green & natural living

Last Minute DIY Gift Idea: Kids’ Coaching Set

by gidget green & natural living

Have a sporty little one in your family? Here’s a gift we made for our nephew last year. All you need is a clipboard (even an old, re-purposed one since it will be covered), acrylic paint, scrapbooking paper, some mod podge, and some printed-out letters (I used font “Varsity Regular”). I painted the clipboard first, [...]

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Up-and-Running Adoption Fundraisers

by gidget adoption

Update: We are meeting with our agency director on Monday to turn in our family portfolio copies and to wrap up loose ends and make sure we’re all on the same page. We’ll also be meeting the other social worker that we’ll be in contact with from now on. Making more progress! And now, I’m [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 5

by gidget family

This week I’ve been sharing my thoughts on Christmas. Here are just a few ideas to help you simplify Christmas, and make gift-giving simpler, more sustainable, and/or homemade. Here’s a great starting point for Inexpensive, Creative and Eco-friendly Gift Ideas. We all know babies often love the packaging better than the gift… Check out SimpleMom’s [...]

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What the Bible Says About Caring For the Environment

by gidget faith

This post is part of Steady Mom’s 30 Minute Challenge– click for more info! I was recently priviledged to speak at my friend’s MOMS group on Raising Green Kids. I wanted to share some pretty profound information with you that God revealed to me as I prepared. For those of us aiming for a life [...]

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We’ve Got Worms, Part 1

by gidget green & natural living

We’ve decided to venture into vermicomposting finally! This is something I’ve been wanting to do for quite a while. A new local friend does it and she brought us a container of worms yesterday and helped us get started in the setup process. Here’s a first look… you’ll note that my little Gardening Assistant is [...]

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Green Product Reviews and More!

by gidget food

I hope you like my new makeover! Make sure you check out the fancy new footer (scroll all the way down). First of all, I want to congratulate the winner of the Lunapads giveaway; it’s Annie!  I’ll be forwarding your information on and you should be contacted soon! And I promise I used random.org to [...]

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Sun Safety~ Is Your Sunscreen Putting You in Danger?

by gidget green & natural living

A few months ago I wrote a guest post for Green & Clean Mom about my journey to going green.  If you haven’t read it already, you might enjoy reading that post! For me, it all started with personal care products, and specifically, sunscreen. Using the Skin Deep cosmetics database, it’s easy to see how [...]

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More Than Skin Deep

by gidget green & natural living

Did you know that the products you put on your face and body don’t just sit on the surface? They actually sink in and get in our bloodstream. We tend to be really careful about the foods we eat, and by “we” I mean us as individuals, and also our government. We have standards, certifications [...]

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Celebrating Earth Day~ Plant With Purpose

by gidget green & natural living

Today I want to celebrate Earth Day but telling you about one of my favorite organizations, Floresta. One of my dearest friends (Sarah, who has guest blogged here and shared a lot of her personal research with me) works for them, and I just love hearing about what they are doing. The motto of Floresta [...]

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Lunapads~ A Monthly Way to Go Green {+ Giveaway!}

by gidget green & natural living

The giveaway is now closed, but read on for some great information. ~ This post is for women only!~ Less than a year ago I would have never given these a try or even a thought– that’d have been the last part of my life where I’d “go green”– but when I was offered to [...]

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