Posted in organic/eco on Feb 8th, 2009
A while ago I discussed wanting to check out products from Yes To Carrots because they were paraben-free, among other things. I have been using their facial moisturizer and body moisturizer for a couple of months and so far so good. I think the facial cream smells better than the body cream, but neither fragrance [...]
Posted in baby, organic/eco on Feb 3rd, 2009
Amelia already has a ton of toys. The question is: What to do with them all? I love these “sustainable” options: a) wooden boxes b) Recycled flipflop boxes (in round or rectangular) c) More wooden storage Seems as though it I sat down and thought about it for a few minutes, I could probably come [...]
Posted in baby, organic/eco on Feb 1st, 2009
I went to Bummis last week to get a present for friends of ours who just had their second child. While I was there I came across two new (to me) brands; Happy Green Bee (this is the hat we sent to our friend) and Under the Nile, which sells really cute organic cotton clothes [...]
Posted in baby, musings, organic/eco on Jan 9th, 2009
This is my kind of reader. I’m pretty sure I would never make it to 462 books in one year, but I do appreciate her description of how she reads so fast. I don’t read in exactly the same way, but I can definitely relate to not reading every word and to absorbing the story. [...]
Posted in baby, musings, organic/eco on Jan 3rd, 2009
Another intriguing link via Twitter — predictions for 2009 involving what is going to happen with media-related businesses. I feel like I am not holding up my end of the Twittering bargain with all the interesting links other people post. I feel pressure to find more online articles that no one else is reading and [...]
Posted in musings, organic/eco on Dec 5th, 2008
Does anyone know where we can get a tree grown without the use of pesticides in Montreal or environs? I am planning to go to Jean Talon market to ask whether any of the tree farmers grow their trees naturally. However, I suspect that the larger growers use chemicals. Secondly, if anyone is looking for [...]
Posted in musings, organic/eco on Dec 3rd, 2008
I have been doing a little research lately and came across two interesting sites for Moms in Montreal: Wee Wiggles allows moms to meet up and chat (with or without their kids, I believe). It seems primarily to be based on the west side of Montreal. Momtreal.ca has some good links for moms in Montreal, [...]
Posted in baby, friends & family, organic/eco on Dec 3rd, 2008
So after testing out “regular” diapers, those made by Moltex as well as Seventh Generation’s diapers, we have found that we like Seventh Generation’s best. They don’t have silly cartoons on them (which could be cute when your kid is old enough to understand what they are, but seems unnecessary for an infant), they fit [...]
Posted in baby, organic/eco on Nov 30th, 2008
So I was reading safemama.com and came across an entry about safer options for rain covers for strollers. It is amazing how many things can potentially be toxic to babies (or anyone, really). We don’t have a rain cover for our stroller, but not because I was worried about the plastic being toxic. We just [...]
Posted in baby, organic/eco on Nov 6th, 2008
Just bought wall decorations for Amelia’s room at the new house from this site. It has tons of great toys. Watch out if you like to buy kids stuff!