From the category archives:
A lot of things have changed for my family since January. When my daughter was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), it felt like someone pulled the rug out from under us — like things would never be “normal” again. In part, we were right. The doctors and nurses charged with my daughter’s care warned us that we should expect to find a “new normal,” and that we eventually would find our footing, even if it took a while.
They were right.
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Without going into a whole lot of detail, suffice it to say that I’m a busy woman. With a daughter who stays at home with me and a blog and graphic design business to run, there’s not a lot of time left at the end of the day. And while going green is an incredibly important part of my life, and my livelihood, I admit even I am mildly annoyed by the fact that “green” is rarely synonymous with “convenient.” In fact, the two terms are nearly polar opposites. While I understand this disconnect is for my own good (because convenience generally = disposable), it still gets under my skin from time to time. So when I find a company that manages to successfully package Earth-friendliness and convenience together, I’m an easy sell. Sun & Earth did this for me.
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I know it’s been a few days since the Spring Clean & Green series ended, but I have a couple of great products from the series to give away to one lucky reader. If you’re itching to get your hands on some truly eco-friendly cleaning products, today is your lucky day.
Better Life is giving away one starter kit that includes:
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I may not love spring cleaning, but it is a job that must be done. The decluttering, chemical-free cleaning and deep cleaning are out of the way, so now I can get to the part I actually enjoy: Putting everything back together and semi-redecorating. Because if I take the time to make the house look spiffy, I may as well make each room a lot more beautiful than the way it started.
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Now that you’ve properly disposed of all the extra junk that was cluttering up your home and eliminated all the toxic chemicals from your stash of cleaning products, you’re more than halfway through with your spring cleaning. But there’s still a couple of tasks left to tackle, including one of my least favorite of all time: vacuuming. The other is getting in all those nooks and crannies where dirt resides that we don’t usually touch. Here are a couple of gadgets designed to make those tasks easier.
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I’m Jennae Petersen, and I’m a lot of things. A mother, a graphic artist, a connosieur of beautiful interiors and a purveyor of all things design. Green Your Decor was borne of frustration in my attempts to find eco-friendly housewares that were also beautiful, and inspiration to do something to reduce my own carbon footprint and help others do the same in a beautiful way.
I get this question a lot, so I wanted to make the answer easy to find. Yes, I am a graphic designer, and I designed this site myself. The theme I’m using is called Thesis, and I think it’s the best WordPress theme out there. Your site can look pretty much any way you want it to. Want to know more?
My portfolio: HIBISCUS CREATIVE
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