Sorry so late!

Sorry I am late posting today! I am never one of the earliest bloggers as it is, but even 6 in the evening is pushing it for me :) It has just been one of those days I guess.

I took the kids with me to pick up photos this morning. About a month ago we had a photographer shoot us at a local park, and the kids pictures turned out wonderful! They are just darling. When we looked at the samples to choose which pictures we wanted to order, the pictures were small, but I still thought we chose the best, but boy was I wrong! Our family picture, which I ordered in larger prints, has me smiling with the sun in my eyes, so I am half closing my eyes pretty much! I am so aggravated with this. I am not one that likes to be in pictures as it is, and all the other family pics were not so great as well, so I think we will stick with doing future family pictures in the studio!

Anyways, thanks for reading my rant, that is only one goofy thing that happened today, but I will spare everyone the rest, lol. Mostly just has to do with car issues anyways, something I am not that knowledgeable about. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, I cannot believe June will be here in 2 days! Warning, I may be late on Monday with my post as well, I have to get up pretty early to go to a professional development thing for school, but I will post as soon as I can that day :)

Solar Energy for your House

I am saving my pennies to hopefully get solar power in the next couple of years (sooner if possible!). For those that live in Central Kentucky, I found a wonderful site from a company that installs solar power for your home, found at http://www.solar-energy-solutions.com/index.html!

Solar Energy Solutions offer ways to convert your electrical, hot water, even heating and cooling to solar power. You can still use your regular electricity as back up for evenings and nights, but will be saving lots of CO2 from escaping, as well as lots of money in your pocket when looking at long term benefits!

Just thought this was an awesome website, and hopefully I will be able to utilize these services and products soon, saving resources and money is something I am all about!

Posh Organic Sales

Hey everyone! Just wanted to update a little bit on some sales going on at Posh Organic, just in case you haven't been over to the website in a little bit!

We still have the $5.00 off your next order by signing up for our newsletter! Simply sign up for the newsletter at http://www.poshorganic.com on the right hand side, and you will receive a confirmation letter that provides your $5.00 code to use during check out. Some may wander what is offered in the newsletter that I do not offer in my blog. Basically, the newsletter is a source for ideas during holidays and season changes on ways to celebrate eco-friendly. We also feature some products that may make great gifts during these holidays or season changes :)

Another special we have going on from now until June 15th is the Father's Day Sale! You can save 10% off your total order by using the code "dad10" during check out! Order now to make sure you get that special Father's Day present for the dads in your life in time for Father's Day!

Make sure to check out http://www.poshorganic.com on June 1st! We have a special deal starting that day and will last all June, it is one deal you will not want to miss!

Thank you for checking out all the sales that are going on at Posh Organic right now! Make sure to check back regularly for new sales and deals that make going green a little easier on the pocket!

Is it July yet?

Now, I am not one that usually wants time to go fast, especially when it is such beautiful weather outside, the kids are growing fast enought, etc. But I am wore out and need a break from school.

After the spring semester, I went straight into summer school, with only a 2 day break. And even more than that, I also went on vacation the same week, so trying to keep up with homework on vacation is not fun, especially if the hotel has connection problems with the wireless internet! And then, sharing a room with a 3 year old and a 1 year old that has a bedtime of 7:30 pm and you have homework to do, lets just say it is nearly impossible! Sure, I could go to the business center of the hotel, but then somehow the smallest clicks of the door opening and closing sends at least one child into a crying frenzy.

Now will I get a complete break from school related stuff in July? No, unfortunately not. Last night I signed up to take the Praxis II test, and ordered a couple of books to study for it, and the test is sometime during the last week of July. So once again, most of my July will be spent studying. At least I don't have to show up to class, only for one test, so that does help a lot!

For now, I better go read, get ready for discussion questions, finish some open response questions, prepare for 2 tests, and I am sure there is something I am forgetting!

Memorial Day

Just wanted to stop and leave a note that I hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day that I not only remember our fallen soldiers, but I also remember my family members that have passed on. Unfortunately, this year, I will not be able to visit eastern Kentucky where most of my family members lay resting. Though I may not get to visit grave sites physically, they are always in my heart and part of me, and I love them dearly.

Posh Organic on Squidoo

Yesterday I ran across a site called Squidoo. Basically, it is a way to share ideas and knowledge. All the pages are called lens, and you can make as many lens as you want and put many great things on there. To check out Posh Organic's Lens on Squidoo, click on the link below or copy and paste the address: http://www.squidoo.com/poshorganic. While your there, please sign the guestbook and let me know you were there! I love comments ;)

A Wonderfully Warm Day

Finally! It is before 11 am and already at 66 degrees outside! Today's high is projected to be 71 degrees, though it always gets a little warmer than what weather.com says. I should finally be able to take the kids outside without worry of a chilly wind! Here it is, nearing the end of May, and I am finally thinking it is going to stay warm. Though in July, it will start getting so hot and humid here that I will be wishing for a chilly wind. But for now, I will enjoy this perfect sunny day in the 70s.

Kee Ka Sweet Pea Organic Baby Towel and Washcloth

This week, we finally received the Sweet Pea Organic Baby Towel and Washcloth from Kee Ka, something that had been backordered since our order in January! When I opened up the package, I could see why these well made organic cotton towels would be backordered. The green is a deep dark green, absolutely beautiful. And to feel these towels from Kee-Ka, they are absolutely one of the softest cottons I have ever felt! This towel is perfect for baby up to toddlerhood, as these towels are thick and big and perfect for drying off and keeping warm!

These towels are a perfect gift for a baby shower, or even when visiting mom and baby for the first time! Order your sweet pea organic towel and washcloth now from Posh Organic at http://www.poshorganic.com/item_330/Kee-Ka-Sweet-Pea-Organic-Hooded-Towel-and-Washcloth.htm.

Ellaroo Mei Hip Baby Carrier

Posh Organic is proud to announce we are now carrying the Ellaroo Mei Hip Baby Carrier!

Pictured above is the Mei Hip in Helsinki, which can be found at http://www.poshorganic.com/item_328/Ellaroo-Mei-Hip-in-Helsinki.htm. The mei hip is an innovative design from Ellaroo, designed with comfort in mind! A wide shoulder strap and waist strap helps with securing baby comfortably, while also relieving mom or dad's back and neck! This baby carrier is also reversible and made with 100% certified organic cotton. Posh Organic is proud to carry 2 great designs right now, with more to come in the near future! Both mei hip baby carriers can be found at http://www.poshorganic.com/category_73/Organic-Mei-Hip.htm.

Some great resources for going green

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I am so exciting it is finally warming up again so I can get the kids outside and playing (and getting rid of all that excess energy ;).

Today I was thinking I would just share some of my favorite resources about new green products or ways of living more green. One of the resources is http://www.greenmommyguide.com/. Some great features of greenmommyguide.com includes a weekly win-it section where you get a chance to win a fabulous green gift from a fabulous green vendor. Posh Organic recently gave away a $50 Gift Voucher for the weekly win-it, and you can see many other great products that are given away each week! Some other great features of the site includes wonderful articles about different products that help protect our earth with products soft and gentle enough for our precious babies. This is one site definitely worth bookmarking!

Another resource I use is Kiwi Magazine. Not only do they have a magazine, but they have wonderful and fun information online at http://www.kiwimagonline.com/. Kiwi magazine does use recycled materials when making their magazine, and of course recycling the magazine after you are done with it is a must! There is great product information and articles, including eco-friendly crafts to do with the kids. Some great articles are also online and they have a blog and crafts section online as well.

This is just a couple of great resources I like to read and get new ideas for my own family. I am still not as completely green as I would like to be, but I keep implementing new ideas as we can afford it. For instance, we have had our vehicles for quite a few years now, and cannot afford a new one, but when we can, we plan on getting a hybrid if possible (I still need to do some research on cost to fix and stuff, I have heard it can be pretty expensive, but that can be for any car depending on what's wrong). Also, I cannot buy as much organic food as I would like right now, because of cost. But hopefully when I finish school, with both my husband and I working, we will be able to afford more things, and hopefully will be able to just grocery shop at the natural foods store.

Next Week...

We have some great things coming in this following week! I will be listing our new Ellaroo mei hip carriers! These are awesome carriers, I will be doing a review of them next week as well! We are also getting back in the Ellaroo Mei Tai Baby Carrier Deluxe in Osaka, we have been sold out for a few weeks, so I am glad we are getting those back up! I will also be getting a new towel option up from Kee-Ka, the Sweet Pea towel! They had been on backorder for months now, and I am so glad to finally be able to offer these to my wonderful and loyal customers! Look for these items this next week, and keep checking the blog as well for new reviews on these products!

A few pics from Florida

As promised, here are some pictures from our vacation. I am glad to be home though, we had so much goofy things happen on vacation, that I am just happy to be back here. Though it was super nice to see some old friends and colleagues from when we used to live there! I didn't get to see everyone I wanted to see, but hopefully next time!

We are back!!

We are back from vacation! We enjoyed a week in Florida, even though both kids got sick, but were well again by the time we went to Walt Disney World (thank goodness!). I will try to post some pictures later, but for now, I need to focus on unpacking and catching up on homework. All of our items are back to normal with availability, though I will be updating the Swaddlebee diapers either tonight or tomorrow as I am sure some things are out of stock with them by now. I will let you know when I get those updated! Thank you for all the patient customers we've had this week, your shipment will go out tomorrow!

Eco-Friendly Doggie Bag- Poop Bags

It is the time of year that more trips to the doggie park are in order, are you still taking plastic bags to clean up after man's best friend? Now there is a more eco-friendly alternative to those plastic bags, and they are simply called Poop Bags. Poop bags are biodegradable and have met the ASTM D6400 specifications to prove their biodegradibility.

Poop Bags are made of 100% recycled/50% PCW paper. There are lots more interesting information about these bags, such as being made from corn and lots of other renewable products. To find out more about these bags, please visit www.PoopBags.com.