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Plastic Toys

soyjoy2008 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:11:44 -0500

Great article! I'd say plastic toys are a big concern for me. Organic, wood toys are terrific, however they are usually not the toys our young children want to play with! Thanks for the the terrific resources!

We participate on curchsurfing.org

greenhoneyhive — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:20:48 -0500

Kimberly Cherrine-Bell

We participate in an online community www.couchsurfing.org in which we can offer our home for people to couch surf to save money and resources on accomodations.....They also have a ride share group which we used to fill our van going to San Fransisco. This made our trip both economical and green, when you divide carbon by people...........And the plus side of this online COMMUNITY is you are making friends with locals and learning about them.........This is not just for hippy type, broke, late teen, early twenties college students......Many in this community are older, married and even families and growing more so each year... We suggest for eco friendly travel and community building check out couchsurfing.org............Many people offer vacations home, full levels of houses, free vacation rental properties and luxury digs as well as lovely private bedrooms , not just grungey couches.............

Official Adventure Day

Beth Terry — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:22:11 -0500

@Crankycakes -- great lineup. Can you say more about official Adventure Day? What does that entail? I should add Official Adventure Days to my schedule, too.

@Condo Blues -- awesome post!

Beth Terry
www.fakeplasticfish.com
@fakeplasticfish
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Staycation

crankycakes — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:46:02 -0500

Although we've got a couple camping trips and a couple of day camps thrown into the mix, I'm looking for the good stuff to do too!

My family really needs a little structure, so we had a family meeting at which we agreed on the schedule:

Sunday - church/playground/groceries
Monday - library day
Tuesday - our local science museum (we've got a membership so this is kind of free)
Wed. - official adventure day
Thurs. & Fri. - they're with my ex
Sat. - Play at Home day (we live in a big cohousing place, so there's a lot to do outside)

What I like is that I've got a reason to get them away from the *&%#^$% Disney Channel ("Hey guys, we've got to get to the library!"), but we've still got flexibility.

Resource

ritesh — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:05:51 -0500

mens gold chains

Chicago Foodie Resources

Cynthia Clampitt — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:24:19 -0500

A few useful sites, if you want to scope out Chicago food finds:

Hungry Magazine -- Chicago-focused e-zine that reviews restaurants and offers podcast interviews with chefs.

The Local Beet -- Chicago's e-zine of local eating (not just eating locally, but eating locally grown, seasonal, and usually sustainable or organic food).

LTHForum -- the premier Chicago-based culinary chat site. You don't need to join to take advantage of this resource -- just visit and check out Eating Out in Chicagoland -- or use the search function to look for vegetarian, meat, or specific ethnicities of food.

This is a great food town. Enjoy.

Cynthia

http://waltzingaustralia.wordpress.com

Staycation Tips from a Vetern Staycater

Condo Blues — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:44:04 -0500

I’m veteran of staycations. Sometimes by my choice and sometimes the
choice was made for me by outside forces, for example on my honeymoon. At the last minute we had to ditch our plans because I was still recovering from an ankle injury and we had to do something less walking intensive than we originally planned. We still had fun, just a different kind of fun than we originally planned.

Attitude goes a long way in making a stay at home vacation fun. I wrote an article about it and have some ideas on deciding what to do and how to do a staycation fun http://condo-blues.blogspot.com/2009/07/8-tips-for-great-staycation-fun....

Condo Blues Frugal green living that's big on style and small on budget http://condo-blues.blogspot.com/

Glad you girls are going to

greenlagirl — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:27:17 -0500

Glad you girls are going to be there! Thanks for the Trattoria 225 recommendation -- I'll definitely try to check it out!

green LA girl

Trattoria 225

Laracolvin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:26:29 -0500

A short ride away from downtown on the Blue Line is a great restaurant called Trattoria 225.

From their website:

"Trattoria 225 is a full service restaurant and bar featuring rustic
Italian dining. We offer wood-fired pizza, fresh salads, house-made
pastas and a variety of artisan gelato. We strongly believe in
supporting local producers and using organic products whenever possible.

Our
mission is simple... to provide you, your family and friends with a
fantastic, affordable meal that incorporates quality, organic, local
and sustainable products in a space that is warm, inviting and fun."

I highly recommend it!

"Clean Coal" was snuck into

suzyjenkins — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:15:29 -0500

"Clean Coal" was snuck into the The American Clean Energy and Security Act right before it passed the other day. "Clean coal", that sounds like an oxymoron to me. Is this how they clean it, by dumping the debris into tanks and letting it spill and leach into our soil and groundwater?

Great post!

Kalyn Denny — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:15:37 -0500

I love Chicago, can't wait to go there again. Adding some of these places to my list of where I must go!

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen

I'm glad to hear Chicago is making changes

Virginia DeBolt — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:06:22 -0500

because when we were there in '07, the thing that most impressed me about Chicago was the horrible air quality. This year we can eat and breathe better!

Virginia DeBolt
BlogHer CE
Web Teacher
First 50 Words

I love all of these creative vacation ideas!

Beth Terry — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:36:46 -0500

Many years ago, I made a list of the 100 things I wanted to do before I died. I think it was cuz Oprah said to do it. Every now and then I pull it out and review it. Some things I can check off the list (like completing a marathon) and other things I just get rid of because they don't seem relevant anymore. Maybe I'll pull out that list again to get ideas.

I love the idea of checking at the library and also playing tourist in my own neighborhood.

Sadly, I many not get to do any of these things this summer because I just heard from my sister that my parents are having difficulties with getting around and getting organized and need us to come and help them move. So that may be my summer vacation.

Of course, there's always BlogHer! Can't wait!

Beth Terry
www.fakeplasticfish.com
@fakeplasticfish
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Challenge Yourself to Do Something New Every Day

maryrichy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:20:29 -0500

Make a list of things you've never done before, but would like to do. Some of them can be things that excite you, some can be things you just never have the time for, and others can be things outside your comfort zone. Then every day, choose one and do it...I've been doing this for the last month. I call it my "Month of Living Dangerously', which I started because I was in a little bit of a rut. It's been totally fun, every day is unique, and I'm going to make it a lifestyle choice now (rather than just an experiment)

http://maryandseansadventuresabroad.blogspot.com/2009_05_01_archive.html

Great links! I agree with

herbalife — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:23:14 -0500

Great links! I agree with Cherre that in hard times, people are pushed to cook at home or buy the alternative products that are both healthy and affordable. You wouldn't wanna consume food that are cheap but unhealthy because you'd probably get so much medical bills in the long run.

I'm a Herbalife addict!