Jamie Oliver Banned From LA Schools

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Thank You Origins!

Epilogue I had fun writing the last two posts about my experience of buying make up. But the most fun part was reading all the comments AND receiving this “Thank You” card from Origins. They made my first experience as a make-up buyer very special. Thank YOU Kali and Theresa at Origins. I will be back for more. (I guess they did their job of getting ME as a customer.) [...]

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How to buy make-up for a teenager. Part 2

This is the second article of a two part series written by my fifteen years old daughter Emily. She wrote in her first article how she learned to “choose” make-up. In this article, she goes to the Mall to actually “buy” her first make-up. On my birthday, my mom and I went to Sephora at a local mall. Make up was going to be my birthday present and I was [...]

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How to choose make-up for a teenager. Part 1

This guest post is written by my fifteen years old daughter Emily, who recently discovered what it’s like to buy make up for the first time. Her experience couldn’t be more timely as “The Story of Cosmetics” by Annie Leonard will be released today. See the video after the article. Many girls start to play around with make up when they are young. But when they become older in their [...]

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Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) EXPO’10

This is a quick post on what I’ll be doing next Tuesday, April 20th. I’ll be volunteering at Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) EXPO in Pleasantville, NY. As you know, I truly believe that education is a key to success in changing people’s behaviors and misconceptions. And educating them while they are young, is crucial for so many different reasons that I won’t go into right now. Having said, the [...]

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How my son’s desire to run the NYC Marathon determined my worth – Part III

This is the final part of the story and it’s a significant ending of the series because if it weren’t for his epiphany, I wouldn’t have trekked up to a small farming community in Geneseo, NY, and I wouldn’t have discovered this small but important organization called the Genesee Valley Conservancy (GVC). The Oak Tree Half Marathon and 5K was a fund raiser for GVS and let me tell you, [...]

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How my son’s desire to run the NYC Marathon determined my worth – Part II

Oak Tree Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk Since 2005, the Oak Tree Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk event has taken place in a beautiful setting of Geneseo, NY, all the while supporting the conservation efforts of the Genesee Valley Conservancy (GVC) and the Geneseo Central School Cross Country Team. This USA Track and Field certified course was on paved (60%) and dirt roads (40%) through the National Historic Landmark village [...]

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How my son’s desire to run the NYC Marathon determined my worth – Part I

Those of you who read about me, you know I stopped working so that I can stay home, to be available, for my family while my kids are still young. But, like all “stay-at-home-moms” who occasionally question their value, monetary or otherwise, I’ve had my share of days of questioning mine. I would wonder on those uncertain days, “Was giving up my career, in middle of my prime, a smart [...]

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Annual International Walk to School Day October 7, 2009

When my daughter was in 5th grade, I was very active in the Parent Teacher Association. I was the Board Executive for the “Health and Safety Committee” and one of the events I coordinated was “Walk to School” in October. At that time, child obesity was the “hot” issue and “Walk to School” event promoted walking to prevent obesity and to rally safer sidewalks for kids. But conserving the environment [...]

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Backpack safety tips for children

Carrying heavy backpacks are common among school age children and that’s a problem. According to a study conducted by the Simmons College Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, over 55 percent of teenagers carry backpacks that are over 15% of their body weight, a limit that is recommended by American Chiropractic Association as well as American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. By the end of their teen years, for example, more than [...]

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Green Cleaning Your School

When I had my chiropractic practice, one of my patients was a preschool teacher. She had horribly cracked hands. She told me that she’d use Clorox mixture to clean and disinfect the tables and chairs every day. And when a child was diagnosed with Strep throat or pink eye, the cleaning procedure would involve the toys and everything that kids would touch. Well, I remember thinking, if the cleaning products [...]

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Stop the School Buses from Idling

It’s end of August already and you know what that means…..it’s almost time for Back To School. I’m happy to say that I’ve seen a lot of  news about  eco friendly school products from recycled notebooks, stainless steel lunch boxes, reusable snack bags, and book bags made with recycled plastic. If you don’t know where to buy them, just Google eco friendly lunch boxes or snack bags and you’ll get [...]

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Ronnie Trash on Sesame Street

Although I applaud Sesame Street for sending this important message about throwing trash out in proper places, I wonder where the deeper message of “reducing” and “recycling” trash is? But my favorite, all time classic, is this little guy saying it’s not easy being green but it’s “BEAUTIFUL” So, let stay GREEN!

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Funding Factory – recycle and raise money???

How would you like to recycle and raise funds for your favorite charity or a school? I found this company called the Funding Factory that donates money to a non-profit organization or a school of your choice for every ink cartridge or cell phone you send them. Your kids can get involved and they’ll feel great about recycling even more. You can set up a program, better yet, your kids [...]

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