Link Love: The Ready for Change Edition

Image courtesy of BarackObama.com

I still haven’t gotten over the joy and elation of Obama’s presidential victory. I may never get over it. But now, I’m looking forward to the changes to come, particularly in terms of the environment and the economy. Congrats again, President-Elect Obama, and here are this week’s links:

President Obama:

• Our First Family {My Brown Baby}
• What Should President-Elect Obama’s First Sustainable Act Be? {Sustainablog}
• What Can the World Expect from President Obama? {ecosalon}
• Obama’s new website: Office of the President-Elect
• Get a free Obama sticker

From the Blogosphere & News-o-sphere:

• Is There a Green Upside to the Economic Meltdown? {The Inspired Economist}
• Staying Organic During Tough Times {Organic To Be}
• Eco-chic on the cheap {Plenty Magazine}
• The 4 Worst Energy Zappers in Your Life {The Change Blog}
• The Home Accessory Hiding in Your Cupboard {The Inspired Room}
• Homeowners go greener with do-it-yourself jobs {San Francisco Chronicle}
• Amazon.com Introduces Recycled & “Frustration-Free” Packaging {The Good Human}
• 20 Hidden Ways Your Stuff Screws You Over {On Simplicity}
• 10 things your husband wishes you wouldn’t do: #8 {Blissfully Domestic}
• Nike Kicks Waste to the Curb {ecofabulous}

Green Giveaways:

• Win a 3-6 month Kimono shirt with Yoga pants or a 5T long-sleeved Christmas tee from OBLI Organics {simple}
• Win a set of 3 Earthwise Kids’ books packaged in a jute bag. Earthwise Kids’ books are printed on recycled paper using soy based inks. {Go Natural Baby Blog}
• Win a Planet Pixies doll, meant to help encourage children to make green decisions. Each Pixie comes from a different endangered zone of the globe — the Amazon Rain Forest, the Arctic Ocean and the Florida Everglades. {Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls}
• Win a FLOR Stampede Rug made of nylon and recycled materials (and completely recyclable). {PointClickHome}
• Win the full line of natural bath and body care products from the Kiss My Face kids line at Livin’ With Me.

Green Shopping

Skimbaco has a great sale on an organic toddler tee. The Horsie Cameo Organic Cotton T-shirt is down to $7.99 from $35. It’s short sleeved, but you can’t beat that discount! It would be great layered over a long-sleeved tee. PKMU is giving one away in your choice of sizes (12-18 mo., 2T or 4T). I know I’ll buy this even if I don’t win it. And since I’ve never posted a photo of my wee one, here’s my princess, Ja’Naya, who would be cute as a button in this tee 🙂  This photo is from her birthday in August (hence the crown and ballerina skirt)

From Green Your Decor:

• Win a luxurious organic cotton/bamboo blend blanQuette from Yumi & Laurie. You’ve still got a few hours left to enter, and this is our most popular giveaway ever! Don’t miss your chance to win.
• For those of you who are preparing to do some holiday decorating, of if you’ve already started, look out for Green Your Decor’s new Green Christmas series, coming soon.
• Green Your Decor is offering green decorating advice. Have a room that needs a little help? Want to green your home but don’t know where to start? Find out more about how I can help you!
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