Ok, ok … so while I have no proof that today is actually the day the Earth was born, it is a day to celebrate all things green and earth friendly. I do however have in my possesion a little wrinkly, slightly discolored piece of paper that says today is- my sweet, handsome husband, Mr.Complicated’s Big 3-0! Which means I get to crack old jokes all day long to mask my ever grown fear of being “next” to hit the milestone.
"30 is the new 20... no biggie"
The one thing Mr. Complicated has on his side (besides his good looks and admirable ability to remain sweet and sane while living with my complicated self)?…. He will always be 10 years younger than Earth Day ;)
When it comes to Earth Day, I have to admit. I’m not as green as I probably should be- though I do recycle! …Hey its a start!
I have also been dabbling in efforts to eat and feed my family organically over the past month. What can I say? It’s the Oprah effect.
About a month ago Oprah had a show that talked about the movie Food Inc and organic living… and though I have not mustered up the courage to watch Food Inc, the information they share on the episode was enough to make me think twice every time I purchase something in the supermarket.
So why haven’t I watched Food Inc. you ask? Well it comes down to this- even though I have not watched it or even seen a trailer- my gut tells me that I can be certain when I do watch it, I will be grossed out at the raising and keeping of the animals enough that I will never be able to eat every day products again. Which is good- except, (price tags aside) organic food is just not as common day as it should be. In fact, sometimes when I go to my local Shoprite I can’t find organic meat at all! …. and truth be told I am lazy. (Did I just really come clean about that on Earth day?) So tell me have any of you ever watched Food Inc?… or made the leap from lazy to organic ?
In other green news, I am also learning a lot about Eco-friendly toys through my work with The Big Toy Book and as many of you know, the Complicated Kids were in an Eco Friendly segment on WABC this week. The toys they were playing with for the segment were really great ones- I wish we could have taken them all home- especially the shopping cart for Princess Complicated. Too Cute.
In case you missed it or were unable to see the segment, here it is-
The Eco-friendly toys I’ve been introduced to recently are some of the best quality toys I’ve seen as a parent. Seriously. It makes me wish it were easy enough to just revamp the play room of only eco-friendly toys. Have you ever held a product made of sprig wood? or organic Cotton? The colors, the feel- there is just something relaxing about them. Are you Eco-consious with your kids toys?
If so, you can win some eco-friendly toys tomorrow . I’ve also compiled a list of some green toy manufacturers on Twitter-
- @SprigToys (these are my new favorite… read more about the cool stuff they’re doing here)
- @InsectLore
- @dunecraft
- @globalgreenpals
- @Plantoysinc
- @OrangeBlueGames
- @melissaanddoug
- @citiblocs
Feel free to let me know if I’ve missed any of your favorites!
Happy Earth Day!…. and pass by Mr.Complicated’s blog to wish him a Happy B-day if you have a chance :)
