Eco Art Supply giveaway

The fabulous so-much-more-than-a-mom-blog, Livin' With Me, is hosting a great green give-away! They have a gift pack, valued at $70 of eco-friendly art supplies from Stubby Pencil Studios. Stubby Pencil is full of unique ideas for your budding artist with supplies that are safe for your kids and ok for the Earth, like soy crayons, watercolor eco pencils, crayon rocks, recycled sketchbooks, and my personal favorite, "Smencils".

Wanna win? Get over to Livin' With me to enter, and tell them that Green Mommy Guide sent you!

Blog Needs Some Lovin' and Mom Power!

I've been neglecting this blog lately. And that's wrong. It didn't do anything to deserve that!
Things with Green Mommy Guide are really taking off, getting more and more readers and email subscribers every day. I recently read an article in O Magazine talking about how "Soccer Moms" are going to be the ones who change the world when it comes to going green. While I bristle at the term "soccer mom" because I find it dismissive (especially when they use it during elections!), I agree that this change will be largely initiated by moms. We are the ones who largely make the purchasing decisions for the household, and we live in a profit-driven society. We are the ones who are vocal about getting pesticides out of our children's foods, vaccines, and clothing. We are the ones who can connect with each other, be it in person or online, to create a movement.
Anyway, feel free to check back here often for updates and random thoughts and to leave you feedback about Green Mommy Guide. I need your help to keep the site growing!

Let's Talk Posh

So I've mentioned the fabulous-ness that is Posh Mama on this blog before. I am the Green Living Editor and I have a Green Living post every Wednesday. It gives me the opportunity to spread the Green Mommy Message to lots and lots of wonderful women, but I've found that I've gotten a lot more in return. I've gotten beauty tips, parenting tips, found hand-made gifts, gotten advice on growing GMG, and gossiped about Project Runway- sometimes all in the same day! The women on Posh Mama are smart and supportive, and I truly enjoy the moments of the day I get to spend there.

Here's the nitty-gritty: Posh Mama is made up of women from all around the world from all walks of life. Members range in age from 20 years old to 80 years old! Posh Mamas are CEO's, Students, SAHM's, Artists, Designers, WAHM's, Models, Authors, Mompreneurs, etc. Posh Mama Online Magazine and Social Network is a positive and upbeat community. You will feel immediately welcomed as it is the sweetest spot on the 'net.

So cruise on over to Posh Mama today, and don't forget to ask me to be your friend!

I (heart) cute boutiques!

I love all the cute mom-run boutiques on the internet. You can somehow justify shopping more than you should because it feels good buying from these independently run gems, rather than big box retailers. I especially love that so many of them are adding natural and organic selections! My latest favorite find is the organic section of JuJu Beane Boutique. They have everything from organic clothing and washcloths to adorable bedding. You could put a great gift set together with their natural bath and body selection for baby, too! Head on over there today to see what I mean :)

Earth Day AND Arbor Day are coming....Are you ready?

Next week is a big one for Green Mommies (and all Green People) with Earth Day coming up on Tuesday the 22nd and Arbor Day happening on Friday the 25th! Here are a few fun ways that you can celebrate:

- Send an Ecard and have a tree planted at Arbor Day.org! For a $5.95 donation, you can send a card to someone you love (or like a lot) letting them know that a tree is being planted in their name. (I bet Grandma and Grandpa will love getting one from the kids!

- Find an Earth Day Celebration in your city! Check out Earth Day Network to find one.

- Get the neighborhood kids together to do a local trash pick-up. Make sure to separate out what can be recycled.

- Check out the book club on Green Mommy Guide for reading ideas and activities that you can do with your kids

- The American Museum of Natural History has posted The Legend of the Meeps Island Flying Frog online- print it out and let kids color in the pictures while learning about endangered species.

- Rent (or buy- seriously, its worth it!) the Planet Earth series on DVD. This is an amazing look at the Earth and its creatures like you have never seen before. Watch with you kids, but be sure to look over the episode descriptions first: some epsisodes may be scary for little ones.

What are your activity suggestions? Have a happy Earth Week!

We're so Posh!

Check us out on Posh Mama, the sweet online mag for moms who want advice on everything from fitness to shopping to....Green Living! We'll have a featured blog post every Wednesday on Posh Mam's home page so be sure to check it out...and let me know you're there so I can add you to my friend list. It makes me feel oh so popular :)

Y'all Ready For This?!?

It's Here! The new Green Mommy Guide has arrived!

Check it our for an all new design, tons of great giveaways, and even a kids book club! Its been a ton of hard work to get the site to this point and I hope you love it. More to come soon!