Archive for the ‘FAMILY LIFE’ Category:

My To-Do List

{ Posted on Mar 10 2010 by Lisa @ModEcoKIDS }
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Categories : FAMILY LIFE, SWEETBEETS
I'm taking a brief blog hiatus until early April. Though I'm definitely task-oriented, I spend far too much time making lists without following through with action. So often I find the same items on my to-do list being carried ...Read More »

Recycling and Creating Less Waste

{ Posted on Feb 19 2010 by Lisa @ModEcoKIDS }
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Categories : FAMILY LIFE
Starting in April I'll be allowed to put out only one bag of garbage each week. So, another one of my intentions for this year is to be more eco-friendly and create less waste. For the past couple ...Read More »

Hyper Parents + Coddled Kids

{ Posted on Feb 15 2010 by Lisa @ModEcoKIDS }
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Categories : FAMILY LIFE
We don't have a tv at home, but my husband and I usually rent a movie from itunes or watch an online documentary on the weekends after the kids are asleep. We recently discovered that CTV and CBC have ...Read More »

2010 Intentions

{ Posted on Feb 02 2010 by Lisa @ModEcoKIDS }
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Categories : FAMILY LIFE, SWEETBEETS
I must confess that I've been struggling with keeping up this blog. I was thinking the other day about what "fun" means to me and I realized I'm having fun when I'm doing something and I completely lose track ...Read More »

Sustainability

{ Posted on Jan 18 2010 by Lisa @ModEcoKIDS }
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Categories : FAMILY LIFE, SWEETBEETS
Hello, hello! I'm back after an unplanned month long hiatus from this blog. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who's stopped by for a visit! I really am grateful for all of your comments. I've been doing ...Read More »

Food, Inc.

{ Posted on Nov 25 2009 by Lisa @ModEcoKIDS }
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Categories : BABY + KIDS, FAMILY LIFE, mealtime
My husband and I watched this documentary last weekend. Food, Inc. exposes America's industrialized food system and its effect on our environment, health, economy and workers' rights. You can read more about the issues here. Over at ...Read More »

Kids and Advertising

{ Posted on Nov 17 2009 by Lisa @ModEcoKIDS }
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Categories : FAMILY LIFE
A friend passed along this link to an online documentary about advertising and kids that's produced by the Media Education Foundation. My husband and I found it fascinating, and it reinforced a big reason why we got rid of ...Read More »

What to Do with Kids Art and Collections?

{ Posted on Nov 11 2009 by Lisa @ModEcoKIDS }
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Categories : BABY + KIDS, FAMILY LIFE, art + decor
I admire how Heather of pi'lo talks about honoring her son's collections and all the little things she finds in his pockets. It's got me contemplating a similar shadow box for my son's collection of dead wasps and cicada ...Read More »

Our Local Organic CSA

{ Posted on Nov 04 2009 by Lisa @ModEcoKIDS }
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Categories : BABY + KIDS, FAMILY LIFE, mealtime
I've been making some changes at home to try to eat more healthy while at the same time reducing our food budget. I've been baking some things I would have bought before like muffins and bread. I also ...Read More »

An Apple Story

{ Posted on Oct 25 2009 by Lisa @ModEcoKIDS }
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Categories : BABY + KIDS, FAMILY LIFE, mealtime
Thank you so much to everyone who shared the printable chore chart! I've discovered a bunch of new blogs thanks to your kindness. One of these is Our Little Nature Nest written by a mom who is homeschooling ...Read More »
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