November 12, 2008

As mothers, having a clean safe home and environment for our children is one of our priorities.  But how about when it comes to actually cleaning the home: are the products we’re using actually safe and environmentally friendly?

When mompreneur Sarapage created the Baby Girl  line of home cleaning products, her motive was to create a completely non-toxic and safe line of products that she could use and still be confident that it wouldn’t harm her children.  Baby Girl cleaning aids are made of all-natural and certified organic materials.  Unlike other purported “all natural’” cleaning products, you can see exactly what you’re getting in plain English on the back of each bottle.  Take a look at the ingredients in the all-purpose cleaner:

Ingredients:

water, vinegar, organic coconut oil, organic olive oil, organic jojoba oil, peppermint essential oil blend, organic aloe vera, rosemary extract, sodium carbonate

As you can see, there aren’t any ingredients there that will get you tongue-tied just trying to read it.  Ingredients used in Baby Girl Products are all natural, and won’t harm you or your family when used in the home.  They’re made to be effective and safe AND there aren’t any toxins that can potentially cause you or a member of your family to become sick.  Check out these eye-opening facts that SaraPage compiled on the Baby Girl website so that her customers can be well-informed consumers.

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November 12, 2008

Megan, founder of TwitterMoms, together with the great people over at Global Wonders posed the following question to TwitterMoms members for a chance to win a DVD series from Global Wonders:

How do you inspire your children to learn more not only about their own culture, but the customs, languages and lifestyles of others?

Being an Asian-American family in New York, this is actually a part of our daily lives.  The hubby and I are both Filipino-American.  Each of our families hunted out the American dream, and we each immigrated to America as children, he at 8 years of age and I at 2.  Both of us became naturalized American citizens as teenagers.  As you can imagine, while we may be fully assimilated, our lives still bear the footprint of our ethnic background in some of the foods we eat, with rice being an almost-daily staple, and with the hubby’s once weekly trips to the Filipino store to pick up some homemade stews.  (::blush:: Unfortunately, I haven’t tried my hand at cooking Filipino food.)

I don’t think I’ve mentioned it too much before, but I absolutely love food.  If I had the dispensable income available, I would completely foodie-rock out every night.  So why would I even bother telling you about how much I love food?  Well, not only do I enjoy food, I absolutely LOVE food from all different cultures.  Thai, Indian, Irish, German, Polish, Mexican, Columbian, Korean, Polynesian, Spanish (as in Spain), Japanese, Russian, Greek, Turkish, you name it (it’s not possible to list everything!).  Oh, and if I haven’t tried it, I will.  Next on my list is finding an Ethiopian restaurant in the city that won’t break the bank but has decent reviews.

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