Ecoholic Body: Your Ultimate Earth Friendly Guide to Living Healthy and Looking Good by Adria Vasil from Random House Canada 2012
Love all of the Ecoholic books and this one is no exception. I am always looking for ways to tweak things in my life so that we as a family are encountering fewer man-made products and Adria's books provide the answers I'm looking for. Ecoholic Body is a great book focused mainly on the body, inside and out. Granted it took me a couple of months to read the entire book it will now become a reference and has already provided some information on Sunscreen for my daughter and asthma therapy for my mom.
Admittedly I'm not as "Green" as I would like to be and therefore far from as "Green" as Adria is, this book doesn't necessarily make me feel bad but rather educates. I've always been weary of what I'm giving my daughter but never consciously considered myself. This statement is in keeping with Adria's comment that new parents are more eco conscious then many others.
As I said I loved this book, will be keeping it as a reference and if you are looking for a Canadian Resource for living a more Eco friendly lifestyle then this book is for you.
Thanks Adria!
Showing posts with label clothes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clothes. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Four and Frugal
My little girl is four and has been shopping with me since birth. Apparently she's picked up some of my habits and is starting to incorporate them into her shopping. For starters she knows not to go grocery shopping without a list and I will buy certain things if they are on sale or if I have a coupon.
The other day my daughter was at the Toy Grocery Store and asked if she could use her money to buy a new toy. I said if there was something she really wanted and it was within her $10 budget. At the Toy Grocery Store it is easy to see what is on sale because they use bright yellow stickers. My daughter looked at items on sale and could not find anything she wanted. We then headed to clothing department where she found a cute top. Her first question was whether it was on sale and they could she buy it. Since this wa clothes I told her I'd buy it letting her keep her allowance.
When I related the story to my husband later that day he was surprised that our daughter would know when something was on sale and that she didn't spend her money. He was the one that suggested this post.
The other day my daughter was at the Toy Grocery Store and asked if she could use her money to buy a new toy. I said if there was something she really wanted and it was within her $10 budget. At the Toy Grocery Store it is easy to see what is on sale because they use bright yellow stickers. My daughter looked at items on sale and could not find anything she wanted. We then headed to clothing department where she found a cute top. Her first question was whether it was on sale and they could she buy it. Since this wa clothes I told her I'd buy it letting her keep her allowance.
When I related the story to my husband later that day he was surprised that our daughter would know when something was on sale and that she didn't spend her money. He was the one that suggested this post.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Hand Me Downs
I know what your thinking...what do hand me downs have to do with quality time? Well this little story should shed some light on that issue.
Hand me downs or clothes with a story can really mea a lot to your child. My daughter has always loved clothes that she has received from certain others and we are trying to instill the concept of charity in her when she outgrowns something that in terms of donating it or passing it on.
Recentl, however, the importance of clothes with a story really came to life for me. My mom's sister was married 35 years ago this passed May and I was her flower girl. I wore a pretty, yet typical, 70s polyester dress that my grandmother made. My family kept the dress and it moved into my office closet about 2 years ago. The plan was that my daughter could where it for dressup.
At my parents trailer park they have Halloween in the middle of August making it difficult to get a Halloween costume. In early July I suggested to my daughter she be a princess and wear the pink dress in the closet. She wasn't thrilled with the idea until I showed her a picture of me in the dress. From then on we had a mission to transform the dress into one fit for a butterfly princess. My darling child showed me where she wanted the butterflies and handed me the beads to embelish the sleeves, but wanted nothing to do with the fittings to ensure the train didn't drag on the ground. I finished the dress a week before the August event and my daught was eager to wear it. She asked to wear the it to the campground but I exllained she'd probably be more comfortable in shorts and a t-shirt until trick or treating started. On Saturday she made sure the dress was packed in the car and off we went. When anyone asked her where she got such a pretty dress she proundly told that it was mine.
The whole event reminded me of myself as a teenager when I used to "borrow" my mom's clothes. These were good times and I look forward to the day my daughter "borrows" my clothes.
I have my wedding dress packed awaybut don't expected my daughter will wear it. I am hopeful she'll wear my veil and maybe do something special with the dress, but who knows. I'm sure my husband doesn't want to tink about her getting married for another 20 years.
As a side note the floweer dress will get one more day of wearing when my Butterfly Princess wears it to school and out trick or treating on the 31st of October.
Hand me downs or clothes with a story can really mea a lot to your child. My daughter has always loved clothes that she has received from certain others and we are trying to instill the concept of charity in her when she outgrowns something that in terms of donating it or passing it on.
Recentl, however, the importance of clothes with a story really came to life for me. My mom's sister was married 35 years ago this passed May and I was her flower girl. I wore a pretty, yet typical, 70s polyester dress that my grandmother made. My family kept the dress and it moved into my office closet about 2 years ago. The plan was that my daughter could where it for dressup.
At my parents trailer park they have Halloween in the middle of August making it difficult to get a Halloween costume. In early July I suggested to my daughter she be a princess and wear the pink dress in the closet. She wasn't thrilled with the idea until I showed her a picture of me in the dress. From then on we had a mission to transform the dress into one fit for a butterfly princess. My darling child showed me where she wanted the butterflies and handed me the beads to embelish the sleeves, but wanted nothing to do with the fittings to ensure the train didn't drag on the ground. I finished the dress a week before the August event and my daught was eager to wear it. She asked to wear the it to the campground but I exllained she'd probably be more comfortable in shorts and a t-shirt until trick or treating started. On Saturday she made sure the dress was packed in the car and off we went. When anyone asked her where she got such a pretty dress she proundly told that it was mine.
The whole event reminded me of myself as a teenager when I used to "borrow" my mom's clothes. These were good times and I look forward to the day my daughter "borrows" my clothes.
I have my wedding dress packed awaybut don't expected my daughter will wear it. I am hopeful she'll wear my veil and maybe do something special with the dress, but who knows. I'm sure my husband doesn't want to tink about her getting married for another 20 years.
As a side note the floweer dress will get one more day of wearing when my Butterfly Princess wears it to school and out trick or treating on the 31st of October.
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