Green with envy: Keeping up with the eco-Joneses
August 27th, 2008
In the Valley, our bragging rights are stuck in a season of suffering: Recession rumblings make vacation talk gauche, and no one is reveling in real estate anymore. Instead, even gloat-worthy chatter topics have gone green.
We’re comparing gas mileage over morning coffee, jealous of those smug Prius pioneers and their 44 miles per gallon. There’s [...]
Time for the big girl (or boy) bed
August 20th, 2008
Recently, I moved my 3-year-old daughter to a big girl bed. It went a lot easier than I thought. But it got me thinking: How do you know when it’s time to move your toddler to a big bed?
My husband and I decided it was time when our toddler was waking up every night for [...]
A Bay Area Moment: green mattresses and a pierced tush
August 13th, 2008
Sometimes I wonder, what is this blog about? The Internet is rife with parenting blogs and sites. How is SFGate’s different? This site is about parenting in the Bay Area. It’s about raising kids in this amazing yet often quirky place that we call home.
To promote this theme, I’m introducing a new feature called “A [...]
Freecycle Is The New Recycle
August 6th, 2008
Can’t sleep? Is the thought of creating consumer waste with your next furniture purchase keeping you up at night? Green Nest LLC makes green living easy with their e-commerce site, www.GreenNest.com offering eco-friendly products and furniture.
Through their winning entries in Green Nest’s Freecycle Contest, both Shannon B. of Windsor, CT and Holly A. of Topanga, [...]