Short Term Goals for June and Why

June 9, 2012

What are my short term goals for this June and why have I chosen them? As others have, I think I’ll break this down into categories. Blogging Goals (to better my blog): I would like to continue to work on the appearance and organization of my blog. I have established pages for Organic Gardening, Product […]

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Meaning Behind Your Blog Name

June 8, 2012

Why is my blog named Crafty Garden Mama? This prompt is timely because I just redid my About Me page on the blog. I belong to the Philly Social Media Moms group and a bunch of us just went to Bloggy Boot Camp here in Philly. We’ve been supporting each other through updating and improving […]

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15 Interesting Things About You

June 8, 2012

What are 15 interesting things about me?  My favorite vacation was when we went to Italy in 2008. We debated whether we really wanted to come home or start fresh over there. I was on the swim team at Princeton for two years. I am anxious to get back into the water in the next […]

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Day #2 Summer Blog Challenge: A Picture of Yourself Smiling

June 7, 2012

What do I look like smiling?  Luckily, I had some god pictures to choose from for this challenge day. We recently had a family photo shoot with the amazing, Joei Brock. My new headshot on the blog is by her and we found a great local location that had amazing background textures. It’s great to […]

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2012 Summer Blog Challenge Day #1

June 6, 2012

Why am I doing this Summer Blog Challenge? As I have been building this blog, I have been building my community online. I have found some great link ups over the past few weeks. I love the blogs that I have discovered and the interaction that I have had with new readers here has been […]

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Early June Organic Garden

June 4, 2012

What is growing in your garden this week? This week, we have blueberries at a point where they can be picked and eaten, blackberries transitioning from flowers to berries, and potatoes teasing the dirt from which they are emerging. We even landed some volunteer sunflowers where the squirrels must have dropped seeds last year. Plus, […]

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Blackberries, Weeds and Clematis, Oh My!

May 31, 2012

We have had some massive heat here in the Northeast this week. Luckily, everything seems to fairing okay, including my clematis pictured above. We have been doing a lot of gardening at 8 am in the morning before the humidity really sets in. We tackled some of the weeds in the big bed and I’d […]

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Circle of Moms Top 25 Eco-Friendly Mom Blogs

May 31, 2012

I’m entered over on Circle of Moms to be in the running for the Top 25 Eco-Friendly Mom Blogs. Please take a moment to pop on over and vote for me. You can vote for me once a day until June 13, 2012. I’m having a great time sharing my eco-tips and gardening with all […]

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10 Things You Can Do to Celebrate World Environment Day 2012

May 30, 2012

World Environment Day is part of the UN Environment Programme and is celebrating its 40th anniversary on June 5th. This year’s theme is Green Economy. There are many ways in which you can support a Green Economy, which is an economy that seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support other environmentally responsible practices. UNEP […]

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Finding Our Organizational Groove

May 29, 2012

Welcome to the May 2012 Simplicity Parenting Carnival: OrganizingThis post was written as part of the monthly Simplicity Parenting Carnival hosted by The Lone Home Ranger and S.A.H.M. i AM. This month we are discussing how we organize our lives. Be sure to read to the end to see a list of the rest of […]

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