After just returning from the beach, I wanted to share my safer sunscreen recommendations with you. As someone with very fair skin, I begrudgingly have a tight relationship with sunscreen. I actually hate sunscreen and prefer to avoid the sun, wear protective clothing...
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Clean with Spearmint
I began switching out cleaning products several years ago, and my first foray into this was buying less toxic products from cleaner companies like Seventh Generation. Some of those products are good and some not really much better, so eventually I started making own....
Safer non-toxic nail polish (5-free? 8-free? what does that mean?)
After researching and trying safer nail polish, I thought I would share what I have learned. Should I be concerned? In case you're wondering if this really matters, yes it does. Check out this New York Times article about nail salon workers developing illness due to...
Organic Food, No meal planning, No shopping — winning!
I post on Facebook and Instagram regularly about how much I love Green Chef, but don't think I've mentioned it here. My mouth is watering thinking about this food in the picture. Green Chef is a meal delivery service. They send you a box with food and recipes to make...
Transition to safer products
I have been thinking about a safer, non-toxic household for several years now. I have made small changes along the way, doing little things here and there and bigger shifts as I have had time. This has been inspired by several events. Expecting the twins. I wanted to...




