tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73255669185460924422024-03-04T22:23:47.562-06:00Lil StuffLil' Stuff ~ Simple living, Natural Mothering, and living an Organic Eco-Friendly Lifestyle.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-65655827501447871322014-07-05T11:14:00.002-05:002014-07-05T11:14:19.986-05:00Single Strap or Double?<h1 class="title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #342c26; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) 1px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Maybe this is a silly thing to post about, but I do get a lot of questions about straps. I make an XL hanging wet bag that is great for a diaper pail. If you have a limited amount of space you can hang it on a hook on the wall, or a door knob and it is somewhat out of the way. These wet bags are also great for college students or apartment dwellers. They hang out of the way, you can fill them with your dirty laundry and when you have to go to the washing machine, just grab the handles and all your dirty clothes are contained in the smell-</span></span></h1>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #342c26; line-height: 15.511999130249023px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I do however get a lot of questions about which strap to use, as I also make this bag with a single strap. The single strap is nice if you do plan on keeping the bag on a door knob, as it makes the bag hang more sideways and gives a little easier access to the opening when door knobbing it. I always put a double snap closure on the strap, so that it will be a little stronger. 18-20 wet diapers can get rather heavy. Honestly if you are going to carry the bag around much, I think I would prefer the double strap because it is much more ergonomic, will hold more weight easily and distributes the weight between the two straps instead of it being all on one. If the bag hangs right in your laundry area or nursery and you don’t really have to move it much, then the single strap might be more convenient, as it gives you more access to the opening of the bag without the straps getting in the way.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #342c26; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 15.511999130249023px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Either strap you choose is made out of heavy duty nylon webbing that I triple stitch on, there is nothing more annoying that buying something and having it fall apart, so I make sure they are on there and not going anywhere! So basically it is a matter of choice and how you will be using the bag. I use a double strap bag in my laundry room and I just flip the outside strap down out of the way when I need to unzip it. I really like the look of it hanging there holding those dirty diapers all zipped up and pretty on a hook. </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-4631978737519480442014-02-04T08:02:00.001-06:002014-02-04T08:02:26.411-06:00Dirty Dozen Endocrine Disruptors<div class="p1">
This is copied from the <a href="http://www.ewg.org/research/dirty-dozen-list-endocrine-disruptors" target="_blank">EWG blog post</a> listing the top 12 bad endocrine disruptors to avoid. There are many links to tips on avoiding contact and buying guides for clean products. They also offer a nice printable PDF version <a href="http://www.ewg.org/research/dirty-dozen-list-endocrine-disruptors" target="_blank">here</a> at their original post.</div>
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Dirty Dozen List of Endocrine Disruptors</div>
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<b>12 Hormone-Altering Chemicals and How to Avoid Them</b></div>
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There is no end to the tricks that endocrine disruptors can play on our bodies: increasing production of certain hormones; decreasing production of others; imitating hormones; turning one hormone into another; interfering with hormone signaling; telling cells to die prematurely; competing with essential nutrients; binding to essential hormones; accumulating in organs that produce hormones.</div>
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Here are 12 of the worst hormone disrupters, how they do their dirty deeds, and some tips on how to avoid them.</div>
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<b>BPA</b></div>
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Some may say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but do you really want a chemical used in plastics imitating the sex hormone estrogen in your body? No! Unfortunately, this synthetic hormone can trick the body into thinking it’s the real thing – and the results aren’t pretty. BPA has been linked to everything from breast and others cancers to reproductive problems, obesity, early puberty and heart disease, and according to government tests, 93 percent of Americans have BPA in their bodies!</div>
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<b>How to avoid it?</b> Go fresh instead of canned – many food cans are lined with BPA – or research which companies don’t use BPA or similar chemicals in their products. Say no to receipts, since thermal paper is often coated with BPA. And avoid plastics marked with a “PC,” for polycarbonate, or recycling label #7. Not all of these plastics contain BPA, but many do – and it’s better safe than sorry when it comes to keeping synthetic hormones out of your body. For more tips, check out: <a href="http://www.ewg.org/bpa/"><span class="s1"><b>www.ewg.org/bpa/</b></span></a></div>
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<b>Dioxin</b></div>
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Dioxins are multi-taskers… but not in a good way! They form during many industrial processes when chlorine or bromine are burned in the presence of carbon and oxygen. Dioxins can disrupt the delicate ways that both male and female sex hormone signaling occurs in the body. This is a bad thing! Here’s why: Recent research has shown that exposure to low levels of dioxin in the womb and early in life can both permanently affect sperm quality and lower the sperm count in men during their prime reproductive years. But that’s not all! Dioxins are very long-lived, build up both in the body and in the food chain, are powerful carcinogens and can also affect the immune and reproductive systems.</div>
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<b>How to avoid it?</b> That’s pretty difficult, since the ongoing industrial release of dioxin has meant that the American food supply is widely contaminated. Products including meat, fish, milk, eggs and butter are most likely to be contaminated, but you can cut down on your exposure by eating fewer animal products.</div>
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<b>Atrazine</b></div>
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What happens when you introduce highly toxic chemicals into nature and turn your back? For one thing, feminization of male frogs. That’s right, researchers have found that exposure to even low levels of the herbicide atrazine can turn male frogs into females that produce completely viable eggs. Atrazine is widely used on the majority of corn crops in the United States, and consequently it’s a pervasive drinking water contaminant. Atrazine has been linked to breast tumors, delayed puberty and prostate inflammation in animals, and some research has linked it to prostate cancer in people.</div>
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<b>How to avoid it?</b> Buy organic produce and get a drinking water filter certified to remove atrazine. For help finding a suitable filter, check out EWG’s buying guide: <a href="http://www.ewg.org/report/ewgs-water-filter-buying-guide/"><span class="s1"><b>www.ewg.org/report/ewgs-water-filter-buying-guide/</b></span></a></div>
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<b>Phthalates</b></div>
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Did you know that a specific signal programs cells in our bodies to die? It’s totally normal and healthy for 50 billion cells in your body to die every day! But studies have shown that chemicals called phthalates can trigger what’s known as “death-inducing signaling” in testicular cells, making them die earlier than they should. Yep, that’s cell death – in your man parts. If that’s not enough, studies have linked phthalates to hormone changes, lower sperm count, less mobile sperm, birth defects in the male reproductive system, obesity, diabetes and thyroid irregularities.</div>
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<b>How to avoid it</b>? A good place to start is to avoid plastic food containers, children’s toys (some phthalates are already banned in kid’s products), and plastic wrap made from PVC, which has the recycling label #3. Some personal care products also contain phthalates, so read the labels and avoid products that simply list added “fragrance,” since this catch-all term sometimes means hidden phthalates. Find phthalate-free personal care products with EWG’s Skin Deep Database: <a href="http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/"><span class="s1"><b>www.ewg.org/skindeep/</b></span></a></div>
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<b>Perchlorate</b></div>
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Who needs food tainted with rocket fuel?! That’s right, perchlorate, a component in rocket fuel, contaminates much of our produce and milk, according to EWG and government test data. When perchlorate gets into your body it competes with the nutrient iodine, which the thyroid gland needs to make thyroid hormones. Basically, this means that if you ingest too much of it you can end up altering your thyroid hormone balance. This is important because it’s these hormones that regulate metabolism in adults and are critical for proper brain and organ development in infants and young children.</div>
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<b>How to avoid it?</b> You can reduce perchlorate in your drinking water by installing a reverse osmosis filter. (You can get help finding one at: <a href="http://www.ewg.org/report/ewgs-water-filter-buying-guide"><span class="s1"><b>www.ewg.org/report/ewgs-water-filter-buying-guide</b></span></a>) As for food, it’s pretty much impossible to avoid perchlorate, but you can reduce its potential effects on you by making sure you are getting enough iodine in your diet. Eating iodized salt is one good way.</div>
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<b>Fire retardants</b></div>
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What do breast milk and polar bears have in common? In 1999, some Swedish scientists studying women’s breast milk discovered something totally unexpected: The milk contained an endocrine-disrupting chemical found in fire retardants, and the levels had been doubling every five years since 1972! These incredibly persistent chemicals, known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers or PBDEs, have since been found to contaminate the bodies of people and wildlife around the globe – even polar bears. These chemicals can imitate thyroid hormones in our bodies and disrupt their activity. That can lead to lower IQ, among other significant health effects. While several kinds of PBDEs have now been phased out, this doesn’t mean that toxic fire retardants have gone away. PBDEs are incredibly persistent, so they’re going to be contaminating people and wildlife for decades to come.</div>
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<b>How to avoid it? </b>It’s virtually impossible, but passing better toxic chemical laws that require chemicals to be tested before they go on the market would help reduce our exposure. A few things that can you can do in the meantime include: use a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter, which can cut down on toxic-laden house dust; avoid reupholstering foam furniture; take care when replacing old carpet (the padding underneath may contain PBDEs). Find more tips at: <a href="http://www.ewg.org/pbdefree/"><span class="s1"><b>www.ewg.org/pbdefree/</b></span></a></div>
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<b>Lead</b></div>
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You may or may not like heavy metal music, but lead is one heavy metal you want to avoid. It’s well known that lead is toxic, especially to children. Lead harms almost every organ system in the body and has been linked to a staggering array of health effects, including permanent brain damage, lowered IQ, hearing loss, miscarriage, premature birth, increased blood pressure, kidney damage and nervous system problems. But few people realize that one other way that lead may affect your body is by disrupting your hormones. In animals, lead has been found to lower sex hormone levels. Research has also shown that lead can disrupt the hormone signaling that regulates the body’s major stress system (called the HPA axis). You probably have more stress in your life than you want, so the last thing you need is something making it harder for your body to deal with it – especially when this stress system is implicated in high blood pressure, diabetes, anxiety and depression.</div>
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<b>How to avoid it?</b> Keep your home clean and well maintained. Crumbling old paint is a major source of lead exposure, so get rid of it carefully. A good water filter can also reduce your exposure to lead in drinking water. (Check out <a href="http://www.ewg.org/report/ewgs-water-filter-buying-guide"><span class="s1"><b>www.ewg.org/report/ewgs-water-filter-buying-guide</b></span></a>/ for help finding a filter.) And if you need another reason to eat better, studies have also shown that children with healthy diets absorb less lead.</div>
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<b>Arsenic</b></div>
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Arsenic isn’t just for murder mysteries anymore. In fact, this toxin is lurking in your food and drinking water. If you eat enough of it, arsenic will kill you outright. In smaller amounts, arsenic can cause skin, bladder and lung cancer. Basically, bad news. Less well known: Arsenic messes with your hormones! Specifically, it can interfere with normal hormone functioning in the glucocorticoid system that regulates how our bodies process sugars and carbohydrates. What does that mean for you? Well, disrupting the glucocorticoid system has been linked to weight gain/loss, protein wasting, immunosuppression, insulin resistance (which can lead to diabetes), osteoporosis, growth retardation and high blood pressure.</div>
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<b>How to avoid it?</b> Reduce your exposure by using a water filter that lowers arsenic levels. For help finding a good water filter, check out EWG’s buying guide: <a href="http://www.ewg.org/report/ewgs-water-filter-buying-guide/"><span class="s1"><b>www.ewg.org/report/ewgs-water-filter-buying-guide/</b></span></a></div>
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<b>Mercury</b></div>
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Caution: That sushi you are eating could be hazardous to your health. Mercury, a naturally occurring but toxic metal, gets into the air and the oceans primarily though burning coal. Eventually, it can end up on your plate in the form of mercury-contaminated seafood. Pregnant women are the most at risk from the toxic effects of mercury, since the metal is known to concentrate in the fetal brain and can interfere with brain development. Mercury is also known to bind directly to one particular hormone that regulates women’s menstrual cycle and ovulation, interfering with normal signaling pathways. In other words, hormones don’t work so well when they’ve got mercury stuck to them! The metal may also play a role in diabetes, since mercury has been shown to damage cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, which is critical for the body’s ability to metabolize sugar.</div>
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<b>How to avoid it? </b>For people who still want to eat (sustainable) seafood with lots of healthy fats but without a side of toxic mercury, wild salmon and farmed trout are good choices.</div>
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<b>Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs)</b></div>
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The perfluorinated chemicals used to make non-stick cookware can stick to <i>you</i>. Perfluorochemicals are so widespread and extraordinarily persistent that 99 percent of Americans have these chemicals in their bodies. One particularly notorious compound called PFOA has been shown to be “completely resistant to biodegradation.” In other words, PFOA doesn’t break down in the environment – ever. That means that even though the chemical was banned after decades of use, it will be showing up in people’s bodies for countless generations to come. This is worrisome, since PFOA exposure has been linked to decreased sperm quality, low birth weight, kidney disease, thyroid disease and high cholesterol, among other health issues. Scientists are still figuring out how PFOA affects the human body, but animal studies have found that it can affect thyroid and sex hormone levels.</div>
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<b>How to avoid it?</b> Skip non-stick pans as well as stain and water-resistant coatings on clothing, furniture and carpets.</div>
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<b>Organophosphate pesticides</b></div>
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Neurotoxic organophosphate compounds that the Nazis produced in huge quantities for chemical warfare during World War II were luckily never used. After the war ended, American scientists used the same chemistry to develop a long line of pesticides that target the nervous systems of insects. Despite many studies linking organophosphate exposure to effects on brain development, behavior and fertility, they are still among the more common pesticides in use today. A few of the many ways that organophosphates can affect the human body include interfering with the way testosterone communicates with cells, lowering testosterone and altering thyroid hormone levels.</div>
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<b>How to avoid it?</b> Buy organic produce and use EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which can help you find the fruits and vegetables that have the fewest pesticide residues. Check it out at: <a href="http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/"><span class="s1"><b>www.ewg.org/foodnews/</b></span></a></div>
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<b>Glycol Ethers</b></div>
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Shrunken testicles: Do we have your full attention now? This is one thing that can happen to rats exposed to chemicals called glycol ethers, which are common solvents in paints, cleaning products, brake fluid and cosmetics. Worried? You should be. The European Union says that some of these chemicals “may damage fertility or the unborn child.” Studies of painters have linked exposure to certain glycol ethers to blood abnormalities and lower sperm counts. And children who were exposed to glycol ethers from paint in their bedrooms had substantially more asthma and allergies.</div>
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<b>How to avoid it?</b> Start by checking out EWG’s Guide to Healthy Cleaning (<a href="http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/"><span class="s1"><b>www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/</b></span></a>) and avoid products with ingredients such as 2-butoxyethanol (EGBE) and methoxydiglycol (DEGME).</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-35163269137800315692014-02-01T06:56:00.000-06:002014-02-01T06:56:30.587-06:00Ice, Ice BabyAs I got up this morning I noticed a blurry look when I peered outside....it was ice... all over the windows! So since we will probably be stuck indoors with a toddler on the loose, I thought I would post a few snowed in ideas from my pinterest boards...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/kellylulu/snowed-in-fun/" target="_blank">Snowed In Fun Ideas...</a> We used pom poms for snowball fights all through the Christmas season and everyone from toddlers to grampa's had fun playing with them...</span></h3>
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I love longies or shorties, possibly because I love to knit, and I love seeing little baby legs crawling around in beautifully knit diaper covers... so cuddly, old fashioned and cute.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">SO click on any of these pictures to be taken to the Etsy shops that made these cute creations, or search for longies, shorties, or soakers and use the tag etsyclothdiaper as well to find sellers from the Etsy Cloth Diaper team.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-77373363865705690502014-01-12T09:37:00.001-06:002014-01-12T09:37:38.462-06:00Sherpa Hat with Aztec DesignI knit several hat of this pattern before Christmas. The original pattern can be found <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/oh-snapp-hat" target="_blank">here</a>. I wanted a different look for one of my sons, as he requested a mohawk hat, as I couldn't find any good patterns or instructions for the look I wanted, I modified the original pattern to what I wanted... Here are the directions and chart for what I did.<div>
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On this Oh Snappi hat pattern, or any basic stockinette hat pattern, begin chart where you want your pattern to start. It is a simple 2 color pattern worked in repeats of 12 stitches. The pattern is 11 rows in length. To add the mohawk, I blocked the hat, then layed it flat to find the center. I started just above the colorwork pattern and used 3 strands of yarn cut about 6 inches long. I looped them through the center stitch, making sure to get both legs of the stitch. You add them just like latching a rug. Pull center of yarn strips through your knit stitch with a crochet hook, then thread the ends through the loop and pull till yarn is secure. Do this all the way up the hat until you get to the top of the pattern in the back of the hat (see picture). After all your "Mohawk" strings have been looped on, simply lay it out flat again and give them a hair cut to desired length and to make them even. I did not use anything to stiffen the mohawk, and it seems to be staying up and holding up well with lots of wear.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-53602467847471341062013-12-13T07:48:00.000-06:002013-12-13T07:48:19.303-06:00Holiday Traditions<span style="font-size: large;">What are your Holiday Traditions? Below is a post I did for a friends blog. You can find her hilarious blog about life, motherhood and baking <a href="http://chuckandwelly.com/" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Christmas is a great time to talk about family traditions, it's that time of year when families look forward to doing that thing they do every year… as our family has grown and expanded traditions have come and gone… One of our all time favorites is getting together with our good family friends for an evening of eating, exchanging gifts and watching "A Christmas Story". There are 7 boys between our two families so "A Christmas Story" just seemed to be the right movie to watch! {and yes, our holiday decorating does now include a "leg lamp"} After about five years of "you'll shoot your eye out!" we realized we all were basically sleeping through the movie and it was time to move on… We still always get together, but we have switched traditions to playing games or just visiting. All our boys are grown now and our families have expanded from 7 boys to…. 7 boys, various spouses and a total between our two families of 11 grandchildren including our one on the way! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is those little things that make Christmas special for our families. My kids look forward to wearing their red union suits on Christmas morning…. when the older two got married, then their wives had to have them too… when our grand baby came along that first Christmas she had one too! They have to have peppermint reception sticks in their hot chocolate, and of course we have a certain list of cookies that I have to make…. repeatedly…. or it doesn't seem like Christmas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now our grand baby is 3 and I am starting to create some "gramma's house" traditions for her and whoever else might be coming along…. Here are a few…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I stole this one from my friends mom (who is the most fun gramma I know) a bowl of giant white pom pom "snow" balls out on the coffee table, so that the little people can have their own snow ball fight and not hurt anything, or each other….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last year I started making a ginger bread house with my grand daughter (actually we made a train, as she was really into trains last year) this year we will do a house. It's really just an excuse to sugar her up and send her home LOL, I had no expectations whatsoever about how it turned out, I just let her enjoy the journey and the candy….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This year I am making her an advent calendar to count down to Christmas. I wanted it to be more than just, open a door and have some candy, and I wanted to help her focus on the true meaning of Christmas, so I found a play nativity set, then I put candy in some of the drawers, an ornament for her little personal christmas tree in some and in the rest I put clues as to where to find the pieces of the nativity. That way we can talk about the Christmas story and she can play with her nativity set and decorate her tree…. I am pretty excited about starting this tradition with her…. Like our other traditions, I am sure it will evolve over time, but that is the great part about families and traditions, they change over time, but they are always there for us…. home truly is where the heart is.</span></div>
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This is one of the easiest and prettiest recipes I make. They are also so warm and yummy on a cold winter night. Since it is down in the 20's here and actually 7 degrees while I write this, I thought some baked pears were in order. Pears are drenched in maple syrup, {you can use pancake syrup, but real maple syrup is just the best} baked and then covered with whip cream for a delightfully warm and yummy and I like to think somewhat healthy dessert.</div>
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Wash each pear and slice a little off the bottom so they sit flat. You can peel a little stripe down each side, or around the pear just for effect. Place all pears in a glass baking dish. Drizzle with maple syrup. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes depending on the ripeness of your pears. The pear pictured was at that perfect ripe eating stage and it took about 30 minutes to be fully baked. Important- baste the pears every 10 minutes or so with the maple syrup from the bottom of the dish. The syrup will caramelize as the pear bakes. When the pears are done, carefully place each pear on a plate or shallow bowl and drizzle with the hot maple syrup from the baking pan. Top with a big dollop of whipped cream and devour immediately!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-87345016686043774502013-11-30T05:00:00.000-06:002013-11-30T05:00:04.298-06:00Holiday Orange Cranberry SaladIt is that wonderful holiday time of year again... funny how it comes around faster and faster every year. <br />
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We started making this cranberry orange jello salad a few years back and now it has become a Thanksgiving and Christmas tradition.... my mom originally found the recipe and shared it with me. When I read it, I thought...."this sounds terrible" but she said it was really good, and I trust her taste, so I gave it a whirl...<br />
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Try if for yourself and decide.....<br />
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<u>Orange Cranberry Salad</u><br />
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1 large box Cherry Jello<br />
1 orange chopped with peel<br />
1 large can crushed pineapple - do not drain<br />
4 Cups whole Cranberries chopped<br />
1 C Celery chopped<br />
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Mix jello with 1 1/3 cup boiling water, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 Tbs. Lemon Juice, 1/4 tsp salt. Add pineapple, orange, celery, cranberry. Still well and refrigerate till set. I usually make it the day before, but it does set up really fast.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Farmers Market Fettuccini</span></h1>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Yesterday we took a trip to the farmers market. It is a little late in the season, and we have had a horrible drought in the midwest, non the less there was one family with an awesome selection of produce. I bought some baby purple egg plants and some beautiful red peppers and purple peppers. This inspired me to make dinner! That made my family happy <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://lilstuffmarketplace.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 4px 2px; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 4px 2px; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I made a basic fettuccini, but added a bit of Tilimook sharp cheddar as well as some farm fresh Asiago from our local creamery. I love the Tilimook cheese as it is always made with hormone and antibiotic free milk. The Asiago we get at Skyview Farms, if you are local you should look them up. She makes some really nice cheeses. We also buy our milk there. But I digress… My inspiration for this meal came from those lovely vegetables. I sliced up the eggplant, and bell pepper and sautéed it with some fresh garlic and some zucchini that I already had. I plied all that on top of the fettuccini and viola…. add a little salad, and we had dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Farmers Market Fettuccini Alfredo Recipe:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">1 small Package Fettuccini Noodles</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">1/2 stick butter</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">1 Cup cheese of your choice-grated, I used Asiago and Sharp Cheddar Mixed.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Farm fresh vegetables of your choice-chopped, I used:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Eggplant, zucchini, red peppers and some garlic.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Cook pasta according to direction, drain and set aside. In large sauce pan melt the butter and then add the cream, gently heat up and reduce the cream so that the mixture thickens a little. Pour the cream butter mixture over the pasta and toss well, add the cheese and toss well and allow the fettuccini to sit and blend together as the cheese melts. In the mean time heat the oil in a saute pan and saute the vegetables together, salt and pepper to taste and add some garlic granules or powder if you like.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Toss the fettuccini one more time to blend it up and distribute the cheese, spread out on a platter or shallow bowl. Top with the hot sautéed vegetables and tada, time for dinner !</span></div>
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Do You Know What’s Hiding in your Clothes?</h1>
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This article is from Natural News, I am giving you the abridged version, for the whole article go to <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/033436_toxic_chemicals_clothing.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(126, 67, 52); color: white; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Natural News</a>…</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recently Greenpeace announced at the launch of its report “Dirty Laundry 2″ that traces of toxic chemicals have been detected in products made by 14 big brand top clothing manufacturers.</strong></div>
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These chemicals, called nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), are commonly used as detergents in industries including the production of natural and synthetic textiles. NPEs break down to form nonylphenol, a dangerous toxin that has persistent and hormone-disrupting properties. This toxin has been proven to mimic female hormones, alter sexual development and affect reproductive systems.</div>
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Greenpeace said it purchased 78 different branded clothing samples (most of them made in China, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines) from 18 countries around the world and subjected them to careful scientific analysis. NPEs were detected in two-thirds of the samples the group tested, including popular brands such as Calvin Klein, Adidas, Converse, Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie & Fitch, Bauer Hockey, Cortefiel, Uniqlo, Gap, H&M, Lacoste, Nike, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (PVH Corp) and Puma. During the course of the past year, Greenpeace has found that all of these commonly purchased brands are linked to two specific manufacturers.</div>
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The issue of toxic chemicals in clothing is not only a problem for the developing countries where textiles are made. Since residual levels of NPEs are released when clothes are washed, these chemicals are now inching their way into countries where their use is banned or avoided.</div>
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The danger of NPEs</h1>
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Certain components of NPEs have been involved in the widespread “feminization” of male fish in parts of Europe and also in the disruption of hormone processes in some mammals, according to the campaign group WWF. Even at low levels, this toxin represents a big threat to the environment and to human health. It is no coincidence that use of NPEs is completely restricted in Europe.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Our skin is our largest organ and what we put on it our bodies literally drink in. Everything we consume – including the chemicals that linger on and in our <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/clothing.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(126, 67, 52); color: white; text-decoration: none;">clothing</a> – either gets assimilated or eliminated. Chemical toxins we expose our skin to through our clothing and skincare/body products can tax our bodies in a major way.</strong></div>
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NPEs can certainly contribute to the increasing incidence of health problems linked to hormonal disturbances.</div>
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All of our modern-day toxic overload concerns should be considered against the backdrop of a monumental biological shift. Only 150 years ago, girls got their first period at around age 15 or 16 and went through menopause in their late 30s and 40s. However, in modern times girls often begin puberty as early as 9 and menopause generally does not occur until around 50.</div>
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Not only have we increasingly begun pushing and trifling with our bodies in ways we never did before, but our environments are also becoming increasingly toxic in ways we are often not fully aware of. This is evident when noting the fact that the period in which women’s bodies go through a series of significant hormonal shifts has extended over a much longer period of time, increasing not only their fertile years, but also their chances of getting breast cancer. Toxic <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/chemical.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(126, 67, 52); color: white; text-decoration: none;">chemical</a> exposure through household products, our modern food supply, beauty/care products and clothing certainly all play into this.</div>
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The alarming truth about clothing factories</h1>
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In the past, Greenpeace became concerned by the amount of water used to make the majority of our clothing. On average, fiber for one cotton t-shirt requires 713 gallons of water to make, and traditional wet-dye methods for clothing use from seven to 75 gallons of water per pound of fabric. All this adds up to trillions of gallons of water each year passing through textile factories merely for dyeing alone.</div>
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Now Greenpeace has gone on to prove that the water leaves the factories polluted with heavy metals and <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/toxic_chemicals.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(126, 67, 52); color: white; text-decoration: none;">toxic chemicals</a> that cause serious health problems to animals and people. Recently “Dirty Laundry” has outright accused the manufacturers of well-known textile brands such as Adidas of polluting major rivers in China with chemical waste.</div>
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The practices of two of China’s major textile dye factories were closely examined within the details the company released of its year-long investigation. To gather the information <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/Greenpeace.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(126, 67, 52); color: white; text-decoration: none;">Greenpeace</a> campaigners wore protective suits and collected water samples from outside the factories being carefully analyzed. The results clearly showed that toxins are spilling into China’s rivers on a daily basis.</div>
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Clothing companies respond — or do they?</h1>
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Most of the international brands found to be tainted with these toxins have denied using the dye services at either of the two guilty factories, saying that they are only “cut and sew” customers for these locations. However, that does not change the fact that the practices of these two factories are typical of what you’ll find all over China – where most of our clothing is made — and anywhere else wet-dyeing is used in the production of clothes</div>
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These toxins are unnecessary harm to our lives</h1>
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The Greenpeace report is an important step toward educating people about just how hazardous the textile industry is. It’s also a good method of putting necessary pressure on big name brands who claim to want to be eco-friendly (and have the resources available) to move the apparel industry into a non-toxic future. You can sign the Detox Now! petition here:<a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/toxics/water/detox/Tell-Nike-and-Adidas-to-Detox/" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(126, 67, 52); color: white; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/toxics/water/det…</a></div>
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Synthetic textiles don’t need water in order to absorb dyes properly. The high temperatures these textiles require to get the fibers to take on colors can be achieved without using water at all. This means that these popular apparel brands DO have choices in the matter and could easily eliminate the toxins used to dye their shoes, shirts, and other products.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-80900787329507924112012-09-20T18:17:00.000-05:002012-09-20T18:17:48.837-05:00Why Buy Local?Why Buy Local?
I asked myself that question the other day after I heard someone comment about wanting to buy a ‘big store’ name brand product rather than one made local. Sure there are always things that you may only be able to find online, or from a big box store, but many products can be found locally and are even better quality.<br />
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Lets look at some good reasons to buy local.<br />
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1. Benefit Yourself- Studies show that buying from locally owned business benefits the local economy more than buying from the big box chain. Local business give more back to the local economy. One study showed that locally owned businesses put an average of 52% back into the local economy compared to big chain rivals only contributing 14% back to the local economy. On the same note non-profits receive an average of 250% more support from locally owned small businesses than from larger business. That is a big difference that gives me some incentive to make the extra stop to buy local rather than stop at the big box.<br />
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2. Better Service and Better Local Economy- Local businesses have a much more vested interest in providing good customer service, and hiring people that will do the same. Small businesses also are the largest employer nationally, check out this statistic from SBA; “Fully 99 percent of all independent enterprises in the country employ fewer than 500 people. These small enterprises account for 52 percent of all U.S. workers, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.”
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3. Buy what you want-Local business taylor their products to what their local customers want. Their product line is not dictated by a national sales agenda, but by their local market. This can also help ensure more innovation and lower prices over the long-term. Local businesses will strive to have the best products at the best possible prices, as that is what is best for their business.<br />
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4. Eat Local-local produce is fresher, as it gets to you quickly after being harvested. This makes it not only taste better, it can also have better nutritional value, as this will decline with time. This study shows that broccoli out of season that traveled from a warmer climate lost 50% of its vitamin C content compared to broccoli harvested locally in season. The same benefits of supporting local businesses also apply to local farmers. Eating local and seasonal produce can even save you money on your grocery bill, as foods in season are generally less expensive that imported foods bought out of season.<br />
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5. Improve your community-Local businesses are owned and operated by people who live in the community which makes them less likely to leave, and more invested in the community’s future.
After examining these reasons for shopping local, it did give me incentive to try and spend my money with local businesses when I can. The big box store, and online purchases in most communities cannot be entirely replaces by smaller local businesses, but it is an obvious benefit to the community and ourselves to try and support as many of our local businesses as we can.
What are some of the ways you try to shop local? I would love to hear your comments below!<br />
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Sustainable Connections was a great resource for these ideas.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-45492789077224964432012-08-08T09:09:00.000-05:002012-08-08T09:09:43.065-05:00Jovial Spaghetti and Homemade Sauce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3Ws557gJb4P42pZBW-GIMA3DV3ic5zsGgjrVQu1SzQUCAUAO4UM835Q7zgugWCvn57FGvMJVFfU9q3f6fFoxOMxY8HL17tdl5zUFBKcIj9ukrPfYKRl6VASzNTHbe7OaePEK7s35SzM/s1600/IMG_0570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3Ws557gJb4P42pZBW-GIMA3DV3ic5zsGgjrVQu1SzQUCAUAO4UM835Q7zgugWCvn57FGvMJVFfU9q3f6fFoxOMxY8HL17tdl5zUFBKcIj9ukrPfYKRl6VASzNTHbe7OaePEK7s35SzM/s320/IMG_0570.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Recently I was given a box of <a href="http://jovialfoods.com/products/whole-grain-einkorn-pasta.html" target="_blank">Jovial Spaghetti</a> pasta and a jar of their <a href="http://jovialfoods.com/organic-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">Organic Tomatoes</a> by my friends at <a href="http://thesoftlanding.com/" target="_blank">The Soft Landing</a>. I was encouraged to read about the Jovial company. They use an ancient wheat called einkorn. They describe it as follows, "<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 24px;">As we developed the Jovial</span><sup style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"> </sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 24px;">brand, we decided it was time to go beyond organic and take a closer look to find the purest of plant varieties. This led us to the exciting rediscovery of einkorn, the most ancient wheat of all, and a clear vision of what our future would be." </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And Jovial was born. I think it is so great when a company strives to make the best food possible, "beyond organic" as some call it, instead of just meeting the standards for organic, they surpass that to make the best most natural food possible. </span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I made a spaghetti sauce with their wonderful jar canned tomatoes and a few more from our garden added in. I aslo used fresh herbs from my garden, but dried will work just as well. Everyone liked the sauce and the pasta. I thought it had a great flavor and consistency. The one thing I did not like about the spaghetti is that when I put it in the boiling water the noodles broke up a bit. I don't know if it was operator error, or the nature of that type of pasta. I plan to purchase more of it, as it is super healthy, so I will see if the next batch breaks. My pasta sauce recipe is below.</span></span><br />
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</u> <u>Sauce Recipe</u><br />
1 Jar whole organic Jovial tomatoes<br />
3-4 fresh tomatoes, diced<br />
2 stalks celery, diced<br />
1/2 or 1 whole onion, diced<br />
4-5 cloves garlic finely chopped<br />
a generous handful of fresh herbs if you have them<br />
(if not 1 Tbs Italian seasoning will work)<br />
1-2 Tbs Tomato Paste<br />
1 tsp sea salt<br />
1/2 tsp pepper<br />
1-2 tsp garlic powder<br />
1 tsp organic cane sugar<br />
1 Tbs olive oil<br />
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Saute celery, onion and garlic in 1-2 Tbs olive oil in a heavy sauce pan 1-2 minutes until just tender. Add the jar of tomatoes and chop them up a bit with your spoon. Add the diced fresh tomatoes and half of the fresh herbs-reserve other half for later. Add paste, salt, pepper, garlic powder and sugar. Stir well to combine and let sauce come to a boil. Turn down to lowest setting, cover and let simmer as long as possible. I started mine in the morning and let it simmer all day. Stir occasionally. An hour or two before you are going to serve the sauce, if it seems too watery, leave the lid ajar and some of the moisture will evaporate.<br />
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Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and serve!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-35640693545542003082012-08-06T00:26:00.000-05:002012-08-06T00:26:37.470-05:00The last of the Kombucha Diaries...Tuesday July 31, 2012<br />
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I only lost one bottle, the rest of them sat there minding their own business on the counter. Tuesday I decided I had waited long enough and I put the in the fridge. Tuesday night at dinner I popped one open and poured everyone a little juice glass full. I think it was Me, my DH and a couple of my sons were there for dinner.... Amazingly enough everyone liked it, wanted more and thought it tasted like the stuff they sell on tap at Whole Foods! My son described it as apple juice that is a little sour with a fizz.<br />
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Wednesday August 1, 2012<br />
I had brewed my second batch with the breakfast blend black tea and I did the third with the same tea. Can't wait to taste the difference in that one. The next batch I will do with some green tea just to compare. <br />
I bottled the second batch in the same way, didn't use any socks but did put it in a pan, good think because I lost one bottle again! I shared my extra starter with a friend who came over to watch me bottle and start my next batch, so she could try it too.<br />
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Sunday August 6, 2012<br />
Waiting, waiting, waiting for the second batch to be ready for the refrigerator, as the first batch is completely gone! I will really have to make 3 gallons if everyone wants to drink this stuff!<br />
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</tbody></table>If you are interested in trying Kombucha making for yourself, I suggest this web site: <a href="http://www.anahatabalance.com/kombucha_tea.html" target="_blank">Anahata</a>. That is where I confirmed the written instructions from my friend, and it has nice and detailed instructions, as well as good information on Kombucha! <br />
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Thanks for reading the Kombucha Diaries... I would love to hear your commentsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-37194005676897053392012-07-26T17:46:00.000-05:002012-07-26T17:46:15.943-05:00Kombucha Diaries Continued...Wednesday July 25, 2012<br />
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I am discovering that a gallon of boiling hot tea takes a long time to cool. I started my new batch of tea on Tuesday morning. By Tuesday night it was still hotter than room temp. So I left it overnight first thing in the morning I had my bottles ready, and my tea was cool. I scrubbed everything with hot soapy water, and decided to rinse my bottles with vinegar just to make sure. I opened up my jar that had been sitting on the counter for a week. It was like Christmas! I gently poured out some of the Kombucha through a cheese cloth into a pitcher. Bottled that and repeated until the jar was a little less than half empty. When bottling my friend told me, fill it all the way to the top, no air space. She also said put the bottles in a pan and put a sock over them because sometimes they explode... wow! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTTHvSw435NQpOim2wo-YnA81X0oj9_mkqKo-1r2ThSSPjGO6UAKsOg0QwfKov6ymqm0zwzAKfDGKGSblpCQPUrQEmkC7GLL2Gm0HbzyxxnuOMyXZOhnSwybd2lVtvcRYuaIK_LzrmBE/s1600/photo+(38).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTTHvSw435NQpOim2wo-YnA81X0oj9_mkqKo-1r2ThSSPjGO6UAKsOg0QwfKov6ymqm0zwzAKfDGKGSblpCQPUrQEmkC7GLL2Gm0HbzyxxnuOMyXZOhnSwybd2lVtvcRYuaIK_LzrmBE/s320/photo+(38).JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
Here is the exciting part. At about half way, I decided to get the mother out and start my next batch, as you have to add some of the liquid from the first batch. I washed my hands one more time just to make sure, and grabbed it out. I was told that while the Kombucha is fermenting it will grow a new mother, OK, I thought this sounds super weird, but ok...Well, it did! There were two nice little gelatinous circles floating on the tea. I gently separated them, and put the new one in a dish with some liquid to share.<br />
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Wednesday evening July 25, 2012<br />
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I went to check out my bottles, and noticed liquid in the bottom of the pan. I scanned them all and found one that was low! I picked it up and EXPLOSION! Now I see why my friend said to put a sock on each bottle. (which I didn't do) It was really just a little break, but I did loose one bottle, oh well....<br />
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To be continued...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-56466055389013601322012-07-24T16:06:00.000-05:002012-07-24T16:06:31.458-05:00Kombucha.... What the heck is that?I have been hearing about Kombucha, some kind of weird fermented tea they say, but I really know nothing about it. Then I went with a friend to visit an acquaintance that has a store with some beautiful yarn in it among other things and as we were talking about all things healthy etc, she mentioned that she makes Kombucha. The same week I had noticed that they sell it on tap at Whole Foods which kind of got me wondering what was the deal with this stuff? So I asked her a bit about it, and she said she had a 'mother' which is what they call the starter bacteria fungus sort of thingy; and said I could have one to try making it if I was interested. I thought about it for a week, and tried some on tap at whole foods and then started reading about kombucha. It is actually very healthy for you, full of vitamins, antioxidants and probiotics. It is one of those living foods. It also is a detoxifier. If you read the story on the <a href="http://www.synergydrinks.com/classic/ourstory.aspx" target="_blank">GT Kombucha</a> web site, it is pretty inspiring. So I decided to try making some myself. I am chronicling my adventure in Kombucha making, and posting it here. So below are the first few days entries....<br />
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</div><div class="p1">The Kombucha diaries</div><div class="p1">Monday July 16, 2012</div><div class="p2"><br />
</div><div class="p1">I received a mother fungus for making kombucha from Linda. She wrote down her directions and sort of described how she makes her kombucha. I had some to taste, it was very good.</div><div class="p2"><br />
</div><div class="p1">I came home with my culture and looked up a web site online that Linda showed me. It had some how to instructions and pictures. So I went to work. I followed the directions and boiled my water, then added a cup of sugar, let that simmer and dissolve. Started writing my Kombucha diaries, and then added my tea. I decided to use some Numi organic black tea, earl gray to be exact. I used 3 bags of that, and 3 bags of white rose organic. I think green tea is good to use, but I didn't have any that was organic, so I opted for the other. After a few hours my tea was still pretty hot, so I put the lid on the pot and went to bed.</div><div class="p2"><br />
</div><div class="p1">Tuesday July 17, 2012</div><div class="p2"><br />
</div><div class="p1">First thing in the morning, I cleaned the kitchen, made a space for my kombucha to reside, and got ready to inoculate the tea. I scrubbed the jar good, rinsed with hot water and then rinsed with white vinegar. poured in my tea and slid in my SCOBY mother and all the liquid that came with it. I covered it with one of my organic muslin un paper towels, and rubber banded the lid. Set it in a dark corner of my counter to ferment undisturbed for a week.</div><div class="p2"><br />
</div><div class="p1">Thursday July 19, 2012</div><div class="p2"><br />
</div><div class="p1">Our air conditioning went on the fritz. It's only 105 degrees out, so no worries haha! I am hoping this won't make my kitchen too hot for the kombucha. I will know in a few days. When I peek under the cloth I still see some bubbles at the top. Not sure what it is supposed to look like as I have never done this before!</div><div class="p2"><br />
</div><div class="p1">Monday July 23, 2012</div><div class="p2"><br />
</div><div class="p1">Air conditioning fixed! I didn't get to brewing a new batch of tea to cool, so I will end up letting the kombcha ferment for 8 days instead of 7. Hope it's not dead from the heat…..</div><div class="p2"><br />
</div><div class="p1">Tuesday July 24, 2012</div><div class="p2"><br />
</div><div class="p1">Brewed a new batch of tea. Used English Breakfast Tea, and after reading the package I discovered that the Earl Gray has bergamot in it which may have oils on it that might adversely affect the Mother… hopefully not, this is all an experiment, so we will see what we see. </div><div class="p2"><br />
</div><div class="p1">I washed all my Grolsh bottles and have the ready to bottle the first batch of tea, I just need my new batch to cool enough so that I can start a second batch at the same time. </div><div class="p1"><br />
</div><div class="p1">To be continued....</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-81030627054413557182012-07-13T00:11:00.002-05:002012-07-13T10:32:40.103-05:00It's Diaper Swap Time Again!<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I love hosting and participating in diaper swaps for the main reason that I get to meet my customers. I sell so many items on line and talk back and fourth with people through my shop, but I rarely get to meet and talk face to face with customers. That is my favorite part of swaps. What is a swap you say? A Diaper Swap is moms coming together to sell their new or gently used fluff to other moms who need more fluff! </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My swaps also include awesome "mompreneurs" who make and sell their products like I do. This swap will be at The <a href="http://www.refugekc.com/" target="_blank">Refuge</a>~ our good friends non profit youth center and coffee house in Overland Park. If you are in the area we would love to have you come and shop, visit and hang out with us.... We have 20+ moms coming to sell and Claudia our Refuge summer intern will be there making coffee drinks and lemonade! Shop, Visit, Bring a Friend, Have a Coffee!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">Diaper Swap</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">July 17, 2012</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.refugekc.com/" target="_blank">The Refuge</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">11336 W 135th St</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">Overland Park, KS </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">We take cash, check w ID or credit/debit cards</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Contact me Kelly Quinn through the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/101152626697432/" target="_blank">facebook event page</a> if you have any questions, need more <a href="http://www.refugekc.com/" target="_blank">directions</a>, etc. Looking forward to a fun evening of visiting and swapping.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-43945116990269575472012-07-07T07:41:00.000-05:002012-07-07T07:41:09.548-05:00Summer ClothslineFor many years I have wanted a clothesline. There is something peaceful and relaxing about hanging your clothes out on the line. In the summer lets be honest it is also muggy, buggy and hot! Especially the summer we are having in Kansas this year. Non the less, I wanted a clothes line... <br />
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The kind with the pulleys so you can stand there and wheel the clothes down the line and watch them spread out to dry in the hot sun. The first thing I wanted to test drive on the line was diapers. I hear so many mamas talk about how the sun will bleach the stains right out of those diapers, and I wanted to see it for myself.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpRgNQxmqchCqiA6IWEqQE6IzwT1opv99Mco4bJJ8whZUECrUnBKaO03iT_tso0WlBk73GsgDTqkT3c_4SDKuPJZZ7lEhE3WfnkGXl-c_sd5wNmlIWbRSkxhyIqA1ncj4VKzDrslyQiw/s1600/photo+(27).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpRgNQxmqchCqiA6IWEqQE6IzwT1opv99Mco4bJJ8whZUECrUnBKaO03iT_tso0WlBk73GsgDTqkT3c_4SDKuPJZZ7lEhE3WfnkGXl-c_sd5wNmlIWbRSkxhyIqA1ncj4VKzDrslyQiw/s320/photo+(27).JPG" width="239" /></a></div>As you can see in the first example, the stains aren't completely gone, but they are significantly better. I was amazed at the power of the sun to do my bleaching for me, and so happy that my clean diapers were chemical free and fresh and crisp. The great thing is anyone can use the sun for bleaching. I recently re connected with an older friend and I was talking about diapers and my clothes line. She told a story of when her married kids were living with her for a while and she had three grand babies in diapers. They would use up what clothes line space then string lines from tree to tree, and hang a diaper on the line, then hang another diaper from that one, and another from that one! That is a lot of diapers out hanging in the sun. I have another friend who doesn't have outside space readily available, and suns her diapers in the window which she says works just as well. Keep enjoying that summer sun, and give it a try putting it to work for you with a clothes line!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-57116334426000243012012-06-27T08:28:00.000-05:002012-06-27T08:28:33.598-05:00Why Buy Organic Cotton?<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><strong><em>Last spring I started a series on fabrics, I covered bamboo and hemp pros and cons. I meant to move on to cotton, but reading about all the chemicals used in the growing and manufacturing process was so overwhelming that I put it aside for a while. Now I feel ready to tackle the cotton question. I am taking several excerpts from <a href="http://organicclothing.blogs.com/my_weblog/" target="_blank">OrganicClothing.blogs.com</a> and I suggest that if you want more information (much more) you read their blogs, as they have so much information on everything natural, organic and healthy in regards to clothing and fashion.</em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNOnMa6nc50eB4LhzHSb_lRlD1Nt7PUe0Z0fpKs9_8ZxP6FHMxK7ZRXcN-kPV1Aj4QBYyFxiyI_DCdWTkm65sPzwA-dUHcRhMl3fTTXACF2HZkZ8bd1L72KccgT2AzSeZaBIXG2rQSdU/s1600/Cotton(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNOnMa6nc50eB4LhzHSb_lRlD1Nt7PUe0Z0fpKs9_8ZxP6FHMxK7ZRXcN-kPV1Aj4QBYyFxiyI_DCdWTkm65sPzwA-dUHcRhMl3fTTXACF2HZkZ8bd1L72KccgT2AzSeZaBIXG2rQSdU/s320/Cotton(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><strong><em><br />
</em></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><strong><em>First of all, before we even get to the part about what is touching your skin and possibly being absorbed, read about conventional cotton farming. Keep in mind that so much of our clothing and cotton comes from other countries, who most likely have an even lower standard of chemical use that the U.S.</em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C0rquEm_DpqJqanJ_Yg8HeOjawbM04gLyt2e75Q5muRIAzUQ7wO6be94Npg2vHya9skiASv4ZdBLS7bms4IBpBxgu4M1M0tk77k0vrH7l5EPvMTgKMfyRFKo45bqbliBz0WA8B0cpxA/s1600/pesticide-spray+besemer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C0rquEm_DpqJqanJ_Yg8HeOjawbM04gLyt2e75Q5muRIAzUQ7wO6be94Npg2vHya9skiASv4ZdBLS7bms4IBpBxgu4M1M0tk77k0vrH7l5EPvMTgKMfyRFKo45bqbliBz0WA8B0cpxA/s320/pesticide-spray+besemer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><strong><em><br />
</em></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://organicclothing.blogs.com/my_weblog/2007/07/cotton-facts-be.html" target="_blank"><strong><em>Conventionally grown cotton</em></strong>.</a> Farmers in the United States apply nearly one-third of a pound of chemical fertilizers and pesticides for every pound of cotton harvested. When all nineteen cotton-growing states are tallied, cotton crops account for twenty-five percent of all the pesticides used in the U.S. Some of these chemicals are among the most toxic classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In developing countries, where regulations are less stringent, the amount of herbicides and insecticides and their toxicity is often greater than in the U.S.</div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"></span><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffe599;">Perspective, just 2.4% of the world's arable land is planted with cotton yet it accounts for 24% of the world's insecticide market and 11% of global pesticides sales, making it the most pesticide-intensive crop grown on the planet. </span><span style="background-color: white;"> The pesticides used by farmers not only kill cotton pests but also decimate populations of beneficial insects such as ladybugs and parasitic wasps. Because their natural enemies have been eradicated, these target insects, which were once only minor nuisances for farmers, become greater problems and ever-increasing quantities of toxic chemicals must be sprayed to keep them in check. Farmers then become stuck on what is known as the ‘pesticide treadmill’.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">Pesticides not only disrupt the balance of nature in the field, but also harm people who come in contact with them. According to the Organic Consumers Association, the use of pesticides, which includes insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, for conventional cotton production has created serious problems for human health and the environment in all cotton-growing regions worldwide. organicclothing.blogs.com</div><div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Also the byproducts of cotton are used for animal feed and to make cotton seed oil, thus further adding to the chemical contamination in our food chain.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltYUyOu0Yba97YiDOwhSL_lgiEhQ2GafSwuLDwDa4sbz0ihA3txNrP366cRbhtTz7yo-zVOhXTF0N7DLIuwP0jRxDRlSN1bJR46WorGoY8Omy-XLJGZkbCOqQEO68MY0RDC2O4oKjQmM/s1600/asam+for+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltYUyOu0Yba97YiDOwhSL_lgiEhQ2GafSwuLDwDa4sbz0ihA3txNrP366cRbhtTz7yo-zVOhXTF0N7DLIuwP0jRxDRlSN1bJR46WorGoY8Omy-XLJGZkbCOqQEO68MY0RDC2O4oKjQmM/s320/asam+for+blog.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So lets talk about what that means to your personal pelt <span style="color: #111111; line-height: 22px;">-</span><span style="color: #111111; line-height: 22px;"> here are a few pesticide statistics</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #111111; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> *1/3 of a pound of chemicals went into producing enough cotton for ONE t-shirt.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> *It took 3/4 of a pound of chemicals to make that ONE pair of designer jeans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.bedbathandbeyond.com/assets/product_images/230/169438130212GR.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://images.bedbathandbeyond.com/assets/product_images/230/169438130212GR.JPG" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, serif; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> *The same materials used to make the clothes you wear ALL DAY- EVERY DAY, are the same materials that you lay in for 8+ hours every night while getting your ZZZ’s. </div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, serif; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">taken from http://blog.magnoliaorganics.com/</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, serif; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><em>The excerpt below talks about the chemical process in the manufacturing of cotton. While the chemicals used to grown cotton may be mostly washed out during manufacturing, the chemicals used to finish it are not. This is what poses a danger to our own personal skin...</em></strong></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><strong><em>Conventionally Manufactured Cotton.</em></strong> Conventionally manufactured cotton must be chemically processed to become the soft fiber that consumers love. Although cotton is one of the most heavily sprayed crops in the United States, much of the pesticide and herbicide is bleached out or washed away during the manufacturing process, but a variety of toxic chemicals, oils, and waxes are used to manufacture, knit and weave convention cotton fabrics. The chemical residues of these processes constitute the major sensitivity problems experienced by people suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">Only in the spinning process where cotton fibers are spun into yarn is cotton untouched by chemicals or oils. After spinning, the yarn receives a polyvinyl alcohol sizing to make the yarn easier to weave. After weaving, the fabric is then bleached. Half the companies in the U.S. use hydrogen peroxide, but half still use highly toxic chlorine. Companies outside the >U.S. and Europe, where most garments are produced, are more likely to use chlorine. The sizing is then removed from the fabric with a detergent. Next, it is washed or “scoured” with sodium hydroxide. Finally, it is piece-dyed, often with formaldehyde-fixing agents. An additional washing is needed to attempt to remove the formaldehyde-fixing agents. </div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">The last step is finishing and this is where many chemical sensitivity problems begin. A urea-formaldehyde product which cross-links molecules is routinely applied to all United States cottons to reduce shrinkage and wrinkling. Cotton is a fiber designed by nature to absorb, and heat is used to lock finishes into the fiber. When heat is applied, this molecule expands and becomes permanently bound in the fiber. That is why it cannot be washed or dry cleaned out. organicclothing.blogs.com</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">Lastly lets look at the processing and manufacturing of organic cotton to compare...</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong><em>Organically grown cotton.</em></strong> Working with rather than against nature is the guiding principle behind organic farming. Organic farmers use biologically-based rather than chemically dependent growing systems to raise crops. While many conventional farmers are reacting to the ecological disorder created by monocultures, organic farmers focus on preventing problems before they occur. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">By focusing on managing rather than completely eliminating troublesome weeds and insects, organic farmers are able to maintain ecological balance and protect the environment. Organic cotton is now being grown in more than 18 countries worldwide. In the United States, approximately 10,000 acres of organic cotton were planted in 1998 in the Mid-South, Texas and California.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And wearing it.....</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong><em>Manufacturing organic cotton</em></strong>. At each manufacturing step, organic clothing manufacturers do not add petroleum scours, silicon waxes, formaldehyde, anti-wrinkling agents, chlorine bleaches, or other unauthentic materials. Natural alternatives such as natural spinning oils that biodegrade easily are used to facilitate spinning; potato starch is used for sizing; hydrogen peroxide is used for bleaching; organic color grown cottons and low-impact dyes and earth clays are used for coloration; and natural vegetable and mineral inks and binders are used for printing on organic cotton fabric. These natural alternatives are used to reduce and eliminate the toxic consequences found in conventional cotton fabric manufacturing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuhAH7Z22vBwN0tfOM_QNsNe0AwHJFxTOVYqEe89Mjya_Hby-Z7vO5VE83jM93OvuQ3iTmeyeQIdUHZPZP-ST8WQfuYpgqjx6PssYBFeHcUMqF8H2Sp565XkCOWP9IFStspRJOW0hu-s/s1600/cotton+spools.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuhAH7Z22vBwN0tfOM_QNsNe0AwHJFxTOVYqEe89Mjya_Hby-Z7vO5VE83jM93OvuQ3iTmeyeQIdUHZPZP-ST8WQfuYpgqjx6PssYBFeHcUMqF8H2Sp565XkCOWP9IFStspRJOW0hu-s/s320/cotton+spools.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Because of its impact on the environment, and the laborers who grow and process the cotton, and because of the amount of chemicals used to process and manufacture the cotton into fabric, I am making the decision to work towards more organic clothing. In my shop I already use only organic fabrics for things that regularly touch your skin(except the back side of my wipes, which I am working on). While organic clothing is somewhat hard to find, especially for adults, I am happy to discover <a href="http://organicclothing.blogs.com/">organicclothing.blogs.com</a> as they also have a large line of products and links to other sellers. It is a lot to think about, and can seem overwhelming, but every little change we make helps.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-71881581985144407242012-06-20T07:17:00.001-05:002012-06-20T07:17:54.517-05:00Healthnut Foodie: 2012 Dirty Dozen List -- via ewg.org<a href="http://healthnutfoodie.blogspot.com/2012/06/2012-dirty-dozen-list-via-ewgorg.html?showComment=1340194519892#c349155901199243675">Healthnut Foodie: 2012 Dirty Dozen List -- via ewg.org</a><br />
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The new 2012 Dirty Dozen List is out, read about it in Heatlhnut Foodies link above and you can even download an app to keep the EWG's current clean and dirty lists on your smartphone! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is called Cars and it has a natural cute little car on a navy background. It is a cotton canvas, so it will make a nice heavy duty wet bag or hanging laundry bag. Look for it soon in <a href="http://www.lilstuff.etys.com/" target="_blank">my shop</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is my favorite because it is elephants! Lime and purple elephants romping around on a natural background. <br />
lightweight cotton oxford canvas, will also make great bags.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Songbirds are a favorite recurring theme in Etsuko Furuya's designs. The teal and purple/pink flowers and brown and lime birds are so beautiful. This is a great linen cotton blend fabric. This one is also already in my shop with a brown background and orange flowers.</td></tr>
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I have also ordered the premier prints zigzag in some other colors. This bag has been very popular in my shop, so I have decided to add a few more colors. This fabric is available in several color patterns, so please feel free to convo me through my <a href="http://www.lilstuff.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy shop</a> or comment below if you are looking for any other colors. <br />
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RED and WHITE<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg007lhCDJhUvTh9iuJgnkg09c7qSbJBL6BY-xdAuKHR9BCzl_ztlH-lJQ18Y_EdKNjW4VMygZ3U9NMqkyYVi-GBQD119oBZD6cWH5ksRk4pWMYHE1mrG4Zu3FN7GibvYCJcNujye8R_UI/s1600/pp+zig+lime.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg007lhCDJhUvTh9iuJgnkg09c7qSbJBL6BY-xdAuKHR9BCzl_ztlH-lJQ18Y_EdKNjW4VMygZ3U9NMqkyYVi-GBQD119oBZD6cWH5ksRk4pWMYHE1mrG4Zu3FN7GibvYCJcNujye8R_UI/s320/pp+zig+lime.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>These zig zag pattern chevron prints are really beautiful and add such a nice touch to any nursery roomAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-46205349259216758552012-06-09T13:57:00.000-05:002012-06-09T13:57:17.440-05:00Going paperless in the Kitchen<div class="p1">I recently started feeling like I really wanted to reduce the amount of money we spend on disposable items, that with a little bit of extra work could be replaced by cloth. It wasn't until I started doing a little research on it, that I was convinced to really give it a try....read on about "un-paper towels"...and see the end of the article for a one week special offer!</div><div class="p1"><br />
</div><div class="p1">Why Un Paper Towel?</div><div class="p2"> </div><div class="p3">Everyone is always encouraging us to "Go Green" it's good for the environment right? More importantly, it is good for yourself and your family. Chemicals are everywhere. The more we can do to reduce our chemical contact, the better it is for our health. Paper towels typically contain chlorine (Sodium hypochlorite) this is used to bleach them and give them that nice white look. Unfortunately this bleaching causes the formation of dioxin, an extremely toxic and persistent chemical known to cause cancer and disrupt the endocrine system. If we can do this one thing and eliminate paper towels from our kitchen we will reduce our contact with this dangerous chemical. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ny-image0.etsy.com/000/0/6149087/il_570xN.342928580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://ny-image0.etsy.com/000/0/6149087/il_570xN.342928580.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="p4"><br />
</div><div class="p3">Using organic material in the place of paper products will reduce the chemicals we come in contact with as well. Buying organic also sends producers a message that will help reduce chemical use in agriculture.</div><div class="p4"><br />
</div><div class="p3">Here are some ideas for safe household cleaners to go with your un paper towels *</div><div class="p4"><br />
</div><div class="p5">Single-ingredient, common household materials such as baking soda, vinegar, or plant-based soaps and detergents can often do the job on surfaces. Soap and water has been shown to keep surfaces as free of bacteria as antibacterial soaps do. If your carpet needs professional cleaning, enlist a carpet service that uses less-toxic cleaners that are low in VOCs and irritants.</div><ul class="ul1"><li class="li3">Baking soda works well to clean sinks, tubs and toilets, and it freshens drains as well.</li>
<li class="li3">Vegetable oil with a little lemon juice works wonders on wood furniture.</li>
<li class="li3">Simmer a mixture of cloves and cinnamon or use vinegar and water as a safe and environmentally friendly air freshener. Consider how you can eliminate odor problems rather than just covering them up.</li>
<li class="li3">Use vinegar and water in a pump spray bottle for cleaning mirrors and shining chrome. Vinegar or soap and water with drying rags or a squeegee also work well for cleaning windows.</li>
<li class="li3">Use reusable unbleached cotton towels, rags, and non-scratch scrubbing sponges for all-purpose cleaning instead of bleached disposable paper products.</li>
<li class="li3">Use dishwasher detergents that are free of chlorine bleach and lowest in phosphates.</li>
<li class="li3">Use bathroom cleaners that are free of aerosol propellants and antibacterial agents.</li>
<li class="li3">For greasy or grimy messes cut up old T shirts for rags that can be discarded after use</li>
</ul><div class="p3">As a bonus the average size family can save $100.00 a year by using recyclable washable un paper towels. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ny-image2.etsy.com/000/0/6149087/il_570xN.342928830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://ny-image2.etsy.com/000/0/6149087/il_570xN.342928830.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="p4"><br />
</div><div class="p3">*some cleaning suggestions from reduce.org</div><br />
Click on either picture to see the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/101411273/organic-muslin-cloth-un-paper-towels-set" target="_blank">organic hemp/cotton unpaper towels</a> in my shop. For my blog readers only use coupon code UNPAPER for a 20% on a set of unpaper towels ONE WEEK ONLY! Offer ends June 16, 2012!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516933232357010474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325566918546092442.post-70742822207689533482012-06-04T21:08:00.000-05:002012-06-04T21:08:03.434-05:00Mama Market<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">This week end I participated in a wonderful sale called the Mama Market. It was sponsored by <a href="http://kc.thesoftlanding.com/" target="_blank">The Soft Landing</a>, which is an "eco + logical" mom and baby network. As they say on their web site, "<span style="background-color: white; color: #2e2e2e; line-height: 25px;">Our Market was inspired by busy moms who are searching for top-notch products made by local, trustworthy business owners. We hope to create a strong </span><a href="http://guide.thesoftlanding.com/ecological-mission-possible/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">eco+logical community</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #2e2e2e; line-height: 25px;"> by connecting parents with the finest mompreneurs in Kansas City."</span></span><br />
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