Green Your Jewelry: Buy Vintage

 

Who doesn’t love a fabulous piece of jewelry? My favorite type of jewelry by far is vintage, better yet, vintage silver and turquoise. Besides being unique and gorgeous, vintage jewelry is fabulous and eco-friendly because it was made so long ago and there is no expense to the Earth now. You are simply loving something again that has been loved by generations before.

The mister’s Nana gave me a beautiful vintage silver and turquoise bracelet that she had in her jewelry box. I know she cherished it for many years and whenever I wear it I receive compliments – and most importantly I feel connected to her.

I love to scour thrift stores, tag sales, and estates sales for unique pieces that no one else will have. I love to imagine where the jewelry has been, who owned it, and what they did while wearing it. Can you imagine the stories that a vintage piece of jewelry could tell?

What is your favorite type of jewelry?

Green Your Halloween with Spot It! from Blue Orange Games

Spot It Halloween Green Halloween Games

We are huge fans of Blue Orange Games! We have a large media center in our family room and one whole side is full of games!

During October we fill a large jack o’ lantern bowl on our dining room table full of some of our favorite games and books. We play one every night while we eat dinner! And we still like to listen to the mister read spooky stories in the dark while eating pumpkin chocolate chip cookies! You can never be too old!

Right now, we love Sketch It!, Speedeebee!, and Flash!, they are great for the entire family, even the mister enjoys them!

Blue Orange Games has a new fun game right in time for Green Halloween – Spot It! Halloween. So fun! The Spot It! games are a fun matching game with an astounding concept: there is always one matching symbol between any two cards. To win all 5 mini-games, you have to be the quickest to spot it! Spot It! Halloween adds a twist to the traditional game with jack O’ lanterns, zombies, creepy crawlies, and other Halloween goodies. 

+ Spot It! Halloween $24.99
+ Blue Orange Games

Why Did the Free-Range Chicken Cross the Road?

To get to the fabulous chicken home on the other side, of course.

I love chickens, always have – I love their plump bodies, beautiful colors, soft downy feathers, and the way they strut around, makes me smile. Someday I would love to have half a dozen of them clucking in my yard. Unfortunately, we don’t have the room (they’d fall in the pool!), so no chicks for me.

When I am able to have some cluck clucks of my own, I believe it would be quite grand if they lived in an eglu from Omlet. Not the kind that you eat silly, but the fabulous chicken house seen above, complete with free-range doors.

What do you think?

8 Organic Manscaping Products For Your Green Guy

 

There are a lot of great organic skin and body care products on the market for men. Guys want to be clean and green as much as we girls do. Finding great guy products perfect for manscaping is possible, you just need to know where to look.

Now that I live with two grown men, they both need products that work well and are easy and fast to use. We look for organic without toxic chemicals and with recyclable packaging. Here are some excellent products that we’ve tried over the years. 

1. Vickerey Naturopathica Shave Cream:
A face with a clean shave is a must when you work in the public eye, and kiss your wife when you get home. Ha! The mister loved the Vickerey Naturopathica Shave Cream because he says that he only had to use a small amount and that it has a great thick and soft lather. He also liked the smell and that razor burn was never a problem because it allowed his razor to slide easily over his skin. He said it left his face silky smooth the entire day since he was able to get such a close clean shave. He also says that it lasts longer than any conventional shaving cream that he has used.

2. Toms of Maine Toothpaste:
Fresh breath is absolute when you are talking to your customers all day long, and again when you kiss your wife when you get home. With Tom’s of Maine Spearmint toothpaste, the mister says his breath is fresh and clean all throughout the day. He loves that there aren’t any ingredients that you should avoid in Tom’s of Maine toothpaste. If you have ever met my husband then you will know that this product is absolute, because he loves to talk

3. John Master’s Organics Zinc and Sage Shampoo:
The mister has a very short and clean-cut head of hair so when it comes to shampoo, he only needs a small amount that washes and lathers quickly and leaves a great fresh scent. He likes that John Master’s Organics Zinc and Sage does just that and never dries his scalp.

4. Jason Tea Tree Melaleuca Deodorant Stick:
The mister is in dress clothes all day long, so the thought of perspiration stains would be a no, no. He loves JASON’s Tea Tree Melaleuca Deodorant Stick because it goes on easy, is long-lasting, and has a good clean smell that lasts all day long (even during long bike rides.)

5. Giovanni L.A. Hold Gel:
Eben always uses gel in his hair, he likes Giovanni L.A. Hold Gel because it doesn’t leave flakes, has a good clean smell and it isn’t as sticky and greasy in your hands as some conventional gels. He says it has an excellent hold that isn’t too crunchy or drying.

6. Vickerey Pre de Provence Peppermint Foot Creme
The mister loved the way this softening salve was softening on the hard areas of his hands and heels. He says that a little goes a long way and the smell was fabulous.

7. Vermont Lotion Company Hand Lotion:
The mister has very dry skin on his hands, so dry that it cracks and bleeds at times, he likes that Vermont Hand Lotion soaks in quickly and is very hydrating without being greasy.

8. ecoSTORE Lemongrass Soap:
The mister thought the ecostore lemongrass soap had the best smell out of any of the soaps that we have used. It thought its scent was clean and fresh and that it lathered really well. He was also impressed that this bar of soap lasted him almost 2 months.

These are just some of the many great green manscaping products available on the market right now. They are sure to please, check them out the next time you or your guy need some manscaping products.

What are your favorite organic men’s skin and body care products?

Madsen Cycle: Love For A Bucket Bike

I am really enjoying riding my bike everywhere this fall. So far we have ridden our bikes to the library to pick up some great summer reads, the grocery store to pick up groceries, the beach, and to enjoy lovely brunches and dinners on the patios of our favorite local restaurants. I really love my bike, but think it would be fabulous to have a bike that could hold everything that I need all at the same time.

This is why I would really love to have a Madsen Bike. Not to mention the fact that their bikes are fabulous. I think it would be the perfect bike for my lifestyle. I would put my Madsen Bike to work transporting library books, groceries, beach essentials, and Olive, our Frenchie would look quite dashing riding in the back. Not to mention they are a Utah company and I am from Salt Lake City!

Now how would I choose between turquoise and orange? 

What do you think of Madsen Bike?