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I opened my etsy shop today.  Check it out at http://www.peewinkle.etsy.com Let me know what you think. 

Resources: Responsible Shopper Updates

Resources: Responsible Shopper Updates

Check out our Responsible Shopper Web site for our most recently added profile, of clothing retailer H & M.  On our comparison page, find out how H & M matches up against other clothing stores, and check the “Go Green” section for suggestions on your greenest options for building a sustainable wardrobe.

Visit Responsible Shopper often, for the latest developments at some of the country’s largest companies, in categories like supermarkets, home improvements, appliances, oil and gas, and more.

For example, on Responsible Shopper’s “recent developments” page, you can find out:

1. Which utility company just canceled five coal-fired power plants across the country. (Hint: If you’ve been reading your e-newsletter, you already know.  Green Americans have been sounding the alarm against these plants for the past year.  Thanks for keeping the pressure on – that’s how we change corporate America!)

Read more here.

Curses You Post-Holiday Sales!

I managed to sneek away from home a couple of days ago – with Andy and Gran Debbie still home on extended leaves from work and partially under the weather with a cold.  I think I said we needed milk.  I really did get the milk.  But I also went to Kohl’s.

It is a rare and precious thing for me to get away from the kiddos to shop these days.  While I am thoroughly enjoying NOT working as much as I did last summer, it’s nice to have some alone time now and then.  This particular trip was also spurred on by two things: (1) our New Year’s Eve dinner at 3 Margaritas to which I wore my black dress shoes which are full of holes and (2) a glossy Kohl’s ad featuring womens boots at drastically reduced prices.

Anyway, my trip to Kohl’s was not entirely pleasant.  I never seem to think the clothes in stores have ANY style anymore (I know, I’m getting old) and they never seem to be marked down quite enough.  Not to mention the fact that I don’t like the way things look on my larger-than-life-behind.  Alas, I managed to find a cute, long sweater vest in black and some black high-heeled boots (similar to some that I had years ago but lost due to a missing heel).

I brought my treasures home and paraded them around the living room.  I immediately decided I didn’t like the sweater vest.  I emptied the dishwasher in my new fancy boots.  But something didn’t feel right.  Maybe they should be brown?

I put them in the car yesterday and thought, I’ll go check out the brown ones someday this week.  I didn’t make it to Kohl’s yesterday, but I did make it to Hobby Lobby to check out the holiday clearance stuff there.  I scored!  I bought a bunch of the paintable crafts that the kids love so much at 80% off!  While I was there, I decided that I could use some more of the cute wall hooks that I put in the entry way for the laundry room.  But they weren’t on sale (4.99 – previously 50% off).  I bought four anyway.

So today, in a rage of guilt, I returned the sweater vest and the boots and the hooks, too!

Then Andy went out for wings and beer.  I don’t know what he spent, but I miss my fancy boots.

Need a last minute gift?

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Happy giving!

Reusablebags.com Co-Op

Many have asked about my Klean Kanteen bottles that Clayton uses as sippy cups. I got them at reusablebags.com (12 oz bottles and the sport lids) and I contacted them about a co-op just for us! They carry a variety of bottles, bags, etc. See the details below!

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