Happy Valentines Day Giveaway!

We're share'n the Love (and the Peace) by giving away one 100% organic cotton natural color Love and Peace t-shirt for Valentine's Day.
To enter just post a comment telling us what gives you the most love and peace in your life and what size you would like; they come in baby, kid, adult and women sizes. So yes, anyone a be sport'n one.
We will be announcing the winner February 10 after 7:00 pm PST.

And The Winners Are...

For our limited edition "I'm This Many..." Giveaway Two shirts go to:

reengeibel- Blue 4

2migirlsmom- Purple 2


Thank you to everyone who entered.
Stay tuned because we will be having 1 or 2 giveaways a month for 2008.

Last Day for I'm This Many... Giveaway

This is your last chance to win one of two I'm This Many... birthday t-shirts. Enter here, you have until 7:00 pm PST tonight.

Sometimes I Feel Like The Only One But I'm Not

I had one of those days with The Monkey.
It was completely upside down.
I don't want to get into it because it was U-G-L-Y.
Thank God for The Bubby (and his help) and for this post (it made me laugh).

Oh, And A Couple More Things...

This, so funny (we love The Daily Show guys and Dave too):




And this,
the song is kinda corny, but very true:

Reason #265...

Why we love Whole Foods grocery store.

They're take'n a stand!

BYOB! (Bring Your Own Bag)

I've been going to the gym and I have two weeks under my belt.
Some of you might remember this from awhile back.
I've been feeling plump.
We will see how long it will last.

Compostmodern 08

Soapbox Time

Yesterday, I was fortunate to go to an all day conference devoted to transitioning sustainability in design and business. There were many discussions and ideas (my head is pretty full). One being, "Cradle to Cradle" recycling, a more full circle form of recycling. For example, you are encouraged to bring back your used, worn out clothing you bought from Nau and they will take it and make a whole new garment from it. But the biggest thing I took from the conference was that we must no longer think and act on the "It's all about me." attitude and way of life. If we are going to save the planet, ourselves and our children, we must think more socially. We must end the drive of individual ownership of every single thing and begin to think of our selves as users and borrowers.
We must share. We must be transparent. We must act now.

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
-Native American Proverb

Please check out the following websites to learn more about the individuals and business who are making the revolution begin.

Alex Steffen and World Changing
Everyone needs this book.

Mark Galbraith Nau Clothing
Urban outdoor clothing made with sustainable production; "Cradle to Cradle" design.
And not granola.

Jean-Charles Boisset Boisset Family Estates
French Wine organically grown with biodynamic farming techniques, in state of the art sustainable packaging.

Valerie Casey The Designers Accord
"...A call to arms for designers to reduce the environmental impact caused by design, and to work collaboratively to inspire sustainable change."

Adam Werbach Act Now Productions
"...the driving force behind Wal-Mart's strategy to become a global leader in sustainability and internal sustainability communications aimed to educate and engage the heart and soul of the organization-its 1.3 million U.S. Associates."

Tom's Birthday

I spent the majority of the morning with the Monkey outfitting his tractor with reflective tape that he wanted. The rest of the day I worked. We had a nice supper together, the four of us, and cake. Put the Monkey to bed and then friends came by. I got a few really thoughtful gifts. We have lovely friends.
At this point, 45, growing older is rather... uncomfortable.

Some of the gifts:

Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Flyod
Helvetica A documentary film by Gary Hustwit
1 bottle of beer from the Westvletern Brewery

Wow!

Hello everybody.
Thanks so much for entering, we're so excited.

We are having another giveaway on My Mom Shops for her bloiversary, check it out, it's only going on until 11:59 pm, Thursday, January 17th, so, you better hurry.

Bloggers Rule!

Another Giveaway?!

YES! YES! YES!
WE'RE CRAZY! CRAZY! CRAZY!
We're giving away 2 of our special edition 100% organic cotton "I'm This Many..." shirts.
We don't even offer these on our website (not yet anyways).
Just leave a comment on which color (purple or blue) and number (1, 2, 3, or 4) you would like and you'll be entered.
The winner will be notified on January 31, 2008.

And The Winner Is, Drumroll Please...

Well, actually, we are announcing three winners:

The Silly Wagon

A Little Moore (email us so we can get your information)

And LogansWorld

Yes, all three of you win a $25.00 gift certificate to our little on line store. We couldn't make up our mind and were so thrilled you shared your wears with us, we wanted to share the love.
Thank you to everyone who commented and sent photos in. We hope it was fun.

You Know The Monkey Is Sick...

when he won't even eat ice cream to feel better.

So, that is where we are at today; The Monkey is sick with a fever.



Poor Monkey.

Social Change; One Dollar At A Time

Soapbox Time

I had to run over to the Co-op tonight to get some milk and sugar for the morning and happen to come across a little business size card that had the following information on it:

(Front of Card)

Social Responsibility
Rankings: Gas Stations

A Sunoco
A- BP, Amoco, ARCO
B+ Marathon, Ashland
B Citgo
B- Valero, Beacon
C+ Total, Hess
C Costco, Shell
D Conoco, Phillips, 76, Jet, Coastal
D- Chevron, Texaco
F Exxon, Mobil

Turn Every Dollar
=Into Social Change=

www.betterworldshopper.org

When I came home, I looked up the site and thought it was very clear, well researched, and easy to understand.
We hope you think so, as well.

Another Pair

Silly Wagon emailed these photos of her "little man's" crocs. Mmmm, I think it's pretty close. We will have to see.
We are going to extend the contest for a couple more days, so email us with anything you might have. Remember, everyone who comments (with an email address) gets a 20% off discount code to our online store.
If you email us photos, you are entered to win a $25.00 gift certificate to our online store.

Our area here in Northern California has had crazy weather from Friday to early yesterday. About 80% of our town had no power for a lot of that time.
We were lucky to have power BUT we had no Internet.
OH, THE HORROR!!
Luckily, we are all OK and survived with out it.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year Everyone!
Thanks for visiting and your continued support.
You're the best.
-xoxo