iPodding Along...Long Way

Moral of the Story: buy your iPod at the store

I know everyone loves their iPod and I'm no exception. I have a iPod video that I can't commute without. But I decided to buy my husband and myself iPod shuffles for working out and running when I saw and ad which stated free shipping! How cool! Two iPod Shuffles, two silly "free" engravings to motivate us to run, and poof...they are shipped out. All was fine until I noticed where they were shipping them from: SUZHOU CN. Hmm...Connecticut?? Nope...CHINA. Wow. I should have just walked my butt to the nearest Apple store. So how many miles am I going to have to run or walk to offset the carbon footprint on this purchase?

BYOB

Bagless Resolution

My husband came up with a great New Year's resolution. We are going to go plastic bag free for the year. Right now we have canvass bags from Albertson's grocery store and a few that my mom gave us last year. We even a couple monster bags from IKEA which we use to pick up 20 pound dog food bags from the pet store. But we sometimes forget and then have to use plastic. For instance, I was going to swing by the grocery store after work today to get dinner stuff and forgot to pack the bags. So Robb found some really cool alternatives bags so we can start going bag free. Check out Baggu Bags. We are going to get some because these fold up so nice and compact...which doesn't really happen with our other bags. And they come in fun colors....Robb just made fun of me liking the "peacock" color. I can now use our old canvas bags for recycling bins in our kitchen :)

A Dose of Consciousness

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If you were a celebrity...?

My husband is probably going to kill me if he ever read this, but he is slightly addicted to celebrity gossip. It's kinda funny and cute. I mean, I guess we all kind of get sucked into celebrity gossip...for instance, how many people know the names of Angelina and Brad's kids? But I found a site that is at least a little more uplifting than some of those celeb sites...Ecorazzi: The latest in green gossip . Instead of finding out about who's in rehab or who's going to jail, this site gives you the juicy green gossip.

Bamboosa Babies

During the last year or so it seems like everyone I know is having a baby. My best friend from high school is having one in March...I told her try for March 1st...my birthday :) A friend from way back in the day just had a beautiful little baby boy. A good friend who is now living in Virginia is about to pop any day now and a co-worker from Vegas days should be having her little boy any day now. Needless to say I've stocked up on "It's a boy!" and "It's a girl!" "Congratulations!!" type of cards. So naturally I've found a pretty cool eco-site which caters to all these new bundles of joy. It's called Bamboosa. For those not in the know, Bamboo is an exeptional plant. You can make bamboo hard wood floors, bamboo cutting boards, furniture, paper, and even clothing. The great thing about bamboo, though, is that it is:

A) Naturally anti-microbial (which means no chemical treatment)
B) Super fast-growing (think four years compared to 25-70 for other trees)
C) Super renewable and sustainable because of it's growth rate
D) Super duper soft...seriously soft

The little BamboosaBaby gift sets are perfect and come in the prettiest shades of pink, blue, or natural. And they are so soft! And in case you or your friends and family don't have little ones on the way...there are a few items you can splurge on yourself :)

Go GAIAM Shopping!

Don't ask me how I first found GAIAM, but I am slightly addicted to this store. I am dying to buy some of their sheets...sigh. I have bought a skirt from them which I LOVE. I recently found GAIAM because they do Yoga and Pilates DVDs, mats, etc. I bought a mat and a couple DVDs and am thoroughly enjoying them. They are kicking my butt though :)

A Lime a Day

Another wonderful site I've recently discovered is Lime: Healthy Living with a Twist. I originally found the site because the site's community has pledged to start walking for a better world. You can post your blogs on the site of how/why you walked instead of drove and it's kind of a wonderful idea. I just noticed that the site is run by GAIAM, which I've discovered because I am trying to learn Yoga and Pilates. Learn more about GAIAM in my next post :) Lime has many wonderful aspects. I signed up for their newsletter via email and it's pretty darn good. If you have an iPod, check out their podcasts, especially the meditation rooms. Very wonderful. There's Lime TV, which is amazing. You could spend hours lost at that section. Also, Lime Local gives me tons of good places to go in New York City. Check it out and let me know how you like it :)

Care to Care

Back in the day when I was a fairly new internet peruser, I found a site called Care2. It's a great little community site with members who all care about something...the environment, human rights, animal rights, etc. I love love the click to donate area. I try and remember to go to the site and click (you are allowed one click per day). There's a wonderful place to sign petitions, create petitions, and make a difference. Believe me, it actually works. Petitions I have signed have made a difference. I love the group sites...I actually made one myself...but you can join groups for just about every thing. I joined a book lovers type of one and even joined a bookclub! I've signed up for some of the green living tips...check out their recipes...mmmm...and their homemade organic beauty tips. Anyway....love love the site.

Action for Eco

Today is Blog Action Day and I am going to join in. Throughout the day, I will post random Green thoughts. They could be about websites I frequent, products I use, tips I have found, etc. Don't worry, this won't be the first or last green blog I will post.

Green Times

So I am a big believer in recycling. It just makes sense. It's just silly not to. Now my husband is a super green guy. I mean he made my recycling efforts look pitiful. I loved it. I learn so much from him. He also knows all about sustainable design...insanely cool stuff. So from time to time I may post stuff about being green. Now I'm no hippy, I don't think that we are all going to melt and die within ten years...but I think that we do have a responsibility to do the right thing. I mean it's just common sense! So if you have just a inkling of curiosity...check out Ideal Bite. Sign up for a newsletter and it's a fun and easy way to start thinking green. They also have newsletters specific to some cities. I signed up for the New York one as well. Give it a try!