Archive for May, 2008



Our Power

Published on May 1, 2008

I love this. Our Power - essentially localized buying clubs for residential solar energy systems. It’s so smart and simple and *important*. As a fund raiser, a complilation album has been released that includes Canadian musicians Gord Downie, Ron Sexsmith, and Steven Page alongside indie rock heros like Mike O’Neill, Jill Barber and The Violet [...]


Teflon Growth Defects

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We’ve been needing to replace our frying pan for a while now. Something in the back of my mind made me think that the non-stick, teflon coated pans may not be very healthy. And I was right. It turns out that teflon pans (and other items with Teflon in them, such as packaging, and even [...]


Diapering Advice?

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I just discovered this site - diaperbeagle.com. It appears to be a great resource for the various cloth diapering options, and also has a price comparison feature for finding the best prices at online retailers.
Also interesting is the Real Diaper Association:
The Real Diaper Association, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, provides support and [...]


Diapering options

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Before we had our baby, we attended a cloth diapering workshop. This workshop was put on by a local cloth diaper supply shop and covered the various cloth diaper options available to new parents. There are a lot of options for do it yourself washers as well as the option of using a diaper service [...]


Product Submission

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We enjoy learning about and trying things that are environmentally sensitive, natural, organic, home made, hand crafted, well made, beautifully designed and cool. If you’d like to submit a product for possible review, please send it to:
Magnet Strategy
PO Box 286
Wakefield, QC
J0X 3G0
Canada
Include your company name, the name of your product, and a link to the [...]


We’re no hippies

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Welcome to Living Under My Roof.
Throughout our lives, we are presented with a series of challenges for our families - from the big issues such as where to live, how to live, how to grow, how to teach our children, what kind of legacy to leave our children - to the smaller day to day [...]