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Upcycled Wool SALE!

2014/01 By Lauren B. Stevens Leave a Comment

If you haven’t guessed by now, I am the owner/creator of Median Woolworks.  Median Woolworks is an outlet for all of my handmade woolen goods, from beautiful hand-knit pieces to upcycled wool longies & shorties.  I want to share my current sale with everyone, as I’m trying to clear through some of my inventory to feature some new pieces.
Right now, I have wool soakers on sale, starting at $8 (US postage included), and longies starting at $12 (US postage included).  Once I sell through some of the soakers listed, I’ll be listing more longies.  If you’ve been curious about trying wool, or are looking to add some wool to your cloth diaper stash, you definitely need to take advantage of this sale!
Take a look around, and take advantage of the easy, secure checkout HERE.

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Why I Call Myself “Progressively Crunchy”

2013/04 By Lauren B. Stevens Leave a Comment

Welcome to the April 2013 Natural Living Blog Carnival: Natural Kids.This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Natural Living Blog Carnival hosted by Happy Mothering and The Pistachio Project through the Green Moms Network. This month our carnival participants have written posts about how they communicate with their children about natural living and how they implement those changes with their kids.

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One of our ‘wedding trees’ – 2 years old

I’ve always thought about the environment, and my impact upon it, but my concern has definitely grown in recent years, and especially once I became pregnant.  I’ve always loved to spend time outdoors, so it was no coincidence that my husband and myself chose earthy tones for our wedding colors (chartreuse and chocolate brown).  When we chose our favors, we wanted to go with something that would actually be used, and saplings and plantable wildflower cards were what we ended-up choosing.  We recently celebrated our 2nd anniversary, and one of our guests sent us the above picture of one of our wedding trees – absolutely beautiful!

Fast forward six months.  Sure, I recycled.  Heck, I even switched to using vinegar as an all-purpose cleaner.  However, adopting natural living took on an entirely new meaning once I became pregnant.  If I could have, I would have lived in a bubble throughout my pregnancy.  In all honesty, I likely would never have been so conscious of what I come into contact with (toiletries, cleaning supplies, even air quality), and the food that I eat, if I hadn’t become pregnant.  I wanted nothing to potentially harm the little miracle growing inside of me.

Now that my son is here, there are so many ways in which we live a more natural lifestyle.  When D exhibits signs of illness/ailments, I try homeopathic routes before medicating him (to clarify, I do take him to the doctor when he needs to go).  I’ve used my breastmilk to clear up conjunctivitis, used an organic essential oil vapor rub when he’s exhibited signs of congestion, and swear by a stick of cold celery for teething.  I cloth diaper for many reasons, preferring to use unbleached prefolds in natural fibers.  I try to recycle in as many ways as I can, be it the books we read, the baby equipment and clothes that we buy, down to the containers our food and beverages come in.

Best of all, my son is growing up with a love of the outdoors (like his mom).  We spend as much time outdoors as possible hiking, exploring our natural surroundings, visiting local playgrounds, or just taking picnic lunches.

It’s been an evolution, a progression of sorts, and my family’s carbon footprint gets smaller every day.  If my job, as a parent, is to lead through example, I’m setting the blueprint for the eco-conscious, outdoorsy young man my son will someday become…

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Visit Happy Mothering and The Pistachio Project to learn more about participating in next month’s Natural Living Blog Carnival!Please take some time to enjoy the posts our other carnival participants have contributed:

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Lauren B. Stevens is a former publishing rep-turned-writer, whose work can be found on ChildVantage, The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy and Care.com, among many other websites. When she's not chasing her precocious preschooler, Lauren pens hilarious and heartwarming stories about her life as a mother, ghostwrites blogs for businesses, and sometimes even finds the time to write a bit of creative non-fiction.
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