I favor and admire the entrepreneur, especially those women and moms who are taking a chance on their great idea for the benefit of others – like this company, MotherTongues. Founder, Michelle Hamman was born in South Africa and has lived between her mother tongue of Afrikaans and American...

As a big fan of mineral makeup, a favorite find I came across last year when needing to replace my brushes was EcoTools.  Earth-friendly cosmetic brushes incorporating bamboo handles, recycled aluminum and taklon bristles – a synthetic versus a natural animal hair bristle.  Best of...

Aside from my fairly regular Ebay purchases and a few select magazine subscriptions, I used to love checking the mail everyday for newsletters, notes from friends, and invitations to great gatherings but with email, Evite and RSS feeds, my mail isn’t that exciting anymore.  Instead...

We are thrilled to welcome Jeanne Blaisdell and Allyson Spellman to our growing clan of eco-peeps! Jeanne publishes TheGreenSamaritan.com, her personal blog highlighting green living tips and information in order to help herself and others on their journey towards greater environmental...

Three Little Questions by Jeanne Blaisdell It recently occurred to me that as I begin to act on, purchase or do anything, I need to question and decide if it fits within the framework of improving the environmental habits that I have personally established for myself. In addition to committing...

From Table to Trash – Tips to slow down that fast food excess by Jeanne Blaisdell Continuing on my earlier theme of acting on convenience versus if it’s the right thing to do…I pondered a recent fast food drive-through excursion.  Although, it’s not a daily or weekly habit, it can...

It’s Convenient Today But Is It Right For Tomorrow? by Jeanne Blaisdell I recently ran across a quote somewhere and I don’t remember by whom, but it was something to the effect that we often forget what is right by what is convenient or what is right is often forgotten by what is...