Posted on 05 July 2008
Recently, after I reviewed another book on greening the fashion world, the publisher sent me a note saying that she had seen my site www.goodcleanlove.com and was going send me another new book she thought I would be interested in: Sex Secrets of Porn Stars.
I wondered if she had actually read anything on my site.
After [...]
Tags: Families
Posted on 13 May 2008
When I first agreed to review Green Chic by Christie Matheson, I admit I was not prepared to be inspired. Aside from the fact that the book arrived with another unrequested book from the same publisher called “Porn Stars Secrets of Sex”, (note- bad practice for publicists) the idea of combining the drive for style [...]
Tags: Fair Trade, Families, Shopping, Sustainability
Posted on 16 April 2008
Enjoying an eco-lifestyle means living greener in all areas of your life. You may be taking environmentally friendly steps at home, but are you also doing it at work?
People spend almost 90% of their lives indoors, and for those people who work inside that equates to about 40 or more hours at your desk, office [...]
Tags: Education, Pollution, Power & Energy
Posted on 19 March 2008
Time flies! On March 20th it will officially be the start of spring, thus I thought it best to finally provide you all with a detailed update of my New Year Green Pledges which I first wrote about in the post titled Belated new year greetings and green pledges.
I would like to highlight that I am not [...]
Tags: Cycling, Gardening, Sustainability
Posted on 17 March 2008
This is my final installment of articles about our experiences at Make Hay of working to be a green and ethical company. This article is related to my previous posts where I talked about using ethical suppliers and encouraging others with your ethical policy.
Just to recap, the previous articles were:
Part 1 - Powered by the [...]
Tags: Fair Trade, Media
Posted on 12 March 2008
Do you know what is going on your face? Do you even stop to think about your morning ritual? Maybe you should. Everyone seems to have heard of lipsticks being tested for lead and mascara containing mercury. But what is the real harm of these chemicals and how prevalent are they?
The Campaign [...]
Tags: Shopping
Posted on 05 March 2008
If like me you have been glued to the channel 4 programme ‘The Woman Who Stopped Traffic’ you will be pleased to know that you can now join the campaign and put yourself on the U.K car free map. The map allows you to pledge a weekly car free journey and will work out your [...]
Tags: Cycling
Posted on 23 February 2008
I’m a yo-yo organic skincare products user, fluctuating between just not being able to afford it and then feeling after all that its well worth the extra cost. Every time I go back to organic moisturisers and face creams I remember the difference they make to your skin and how it feels - lighter, fresher [...]
Tags: Shopping
Posted on 14 February 2008
I have a cool job, or as my sixteen year old son would correct me, it is fresh… I get to imagine and sell amazing love products. My husband bought in to the concept because he of course gets to be the primary tester. This is a real perk in a love products company. I [...]
Tags: Sustainability
Posted on 08 February 2008
The scent of desire, it turns out has more to do with our biological imperative than we might have ever imagined. That magical x factor in seeking and connecting to your special someone is actually right under your nose- or at least in it. Author Rachel Herz’s new book The Scent [...]
Tags: Families, Sustainability