Tag: green

St. Patrick's Day isn't a day that my family is eager to celebrate. It's one of those "holidays" that's difficult to explain to my...

If only there were some way to better connect with busy neighbors, pick up interesting books for free, build a fun DIY project with...

A few weekends ago, I gathered in downtown Dallas with about 1,000 other local citizens to March Against Monsanto. It was my first protest...

The hubs and I love to eat fresh, home-cooked meals. Lately, we realized that thanks to our busy schedules, we end up picking up take-out,...

Because I tend to be the "green" contributor here at Dallas Moms Blog, I've had a lot of questions about how our family prevents...

When my second child was born, we were over-the-moon excited that she was a girl (we didn't know the gender before either of our...

'Tis the season for fun-scented lotions, perfumes, and soaps, right? When it comes to these products, we tend to hold a basic assumption about the...

Can we get real honest here? I hope so, and I really hope I'm not alone in this. My house is a mess. I...

I put it in my eye. Yes, that's right.  I thawed some, found a medicine dropper and squirted it right in my eye. Here's the story:...

I remember the first time I heard about people cloth diapering their babies these days. Seriously? I thought. I usethose old fashioned cloth diapers...

When life in the Gilliam house consisted simply of my husband and me, we did the easy and simple things to be green. We...