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PlanetBox: Eco-Friendly, Stainless Steel Lunchboxes for Kids

August 8, 2011 2

Does your child take their lunch to school? If so, have you checked out the eco-friendly, stainless steel lunchboxes from PlanetBox. PlanetBox is the best lunch box option that we have come across. I love that the lunch box is stainless steel which means, it is heavy-duty, easy to clean, safe for Eben to eat out of and eco-friendly. Not to mention, Eben’s lunch is zero waste and this will be the only lunch box that I have to buy for him!

Eben loves his PlanetBox because of the cool fish magnets that it came with and the red carrying case that make toting lunch to school every day a breeze. He is also a fan of the Big and Little Dippers, because a soggy sandwich is a lunch deal-breaker -it’s great to keep his yogurt, mandarin oranges, dips and other wet foods separate from everything else.

Does your child take their lunch to school?
What lunchbox system does your child use and love?

** I wanted to let you know which lunch box has worked for our family in the past and which one we plan to use this school year. I wasn’t paid to tell you about PlanetBox, but I thought you might benefit from it! 🙂

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Make a Nature Inspired Entrance

August 1, 2011 0

Our new home has a lovely entrance on the main level, wouldn’t one of these reclaimed wooden wall hangings from Viva Terra be perfect?

Which is your favorite?

Spunge Design Studio | Organic Cotton Goodness for Kids

July 29, 2011 0
Spunge Design Studio creates modern, child friendly, organic cotton products in fantastic designs and colors. These super soft blankets are adorned with nature-inspired graphics and fun appliqué and embroidery. Who says they are just for the kiddos, I am quite smitten with the leaf design!

Green Country Home For Sale In New York

July 29, 2011 0

I came across this green country home for sale in New York. I love that it has been completely renovated using green technology. When can we move in?

via Inhabitat

Is Recycling Available in your Area?

July 25, 2011 0
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We have lived many different places across the United States and there have always been recycling options available. Fort Collins, Colorado had by-far the best recycling options out of all of the places that we have lived. Each home received a large full-size recycling bin that all recyclables could be thrown into. Easy-Peasy.

South Florida has had great options for the run-of-the-mill recyclables (paper, cardboard, plastics, glass) and they offer curbside pickup twice a week, which is good considering the recycling bin itself is tiny!

Georgia was the toughest, we lived in a very rural country area so we had sort all of our recyclables and transport them to the closest recycling center – which was a few miles from our home. The recycling center itself was good, offering recycling services for most recyclables.

The reason this came to mind was when we were looking for a new home, we visited an up-scale condominium neighborhood that had all of the bells and whistles – except zero recycling options. When I asked the salesperson about the recycling options, she looked at me as if I were a little crazy and said, “we don’t offer recycling.” My response – “Well, that is a deal breaker!” She thought I was joking and when I told her I wasn’t she looked at me as if I was clinically insane!

I find it very odd that you can have a pizza, newspaper, your mail and many other items delivered directly to your front door, but recycling services may not be available in your local area. It is really a shame, no?

Does your local area offer recycling services?
How good are your the recycling options in your area?
Do you have to lug your own recyclables?

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