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- How to green your child’s toy box 11-23-09
By Whitney Sometimes, I don’t think the world has changed that much since my own childhood. Then, I’ll watch my children dutifully take the junk mail directly to our recycling container without prompting. At preschool, my son puts his food scraps and paper towel into the compost bin before putting his spoon in the sink. And [...]
- Stay on top of product recalls 11-20-09
By Heather Recently, one of my favorite strollers was recalled for pinching little fingers (or worse!) and I learned about it via Twitter. Rather than chucking the stroller outright, I was instructed by the helpful Web site to order a free patch kit and be a little extra careful until it arrives. I can handle that. But [...]
- Decking the halls with lights 11-18-09
By Whitney Stay out past dark and you’ll notice that some commercial areas have started putting little white lights in their trees and along the eaves of their storefronts. I love that about winter! Photo credit: Asten on Flickr We don’t usually decorate my house until after Thanksgiving, but because this year my parents gave us some Halloween [...]
- How-To: Handling Solicitors 11-17-09
By Whitney In the winter, the afternoons are dark. I am frequently home alone with my two children, and when the doorbell sounds during this time, it drags me away from either playing with them or preparing dinner. When I peer out the window and see an unfamiliar face standing expectantly at my doorstep, I feel [...]
