Going Green Living Friday 3/8

Something to think about. "Human health also depends on a well-functioning ecosystems. We cannot live without the goods and services that nature provides to purify our air and fresh water, maintain soil fertility, pollinate plants, break down waste, provide food and fuel and keep diseases in check."~~IUCN 

Green Tip of the Week

Ways to save our water supply.

We need water for a healthy body and healthy environment.

• Save water by taking showers instead of bath, and have a cheap easy to use time to ring when your time is up.  I have to have an egg timer for when the kids take showers otherwise they would stay in there forever.
• Try to limit the amount of bubble bath and shampoo you use.  Their chemicals pollute the water and make it harder to clean.  I use Dr. Bronner's Kids Bubble Bath and we use it very sparingly.
• Never flush your medicines down the drain!!!!  The water filtration sites are not capable of getting Meds out of the water.  Birth control, hormone replacements, antibiotics, steroids, and such have no place in my, your, water.
• Never pour paint or oil down the drain.  Instead, take them to a local dump to be disposed of correctly.
• Look into natural approaches to lawn care and skip the chemicals all together.  There are many ways to do this, and I will be giving a few recipes and ideas throughout April, in celebration of Earth Month.
• Keep our Rivers, Oceans, and Beaches clean.  Take the steps needed to always recycle and throw away waste correctly, and take an extra bag just for cleaning up behind those that need a little help still.

 

Wondering how clean your water is?  You may not have noticed but your water company sends you a report every year around July.  If you want to make sure you are getting this beneficial information contact your water supplier and make sure.  This usually comes by regular mail, but some companies can have it emailed to you!  Great news!  You get it faster and save some natural resources.

Environmental News

TEN WAYS TO OBSERVE NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK
March 3-8, 2013

10 Ways you can celebrate today and beyond.

 

 

Get Kids Involved! 

Here is a Drawing Contest for kids in K-8th grade. 

SHADE POSTER CONTEST

The theme is Sun and Skin Awareness.

 

You can get your school involved by grade or submit on you own.  The poster needs to include a creative way to show:

using sunscreen

wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses

seeking shade when the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is most intense between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

covering up with full-length clothing

checking the UV Index

Instructions for the contest can be found by state in PDF HERE.  Contest entries need to be mailed by April1st. 

 

Green Business

 

Celebrating Woman! 

You know how much I love my Libre Tea Glasses, and I am very excited to say they have a discount for ALL to use! 

 

In honor of International Women’s Day, you can use coupon code
Pads4Girls15% 
To receive 15% off your order PLUS they will donate $1 to Pads4Girls!
Valid until March 14^th at midnight PST

 

I wanted to share this because I love doing every bit of my part to limit the amount of waste we create.  Living Green is so much more than recycling, and we can all do small steps in this direction.  LibreTea is a Eco Glass that helps to reduce waste whether you drink coffee, tea, flavored waters, or plain refreshing water.  I think it is great they are supporting Pad4Girls!

This is a great time to let you know about Lunapads.   
 

"There is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls. No other
policy is as likely to raise economic productivity, lower infant and maternal mortality,
improve nutrition and promote health, including the prevention of HIV/Aids. "~~Lunapads

Conservation News
Discovery Cove has a new baby Dolphin!

Picture from Inside Conservation Blog

"On Monday, February 25, 2013, Discovery Cove welcomed their newest addition to their family - a baby Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. The little guy is now a week old, weighs approximately 44 pounds and is 44 inches long. He is nursing and bonding with his mom, Kendall, both a good indication that he is doing well. This is Kendall’s fourth birth and the 26th dolphin born at Discovery Cove since the park opened in 2000."~~Inside Conservation Blog
For more information visit DiscoveryCove.com
This exciting news!  It is a wonderful experience to see these beautiful treasures up close.  We are heading to Sea World in just a few weeks, and I can't wait to share this with the kids.  Teaching kids to love and appreciate nature and all its wonders builds them into conscious adults.  Share Green Living, Conservation, and Awareness with your little ones, they are the future. 

Disclaimer: I am not paid for my announcements, news, or post. These are my opinions and thoughts. I enjoying bring my readers wonderful Companies, Events, Health News, and Green Living.

Tea and Yoga For The Health Conscious Tea Lover!

Super Exciting Announcement! 

Libre Tea is one of my most favorite companies, because they care about ECO foot-printing and they strive to help others bring wellness for physically and mentally health.

I was just told that they are teaming up with My Yoga Online!  

"This Holiday Season Libre Tea is very pleased to announce an exciting partnership with My Yoga Online. With every tea glass purchased from November 20 to December 15,* customers will receive a voucher for one month of free online yoga classes at MyYogaOnline.com."

I just got gone signing myself up and browsing through their hundreds of video samples.  I signed up for the FREE Newsletter and Wellness Diary.  I am excited about the Newsletters, but I think I will be getting the Premium monthly subscript VERY SOON!  I have to admit that this looks like a great site with many wonderful tools for relaxing, toning, programs, hundreds of videos, and so much MORE.

While doing my browsing I came across a few things that really hit my eye.  The programs sound amazing for anyone looking to improve their health and wellness.  If you are someone that usually does a New Years Resolution, than don't wait, start it now!

Premium Membership Gives you ( only $9.95 monthly or $7.95 monthly with year membership.)

•  Hundreds of online yoga and wellness classes in High Definition video, uninterrupted and commercial-free.
• Renowned, professional yoga and wellness instructors and experts.
• Beginner, intermediate, and advanced video classes and programs for all skills and ages. All videos are developed and designed by some of the world's most well-known yoga, Pilates, meditation and dance instructors.
• Health and wellness sessions including weight management, stress release, overall well-being.
• Create your wellness diary. Keep track of friends' progress, connect with others, update and share your profile, and achieve your wellness goals. 
• Expert Q&A, anatomy, chiropractic and healthy living articles, workshops, blogs, forums, community and more...

Check out their....
Programs 
Poses:  That include Video, explanations, benefits, and so much more!
Community  Where you can chat with student, teachers, make friends, gain support, and read posts.
Healthy Living  With articles, recipes, and much more.  I found two awesome recipes I'll be making this week.  Zain's Raw Brownies and Zain's Vegan Pie Oatmeal  Yummy yummy and there is a lot more!

Want to try it out the Premium Membership for a week??   

Use my personal Invite Here. 

This makes this one of the BEST Christmas present packages out there, in my opinion!  Tea and yoga – a terrific gift solution for health-conscious tea lovers!!

Remember you can purchase a Libre Tea Glass and get a month free, but only November 20th through December 15th!  

Disclaimer:  I am not paid for my reviews.  I am including a link as a referral and might receive credit for purchases.  I enjoy living a green life and like to bring my readers companies that are passionate about health, living natural, and clean. 

Celebrating Dad Event with Libre Tea Mug (6/1-6/10 US and Canada)

Brought to you by Amanda from Coping With Frugality and Alesha from Full Time Mama are excited to bring you this fun Father’s Day event called “Celebrating Dad”. This event will run from 12:01am EST Friday, June 1, 2012 through 11:59pm EST Sunday, June 10, 2012.

We all love Dad and know he works so hard for us, so let pamper Dad a little.  So often we allow ourselves to get run down and stressed.  Let's face it, there are tons of things that pull us in all directions and we have to learn to prioritize and relax.  One of my favorite ways to relax is with a nice cup of tea and a book.  Thanks to Libre Tea we are enjoying our tea on the go and reducing our Eco foot-printing. 

While I love all three looks that Libre Tea offers, I think my husband has enjoyed the Mug the most.  It has a comfortable handle that makes carrying super simple. This allows us to have loose leaf tea on the go!  There is no straining, or bags that are wasted when thrown away.  If at home I add my tea leaves in the compost and have no bags to worry about.  Another benefit of loose leaf tea, is that it is usually more economical, you get a reduced price in bulk tea purchases. You can see more on my Libre Tea Review. 

The Tea glass come with a tea infuser mesh and a lid to keep from spilling on the go.  I simply warm my water over the stove, add loose leaf or tea balls to the glass, then add water, tea infuser, lid and go! We have used the Mug at the store, tea shops, on errands, at the office, in the car, with so many possibilities yet to try.  The Mug is light weight and fits nicely in my purse and baby bag.  I love that when I have purchased tea I use my own container and have no cups to throw away. 

How easy is Libre Tea?  Watch this video on 2 ways to use your Glass or Mug.

The Libre Tea Mug can be purchased at Libre Tea website for $32.50.  

Find Libre Tea on Facebook and Twitter.
 

Disclosure:  I have not been paid for this review, it is mine and mine alone.  I received the item listed above for an honest opinion.  I am not making any sales in this post either.  I just love the product and the mission of this company~~Natural and Safe! 

Now (1) reader will win a Libre Tea Mug open to US and CANADA!!!!  Winner will be contacted by email used in rafflecopter and have 24 hours to reply with shipping information to be sent to sponsors.

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Now you can visit all the other wonderful Bloggers Celebrating Dad!