Category Archives: Shopping
The 100 Thing Challenge
by Ann Bibby A year ago my fiancé and I were attempting to pack my entire adult life plus my four year old daughter’s life’s accumulations into a 6 by 12 foot U-haul for our move from the Midwest to … Continue reading
Speak Up to Ban Phthalates in the U.S. – Quick!
Just today I was thinking about phthalates. Why? Because I attended a brown bag discussion called Toxic Tuesdays at our local library where staff from the Oregon Center for Environmental Health and a co-founder of Rachel’s Friends (think breast cancer … Continue reading
Posted in Call to Action, Corporations, Environment, Product Safety, Shopping
Tagged consumer product safety act, Phthalates, safe products
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Are You Mad, Depressed, or Both?
I grew up on the east coast but married a gentle man and now live in the friendliest city ever (Portland, Oregon). So while I can thank the bus driver as well as the next person and hold the elevator … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Corporations, Environment, Product Safety, Shopping
Tagged bisphenol-A, safe products
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Buy Nothing Month: I Survived
I’ve been meaning to gloat since way back in April ’07, when I did it for the first time. Buy nothing I didn’t need, that is. But I’m finally sharing my personal triumph because of an article I recently uncovered … Continue reading
Baby Steps and Paper Towels
In 1931 Scott Paper Company introduced the first paper towel roll> Image source: Istockphoto Growing up my mom did not use paper towels to the extent I do now. The ease of ripping a piece from the roll, wiping up … Continue reading
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Oh, you cute, cheeky Target bag, you.
Today, as I sat in traffic I happened to notice something.  The plastic bag full o’ stuff from Target, that I was returning had a little message on it. ’10 Ways to Reuse Your Target Bag’. Below the title was in fact, ten ways … Continue reading
Target and the Reusable Bag
I found a nice surprise at Target today: reusable bags! For a buck! I found them in the dollar section in the front part of the store (do all Targets have this? I read something about how Targets in South … Continue reading
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Not So Fast Parents Magazine
I opened my mailbox the other day and was quickly annoyed. No, it wasn’t my anger towards the amount of catalogs that clog that tiny metal box no matter what I do. It was the “letter” from the editor of … Continue reading
Posted in Corporations, Environment, Shopping, Toxins and Chemicals, WTF?
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The Story of Stuff ~ Every American Should See This
This YouTube video is just a portion of this awesome film. It’s actually Chapter 5. But believe me, chapters 1-4 are also totally worth watching and if you go here, you can watch the whole thing from start to finish. … Continue reading
Cantankerous Call to Action
Don’t mind me. I’m just the cantankerous old lady over here. Think of me as a female Andy Rooney complete with my own, “I don’t know about you…” rant. So here I go. I love reading the Sunday paper. It … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Shopping, WTF?
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