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Going Green joins The Chic Life’s Project Hydrate!

I am obsessed with blogs. . .I think I have a problem.  (Hello, my name is Kristen and I am a blog-a-holic.)  My friend Melanie and I practically tackled The Pioneer Woman at her book signing and we spend countless hours discussing her recipes.  I love Penelope’s Pitstop so much that I even asked if… Read More »

Going Green wants Cake. . .and I mean ALL THINGS CAKE!

Eight months ago Janette Stenstom’s life seemed half-baked!  She was laid off in April and unable to find another corporate job with benefits in this burned out economy.  Then her husband’s contract wasn’t renewed and it seemed to be a recipe for disaster!  But this mother of three sprinkled in a dash of optimism, a… Read More »

Going Green. . .and Getting Sick!

Hi Ladies,
Just a quick check-in to let you know I am alive.  As per our household’s typical February of Sickness, it has been a crazy month around our house.  I don’t know what it is about my birth month, but it is always the time that my family gets sick — Happy Birthday to Mommy (not!).
We… Read More »

Going Green. . .for Swimsuit Season

 
Today I had a “confessional” lunch with my great Mommy-friend who shall remain nameless since we were dishin’ some dirt. . .so I’m just going to put it out there. . .I am not typically insecure.  I am also not totally obsessed with my body. . .a few pounds give or take is how I… Read More »

Going Green. . .10 WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR PLASTIC USE. . .just might save some green too!

1. Sorry, Tupperware Lady, but instead of using plastic containers and bags to store food & leftovers, use glass containers or jars instead. Wash out and reuse mason jars and baby food jars; or invest in some good glass containers (these were rated highly by Good Housekeeping).  I will say that if you are at… Read More »

Going Green Again. . .A Year of Saving. . .Starting with Starbucks

You all may have noticed that recently I have been tending more towards Spending Green than Going Green. . .oh, the last 6 months of 2009 were tryin’ times and a girl can find a little comfort at Target, Ann Taylor, The Children’s Place, Kathleen’s Kids, the internet. . .until the Visa bill comes!
In re-evaluating… Read More »

Spending a little green. . .Baby Legs

I have to tell you about this great product I found for Miss K, BabyLegs, baby-to-big kid leg warmers.  I found them at Target, but after doing a quick search I found their website and it has tons more patterns as well as socks and toddler tights.  I quickly added it to my Favorites because I… Read More »

A ‘Noteworthy’ Return to Green Blogging

Hello 918moms!!!  It is I, Going Green (and Spending Green) Mom, back from a terribly long blog hiatus.  As you know, I had a beautiful baby girl back in July and am already the mom of a wonderful 3 ½ year old boy (check him out at the bottom of this post).  Man. . .what… Read More »

Going Green. . .Facebook posts of interest

In case all you ladies are not on Facebook. . .I saw this today and thought it might be of interest:  The Met – Want More Recycling? Greening the (918) Solid Waste Management and Reduction, tonight from 5:30-7:30 at Central Center at Centennial Park, 1028 E. 6th St., Tulsa.
Oh. . .also saw this posted by… Read More »

Go Green! Tulsa

Here is a link to an article in the Tulsa World for this weekend’s Go!Green Expo.  The free conference is set from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the University of Tulsa’s Allen Chapman Activity Center, 440 S. Gary Ave.
Go!Green is sponsored by the Eastern Oklahoma Chapter of the American Institute of… Read More »