Presents!
Christmas is coming and everyone is freaking out driving to the mall and the big box stores to buy a bunch of stuff to fulfill the present requirement. Then, they will wrap these presents in wrapping paper (eek) and bows and ribbons which will be deposited into a large plastic trash bag to languish in a landfill. Me, I shop online and I always go to Nexyoo first. Online, I have a better selection, awesome Nexyoo discounts, no crowds, and no crazy parking lots. If I could do my food shopping online and never leave my cozy house, believe me, I would. I despise the mall and stores send me into a panic, too bright and too much “stuff” jumping out at me. So, of course for Christmas this year I am purchasing Little Green’s presents online and I am wrapping them in the brown paper that comes as part of the packaging or I am going to decorate the cardboard box itself. I never use wrapping paper. The brown paper looks really cute when you customize it and then I can reuse it to line Little Green’s craft table for playdough and watercolor painting. Now, onto the toys.
You know how I feel about noisy, plastic, battery operated toys (distraction devices). So, here are some awesome online toy stores with equally awesome Nexyoo discounts. Leo Goes Grr has the cutest stuff, really cute and the playdough and crayon rocks, well rock. They have great stocking stuffers too, all wooden and non-toxic and wonderful toys and dolls to inspire the imagination and foster creativity. Check em’ out and use your discount. Definitely 5 daisies!
Tiny Revolutionary has the coolest, hippest tees I have ever seen for kids. I know kids hate clothing as gifts but, I think any child would love to have one of these tee-shirts under the tree. They carry tees, hoodies and onesies that are organic cotton and imprinted with some truly inspiring messages. They have offered Nexyoo members a killer discount and who they are and what they do makes purchasing from them a win-win for you and the various charities they work with. 5 daisies
And finally, for the mamas and papas who dig yoga, a little bird tipped me off to Dear Lil’ Devas. They have an incredible discount for Nexyoo members and they are giving away some really sweet stuff with every purchase right in time for Christmas. So, free gifts, Nexyoo discount and amazing yoga gear. What are you still reading this for?
Seriously, get going, if you are going to be buying presents for Christmas, make the right, conscious choices and support these awesome online companies who are doing the right thing.
Happy Shopping!
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of research about food. Yes, food. I love food and hate to give up things that I love but, with some of the stuff I have read, I think I may have to stop eating and survive solely on pranna alone. I just finished Food Inc. (the book) and just saw the movie on DVD the other night (I’ve watched it twice now). So, a review will be coming as soon as I can find words to describe why it is such an important film to see at least once. I finished Barbara Kingsolver’s, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life and Michael Pollen’s,The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals not too long ago, so I owe you a couple of book reviews also. Michael Pollen is my new hero. I have some awesome videos that I will be posting soon and are so worth a look-see. I just watched “King Corn” and have been recommending it to everyone I know. It’s really simple and yet the message will change the way you look at food, especially corn. I think the simplest way to bring about a change as far as food is concerned is to read the labels. I cannot stress this enough. Seriously, read the labels, if you can’t pronounce it and you have no idea what it is, put it back on the shelf. We vote with our dollars and in this economy, we really need to take that seriously. Buy organic, buy local, it really should be a mantra when you enter the supermarket. My veggie drawer looks pretty empty these days because I am only trying to buy what’s in season and there isn’t much right now. I am lucky that I froze and canned a lot of stuff from my garden and the CSA this season and I am hoping that gets me through the winter until spring. Of course, we do have the greenhouse and I will discuss that more in a later post. But I digress, send the message that healthy food is what you want and they will be forced to supply it. The best way to send the message is the choices you make as a consumer. Be conscious, always.
