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The Origins Ginger Embrace gift set went to Allison of course, and also to reader Chris in Houston, Texas that writes that she and her family are trying not to use the A/C too much this summer in order to conserve energy.
Congrats to everyone who entered - we all picked up some great green living tips in the comments!
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New and expectant moms deserve a little, make that A LOT, of pampering. And Origins
agrees! Not only is Origins sending Mrs. Fussypants (Allison) the Ginger Embrace Gift Set to celebrate the impending arrival, they are sending a second Gift Set for one lucky Blissfully Domestic reader!
This
collection of decadent, delicious-smelling beauty products includes
Ginger Souffle™ Whipped body cream,
Incredible Spreadable Scrub™ Ginger body smoother,
Ginger Burst™ Savory body wash with bath mitt and Ginger Essence™
Intensified
Fragrance with rollerball applicator. Layer all the products for
complete ginger heaven, or use individually for a light infusion
of this natural mood elevator and nausea combatant.
As one of the first beauty companies to promote sustainability
and equate ecologically-sound practices with chic, Origins is striving to protect our environment for our little ones' generation. Ginger
Essence™ fragrances are filled in a facility where 40% of the
electricity is powered from an on-site 600 kW solar energy system,
making this set truly a gift for mom AND baby.
Enter your well-wishes for Alli below and one way you have adopted a greener lifestyle, and you will be entered to win
the Origins Ginger Embrace Giveaway!
Jessica is Blissfully Domestic's new beauty reporter and the author of A Parent in Silver Spring. She will announce the winner of the giveaway on Monday, May 12.
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May 6th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Congratulations, Allison! I hope you're able to catch some rest!
My husband and I invested in a an energy efficient washer and dryer and we LOVE them!
May 6th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Allison you're going to love this ginger basket! I got one similar a year or so ago and went through it so fast because I became addicted to it!
Congrats on your soon to be bundle and I can't wait to see many many pics!
Jia
http://www.modernmollymormon.blogspot.com
May 6th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Congrats Alli!! I admire you having 5 children! I'm working on my first now, and I'm scared out of my mind!!
For me, then go-green part is learning to recycle. there is no trash or recycle pick up in my area, so it makes it more of a challenge, but we've been separating and discarding our trash into recycling bins at the house. Wish us luck!
May 6th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I'm late to the greening party, but we've recently started recycling and I'm amazed at 1) how easy it is, and 2) how few bags I have to drag to the curb now. We built an energy-efficient home last year and are now exploring solar options as a supplement.
May 6th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Congratulations Alli! Enjoy the Origins products! I use their stuff daily because there's nothing better than pampering myself every day with great products.
We tend to be pretty green in our house but my new effort to be green includes a compost bin out back. I'm finding that we have been trashing lots of great compostable materials since our bin is filling up fast. I look forward to using the new compost in our garden eventually.
May 6th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Alli, I wish you all the luck with your new baby. You can do it!
I am terrible about being green but recently purchased a bag to take with me to the grocery store so I don't have all those plastic ones to mess with anymore.
May 6th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
CONGRATS and best of luck!!
May 6th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Congrats Alli!! All the best to you! How exciting
I've gone greener by installing solar lamps in the garden, and I always use reusable shopping totes when out shopping.
Take care
xx
May 6th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Congrats on the impending additional chaos! ha ha!!
We have become militant recyclers, among other things. We recycle EVERYTHING that can be recycled and have started to really focus on purchasing options that reduce waste and/or are made using recylcled packaging, materials, etc. The additional focus has really opened my eyes! AND - we bought a water filtration system rather than continuing to us bottled water.
May 6th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Wow. Congrats on another baby!
We are big recyclers. I am big into the cloth tote bags rather than the millions of plastic bags I come home with.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Congratulations on your new addition!
We're no longer using bottled water, and we've started using reusable grocery sacks. Also, I buy organic whenever possible.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Congrats!!! Being a new mommy is so tiring yet so worth every yawn.
I make my kids turn off the water while they brush their teeth!
May 6th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Congratulations! New babies are just wonderful. My sister's new boy is 3 weeks old and I spent the weekend sniffing and cuddling him - what a blessing!
On the recyling side of things, we no longer use disposable plastic bottles but instead, everyone has an assigned permanent bottle that is refilled. We also reuse ALL paper bags from the grocery store.
~v
May 6th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
ALLI~
CONGRATS ON THIS EXCITING AND ANTICIPATORY TIME!
WE ARE GREENER THANKS TO WASHING OUR OWN CLOTH DIAPERS, WHICH HAS DRAMTICALLY CUT DOWN ON TRIPS TO THE TRASH CAN.
FOR MOTHER'S DAY I HAVE ASKED FOR A CLOTHESLINE TO HANG BETWEEN TWO TREES IN OUR WOODS SO I CAN DRY MY SON'S DIAPERS IN THE MOUNTAIN AIR AND SAVE ON ELECTRICITY
JANYA
May 6th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I am so happy that you guys are responding to this giveaway and gift to our beloved Mrs. Fussypants!
Although I am not eligible, I just wanted to give Alli some love, Fussypants style: You look so cute today - MUWAH!
AND one thing we have done lately is replace all of our lightbulbs with LEDs and when it comes time to invest in a new major home appliance, we go for the ENERGY STAR model. A little more cash now saves bones in the long run on our energy bills and is better for the earth.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Happy Baby !
Line dry clothes…
May 6th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Congratulations and many blessings to you, Alli!
I carry reusable cloth totes with me everywhere and my husband and I recycle recycle recycle! =D
May 6th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Best wishes, Alli!
We recycle everything, use reusable totes at the grocery store, and I've recently begun doing all of my clothes washing on "warm" instead of "hot" (learned about that one in Real Simple mag- it rocks!). Next on my list- keeping a travel mug in my car so that I can use fewer paper coffee cups!
May 6th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Our fave green tips are to walk or cycle instead of drive; buy local & in season groceries (and carry home in our own tote bags); and use fluorescent lightbulbs instead of incandescent.
All the best Alli.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Congratulations Alli!
Our family went vegetarian about four months ago in an effort to live "greener". Did you know you can do more for the environment by not eating meat than you can by not driving a car?! I know! We didn't know either!
May 6th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Congrats, Alli! (You parents chose a great name, by the way.)
We've gone greener by using reusable totes and a Brita pitcher — no more plastic bottles. Our next step when we move is to recycle more. I love Freecycle, too, for things I might otherwise throw away.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Congratulations Alli!
We've gone green by (speaking of babies…) switching to cloth diapers.
May 6th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Congrats Alli! I'm so excited for you!!
I'm going greener by planting my own vegetables this year, hopefully, I won't have to buy so many at the grocery stores. Also, I'm learning to sew - my first project is to make some reusable grocery bags, so we will quit bringing home the plastic ones.
May 6th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Congratulations Alli!
We've gone greener by making a conscious effort to reuse more…cutting down on disposable everything….and replacing old-school lightbulbs with energy efficient ones.
May 6th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Alli ~ you KNOW how I feel about you! Thank you for all you do.
Baby #5 OH.MY.GOSH. just shoot me now. LOL!
Best of luck, altho my guess is you don't need it by now. =)
May 6th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
congrats alli on winning such a fantastic gift for you and your little one.
this year we have gone green in more ways than one. now that we have a little one we are much more conscious of how we reduce, reuse, and recycle. we started by purchasing cloth totes at our local grocery store — and use them for everything from shopping second hand at local thrift shops, to target, to gift wrapping for friends gifts. i refuse to bring plastic/paper bags into my home anymore. we have also reduced how much we drive by sparringly running errands (this includes purchasing a hybrid with fewer emmisions and better gas mileage so we are consuming less). for the third year we are growing our own organic garden in the backyard and compost all of our leaves, grass clippings, etc so that our son will have a beautiful earth to walk on someday.
it's amazing how the little things can add up to reducing our toxic footprint on this earth so that our children's children will be able to breathe clean air, drink pure water, and live on a healthy planet!
May 6th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Congratulations Alli! Five kids? Wow you are amazing! I have two kiddos 16 months apart and I am overwhelmed with that, let alone adding three more to the mix. You go girl! I hope your newest arrival is happy, healthy and a great sleeper.
We have done a lot of things this year to help with our planet from changing our light bulbs, to our cleaners, to switching from paper towels to kitchen rags that are washable and now my family’s next green project is to start composting.
May 6th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Congratulations on another sweet baby boy, Alli!!
One thing I have done is to conserve gas by driving less and by changing my driving style in small ways. After stopping at lights, etc., I use my cruise control to start off slowly. I also drive the speed limit, instead of five miles over. There are other "hypermiling" tips to conserve on gas, but I only do what is safe!
May 6th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
It's almost B-Day — I am so happy for you! As the mother of two young men, I know what a blessing boys can be. God bless you as you bring this new son into the world!
We reuse practically everything - I wash out plastic bags, I reuse jars for beans and other dry food, I take my own bags to the grocery store and I take all my recyclables to the recycle center. Yay Green!
I hope you enjoy your ginger goodness from Origins!
May 6th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Congrats and blessings Alli!!!
May 6th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Congrats on #5!!!!
We just invested in an Energy Star refrigerator!
~Tanya
the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com
May 6th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Congrats on #5!
I'm overwhelmed by just one!
We've greened by growing more of our own food, and by only buying locally (except for necessary luxuries like vanilla!)
May 6th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
We sold our second car and hubby now rides his bike to work! We also JUST started using cloth diapers!
May 6th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Oops–forgot the most important part! Congrats Alli on #5! I've been reading about how sweet your other "monkeys" are, and can't wait to hear about the next one!
May 6th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Good luck with #5!
I work at EPA and we have "green" potlucks and team meetings where we all bring our own reusable plates, cutlery, mugs, etc. I also keep my reusable grocery bags in the car so they are handy for grocery shopping.
May 6th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Congrats on your new gig. It sounds awesome!
May 6th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
congrats on the new new little bundle of joy!!
we replaced all of our lightbulbs to the new energy efficient bulbs this past weekend!!
thanks so much!!
moore.g at insideconnect.net
May 6th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Happy Baby! Happy #5!
May 6th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Congrats on number 5!
We are going green in our house by trying to use canvas tote bags for all our shopping, since we already use them at the grocery store. We're also buying local, organic produce and even growing a small garden of our own. A compost bin is next up on our list!
May 6th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
I could definitely use some pampering!
May 6th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
All the best to you Alli:)
One of the many ways I have adopted a greener lifestyle is by bringing my own bag(s). *Thanks* for the giveaway!
May 7th, 2008 at 12:51 am
Congrats to Alli! That's so great.
And as for the greener thing… we recycle everything we can (we're fortunate to have a curbside co-mingled recycling program in our area that gets picked up every other week), and also, I'm planning to make some fabric grocery bags as soon as I find a sheet at Goodwill that's not butt ugly (it'll happen someday; I know it's possible).
May 7th, 2008 at 4:09 am
Congratulations! My sister is on #4 and I know how exciting it is! We go green by recycling glass, plastic and carboard!
May 7th, 2008 at 6:12 am
Congrats on Baby #5! All BOYS! Wow, you are the woman.
My family recycles and we use energy efficient light bulbs.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Congratulations, Allison.
I bought SIGG bottles for the whole family so that we're no longer carrying around plastic bottles everywhere we go.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Congrats Alli!
I just started using my own bags at the grocery store in stead of the wasteful plastic ones! It's very nice!
May 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Congrats, Alli!
We've gone green by recycling more and using more natural cleaners.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Hooray Alli!! i just had my first baby 7 months ago, and cannot imagine a 5th! what a great thing to build a loving and fun family!
i'm afraid i cannot be terribly impressive with my green-ness, as i'm quite new to being more aware of my impact. but we decided to cloth diaper, make our own baby food, i bought reusable grocery bags…nothing impressive, but bit by bit i'll get there!
May 7th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Congratulations on your new little wonder! Going green - we have been teaching our daughter to turn off the tap while brushing teeth and washing hands until she needs it.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Congratulations!! What an exciting time. Best wishes for a healthy, happy delivery!
We've recently switched to natural cleaning products, and are looking into reusable grocery bags as well. Feels good to go greener!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
you're going to love Ginger Embrace Gift Set
May 7th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Congratulations Alli — I'm the youngest of five — lot to be said for having more experienced and more tired parents (got away with somethings (tired) and not others (experienced) but it it was/is always a party when home with my family. Best of luck.
I am always surprised at the modern "going green" mantra. I'm a New Englander and where I'm from, it is just what was done — recycle, freecycle, thrift stores, yard sales, hand-me-downs, fixing things, making do. But even I had to laugh last night when I was caught "freecycling" to my neighbor the mound of dog hair I brushed off my dog for her to use around her hosta plants to repel the deer! Now that is taking green to a new level, even for me.
May 7th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
We are going green by trying to walk to the metro, use reusable bags at the store (when I remember) and use plastic juice containers instead of juice boxes for the kids lunches and containers for their lunches as well.
May 7th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Congrats on the new baby! That's so exciting!
My most recent green change is to stop buying bottled water. We all bought reusable aluminum water bottles now which we just keep filling up. I thought it was going to be hard to adjust to that but it wasn't so bad and I feel so much better about not adding all those bottles to the landfills.
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Congrats Alli!
I'm hoping for 3 myself, but still figuring out the first one.
We've recently switched to no-phosphate dishwashing soap and automatic dishwasher tablets. Save the Bay!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
wow mrs. fussypants, #5!!!
we are trying not to use the AC this summer too much to save energy.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
I am so impressed-5 kids, you rock!!
Enjoy-
May 7th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Congrats Alli- I love having two little ones!
We have gone green by investing in SIGG waterbottles. The are so much better for the environment then the plastic ones. REsuable and so cute! I love them
May 8th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Congratulations on the new baby! I think babies are just so incredibly exciting!
I got married four months ago and my husband and I try to be green in a million ways. We live in a tiny apartment (but perfect for two people) so we don't use as much energy to heat it, etc. We are both vegetarians and so we aren't contributing to the demand for industrially produced meat that puts many pounds of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. We sold our car and now rely entirely on public transportation and we try to eat locally as much as possible!
May 8th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Congrats Alli!
I am going greener by turning off lights when not in use.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Congrats, Alli!
We've gone greener by replacing all our bulbs with CFLs, using reusable grocery bags, eating organic (if we can afford it!) and trying to reuse whatever we can before we toss it.
Best of luck with the new baby!
May 8th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Congrats Alli !!!!!!
I now use cloth bags instead of the paper & plastic one
May 9th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Congratulations, Ali! Such special news. One way I have been adopting a greener lifestyle lately, is by increasing the amount of items that I recycle. I've been much more concious of it.
May 9th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Best wishes Alli!
we are getting greener by using reusable grocery bags, and shopping at local farmers markets.
May 9th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Congratulations on the upcoming arrival, I am sure everything will be fantastic.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
happy baby!
May 9th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Congratulations Fussypants!
I've been VERY good about keeping my shopping bags in my car and making sure I use them when I shop.
May 10th, 2008 at 4:00 am
Here's wishing you sleep filled nights and few squabbles between siblings!
Greener tips- We are recycling paper, using energy efficient lightbulbs, use cloth diapers. Also we combine trips out(errands)/carpool to work.
May 10th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Congrats, Alli! May you have an opportunity to pause and enjoy these Origins things sooner rather than later!
Well, as an example of how very green and wonderful I am, today I planted our vegetable garden. We also compost.
May 11th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
All the best Alli! 5. Wow.
The major green thing I have been doing is walking, walking, walking everywhere. And if I can't do that, I take the bus or ride my bike.
May 11th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Congratulations Alli! And I'm not just saying that so I can have the possibility to win this gift.;) I truly hope that all goes well and that you are surrounded by pampering and celebration during this time. You're awesome!
The kids and I walk to and from school now instead of driving. Not only are we helping cut down on pollution, but I thoroughly enjoy the 20 minutes of 'talking time' with them.
May 11th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Congratulations Alli!!!!
Greener Living–I've stopped using all regular cleansers in our home. We've actually changed just about everything to be more natural and live a more simple life.
May 11th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Yes! I would love to give this to my daughter who is expecting June 13!
Thank you!
Deborah
May 12th, 2008 at 6:50 am
I started recycling and I am TRYING to stop buying food and other products packaged in a ridiculous amount of plastic. I'm also doing a bit of composting (don't really have space for full on) and started a garden.
May 12th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Congratulations Alli!
We recycle newspapers, glass bottles, and I am saving cans for my niece Emma to take to the recycling center. We also have stopped buying bottled water.
Have a nice day!
May 12th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Congrats; I'm five weeks away from our second baby, so I have a long way to go to catch up to you. :o) Since I'm a stay-at-home mom working as a freelance writer, we save gallons of gas every weekday by eliminating a commute — and our car is going to last longer (hopefully).
May 12th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Ooh, I would love this. I had #5 in February… she's a little blessing, so sweet!
May 12th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Best to you, Alli!
We have gone greener in so many ways - using cloth napkins now, wrap-n-mats instead of baggies for sandwiches and brown wax paper bags when we MUST use a baggie.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
I am expecting my next little boy in a couple months (I have a 2yr old boy at home now). Good Luck with your new arrival. I bet you'll need some pampering and I could use some myself.
Thanks.
babyloveslings(at)gmail.com
May 12th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
oh, and greener lifestyle… we use cloth shopping bags and mesh produce bags sometimes too.
May 12th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Waiting for the new arrival so I can start working on the hat! I still need to hear your color preferences lady.
Greener:
reusable totes (which also double as library book bags)
Freecycle
Brita pitchers
buying local, especially the yarns I use for my knit and crochet projects.
May 13th, 2008 at 1:37 am
congrats, you are doing great
we use totes at the store
May 13th, 2008 at 6:10 am
Congrats Alli!
I am trying to make the people at work be more environmentally concious. I've been buying recycled office supplies and have my boss printing double sided copies to use less paper!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Man am I impressed - 5 boys!!?!
I'm watching the neighbor's 8 month old today (I have a 6 1/2 month old) so I have even more respect (and a little sympathy) for you!
I'm ashamed to say, but we just started recycling. Horrible, I know! Better late than never,right?