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Entries from January 20th, 2010

Charlie’s Soap Natural Laundry Detergent and All-Purpose Cleaner: A Mixed Review

January 20th, 2010 · 33 Comments · Cleaning, What to Buy

Important update: Feel free to read this post, but if you’d like to skip to the update on Charlie’s All-Purpose spray, please do. I’m very upset about their active ingredient and would no longer trust anything they sell. Phooey on that! Be sure to scroll down to read the update and the comments. You would [...]

GIVEAWAY: Charlie’s Soap for Laundry and All-Purpose Cleaner

January 20th, 2010 · 328 Comments · Uncategorized

If you’re looking for an easy way to complete your Monday Mission of greening up one cleaner, here’s a chance to win some natural laundry detergent and all-purpose cleaner – double your mission! Start by reading my Charlie’s Soap review for the low-down on why you want to try this product. One winner will receive [...]

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More Than Resolutions: Why Go Green?

January 19th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Cleaning

I envision a future where my children’s children speak the word “recycle” more often than the word “trash”. That world will be a cleaner, healthier place than ours because of all our hard work conserving resources, protecting the environment and reducing our waste. Mandi at Organizing Your Way is tackling various resolutions people make as [...]

Real Food Face-Off: Titus 2 Homemaker vs. GNOWFGLINS

January 19th, 2010 · 30 Comments · Real Food Face-Off

Welcome back! I’m excited to introduce two more Real Food loving ladies this week. They’re matched up head to head in the second Real Food Face-Off. Visit the Real Food Face-Off Introduction page for a full list of all the participants and the complete list of possible questions. Each week, only a handful of the [...]

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Recipe Connection: Puerto Rican Chicken

January 19th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Recipes

When you’re having company, what do you serve? Typically people fall into two camps: the make-it-easy-and-tasty-so-I-can-hang-out-with-my-guests style of meal, and the wow-factor-on-the-plate “this-is-a-company-meal” dish. This recipe is a little bit of both. There is some work involved, but it can be done blessedly well in advance of dinnertime if you wish. Both the elegant look [...]

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Tags: chicken·company meals

Monday Mission: Green Cleaners Resolutions

January 18th, 2010 · 47 Comments · Cleaning, Monday Missions, What to Buy

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to make one change in your cleaning routine to be more kind to the Earth. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Making Strides I’ve been “green” for a few years in most of my cleaning with my triple threat cleaners, but I had a few areas that I [...]

Kids’ Ear Infections: A Home Remedy?

January 18th, 2010 · 60 Comments · Do It Yourself

I didn’t think I’d ever fit this neatly into the “nuts” or “off the grid” category. I’ve always been a rebel, but never like this. My 4-year-old son woke up Friday morning around 5 a.m. with pain, that by 7:00 he could articulate as being in his ear after coming to our room three times. [...]