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Recycle and Create a Sealed Bag

How to seal a bag and make it air-tight! Cut up a disposable water bottle and keep the neck and top, as in photo. Insert the plastic bag through the neck and screw the top – to seal. The bottle is made to be air-tight, such that water will not leak, the secret lies with the top and screw! This is a great idea to share. Good for us and the environment too. Happy Earth Day! Shared by: The Plus Size...

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GrowsUp.com

GrowsUp.com is a online marketplace and childrens boutique. It is a one stop place to shop for children ages 0 – 5 years. From precious clothing to toys. It has everything you need. There are feeding products, baby gear, bath and skin care, and also nursing supplies, furniture, and shoes! Currently they have a holiday gift guide up for great gift idea’s for under $25!!! And these gifts aren’t just for the holidays, they are great for baby showers, birthday presents, and...

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Fun Experimenting With Elmer’s MythBusters Science Kits

Most of you have heard about the Discovery Channel’s series MythBusters, well now your children can explore urband legends on their own, with Elmer’s MythBuster Science kits. Right in your own home your kids will have a fun time exploring hands on through trial and error if the myths are true or a bust. The kits have kids learning about science from aviation to air pressure. My kids have been exploring MythBusters Weird World of Water. Does it freeze, boil ? Can it suck a ship...

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Unique Teacher Gifts – Glass Atlas

Well, School is most likely back in session for your children and the holidays are right around the corner. I like to try and get some gifts bought and taken care of before the huge holiday rush. This year I have a great idea for a teacher gift that I would love to share. Actually, this is a great gift for anyone for any occasion! Glass Atlas – This is an innovative Glass Atlas that shows a 360 degree view of NASA imagery of many geographic regions around the world! It is a satellite...

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Taking You Back To Where I Was 9/11/2001

9/11/2001 – Me sitting at work at a child care center. My co-worker is across the hall listening to her radio, yells over, Beth go turn on the TV in the break room, something bad is going on. My children were upstairs in the daycare, my husband at work. I went to the break room and turned on the VERY old TV. And there it was…The horrific, most sad and scary show I have ever watched in my life. The “Breaking News”. I immediately went to check on my kids, then started...

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Eco-conscious Cleaning Products From Staples – Sustainable Earth

Staples has recently introduced a new line of cleaning products called “Sustainable Earth“. There are 2 products in this line to help you “clean green” an all-purpose cleaner and a glass cleaner. You can purchase them in either 32 oz. spray bottles or a 1 gallon refill. These products are designed for the environment and are green seal certified. I recently got the chance to try the all purpose cleaner and it works very well. Very equivalent to any other cleaners I...

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P & G Home Away From Home @ #Blogher

As many of you know I attended the Blogher 2010 conference a couple weeks ago in New York City. While I was there, I got the chance to tour a replica house that was sponsored by P & G. It was called the “Home Away From Home”. It was a great experience. I love many of the P & G brands such as Bounty, Pur, and Cascade. The home consisted of Eukanuba & Iams on the outside, where they also had a cute dog you could meet. Bounty, Pur, and Cascade were in the kitchen....

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There Is More To Sending Kids Back To School Than With Just Pencils & Notebooks; You Have To Help Keep The Germs Away Too & WIN

With nearly 22 million school days lost each year due to the common cold and flu (CDC) and as many as 2.7 million bacterial found per square inch on common school surfaces (NSF International), it´s no wonder that 82 percent of parents with kids in grades K-5 fret about the germs in their children´s classrooms (according to a survey conducted by Seventh Generation). This school year, Seventh Generation is sharing tips from best-selling author and pediatrician, Dr. Alan Greene, to help...

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Winners Post For Cascadian Farms & Penguins Of Madagascar

Congratulations go out to the following 2 people for winning 2 of my giveaways : Cascadian Farms = winner is : Trish@Iamsucceeding congrats ! Penguins Of Madagascar = winner is : Erin Casey congrats! To claim your prize packs, please email me at plussizemommy@gmail.com with “winner” in the subject line. You have 48 hours to claim or another winner will be chosen. I need- name, address, and phone numbers for shipping. Thank you to all who entered and to the winners,...

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Sustainability FAQ’s For Kleenex Hand Towels

A few months ago I had posted about the New Kleenex Hand Towels. Since then a lot of questions have come up regarding their sustainability. So they sent me over a FAQ sheet to share with all of you 1. Does Kimberly-Clark have sustainability standards? Kimberly-Clark has long recognized the importance of corporate responsibility and integrated the concept of sustainability in our business practices. We published our first annual sustainability report in 2004, and the reports...

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