise!

Be sure to stay tuned for an upcoming interview with an awesome eco entrepreneur that you’ll be amazed by!

Eco Funtabulous Features/Wkly. Roundup!

Hey folks! It’s Friday- woot, woot raise the green roof!!

Wait stop the tracks… Alert! I’m about to share an eco sin…Alert!!

As I always say, it’s not easy being green…

I left the sprinkler ON in the backyard yard for oh! about half the day yesterday.. Big ECO WHOOPS!

I learned my lesson tho’ and set a timer for it today. Bingo! Problem solved.

Anyhoo, how about naming a few Eco Bloggy Challenges that may interest you…

Quickie Challenge- A 5 minute shower or less!

Retro Housewife’s What’s Under Your Sink Challenge

Crunchy Chicken’s Keep Yur Cool

Enviromom’s One Can A Month Challenge

Chile Chews Quit Now Challenge 

and don’t forget to JOIN  The Unplugged Challenge! a Recycle Your Day favorite!!!

Eco Giveaways, Giveaways, Giveaways, there are so many it’s hard to mention them all.

 A Mama’s Blog is hosting a giveaway for a yr.’s subscription to Kiwi Magazine! 

I’ve been dying to get a subscription to this eco mag - winning one would be better!! That’ frugal isn’t it…*lol*

Mamamista-  Get Squeaky Green with Method Baby-Safe Wash 

Who doesn’t want their baby to smell sqeaky clean after using a chemical free baby wash! Luv it!

Okay, so that’s the blogoshpere what about the happening’s here at RYD…

I’m planning to go out of town from July 24th through August 4th, 2008- and during that time, guest bloggers/posts with interviews will be featured.  I’d like to keep you all entertained while I’m gone. I may be having a couple giveaways too!  You won’t want to miss out on the action!!!

I’m calling it the While I’m Gone: Guest Posts & Giveaway’s…week!!

If anyone is interested in guest blogging here (preferably natural mom’s or mom’s who are going green)… also if you’re an eco company and would like me to review a product- …I LOVE LOVE doing interviews and would enjoy interviewing and promoting eco friendly businesses. From baby to decor…to pets…you name it…here at Recycle Your Day it’s all about going green and knowing about the green options available to you!

Want to advertise here???

Send an email to lamamanaturale @ gmail dot com~  if you’re interested in any of the above!! I hope to hear from you.

Recycle Your Day will soon have a sister site and a few new changes to the exisiting site….STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS…!

Work in progress…

Seems like a lot to swallow all in one post… *GULP*