You can find recipes for natural cleaning supplies all over the web. I have tried a few and tend to improvise each time. Here’s the link I used for a starting point today: http://www.eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_solutions.htm#substitutions
Suburban Fizz, a blog written by a local mom, is enjoyable to read and also includes plenty of local tidbits.
moondancesoaps.com 6013 Old Horseman Trl. Raleigh, NC 27613 877−762−7728 info@moondancesoaps.com Nice soaps are a relatively cheap way to indulge on a daily basis even when the budget gets tight. While I still just talking about starting Active Family Services, my husband surprised me with a gift of handmade soaps from Moondance. He had come across an […]
dooce.com This blog, written by a mom in Utah, captures the transition to motherhood, sleep deprivation, and a struggle with post partum depression very honestly. Peter found it for me now that I am long past all that, but I hope some of you enjoy reading Heather Armstrong’s posts on parenthood earlier in your journeys.
This website was recommended on a list I was on, and when I checked it out I was WOW-ed. Even my inlaws were WOW-ed and they are some of the most discriminating consumers I know (in a good way!). A Toy Garden is filled with lots of thoughtfully chosen options. If you are looking to start […]
This is the website for Mothering Magazine which labels itself as “the birthplace of natural family lifestyle.” Despite the arrogance of that assertion I have found their forums to be kind of online home where I can turn for information on parenting in a style that is gentle on my children and the earth. If […]
Jardinains is not good for adults. Jardinains is not good for kids, but man-oh-man is it fun. Sometimes on a lazy Sunday afternoon the kids pull up a bench to watch and we bounce garden gnomes up and down and listen to them say “ouch!” When we introduced our 5 year old niece she loved it! […]
Starfall was recommended to me as tool for preschoolers to practice letters and mouse control at the same time. It is a cool site! I appreciate its simplicity, and my almost four year old son has given it his stamp of approval.