January Wrap-Up

January. The start of a brand new year. And this year, if you're living in the Northeast at least, the start of a chilly winter.

Not surprisingly, we spent a lot of time thinking about ways to keep warm -- from eco-friendly fires to heating pads to, well, adding an insulative layer with organic chocolate and fair trade Ben and Jerry's ice cream.

We warded off cold and flu with EO Hand Sanitizer and Sanitizing Hand Wipes, tackled the drying effects of winter heaters with two adorable Crane's humidifiers (in Penguin and Hello Kitty models), and improved our indoor air quality with the RabbitAir BioGP Air Purifier.

We got crafty, checking out ReadyMade, 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt, and Make Magazine.

We looked at ways to improve our minds (reading books like Catherine Ripley'sWhy Ask Why and Michael Pollan's NYTimes piece on nutrition), our bodies (with foods like Newman Organic's Microwave Popcorn, GoGo Rice Bowls, Gnu Bars, and Crispy Pineapple), and our lives (with both energy-efficient fluorescent lighting and daily tips from Ideal Bite). Oh yeah, we thought about working on our tans, organically.

Finally, we did a little navel gazing -- and felt completely justified about it, because it turns out one of us is pregnant! Said navel needed some moisturizing, and we found it with Pond's Cocoa Butter Tummy Butter. Forgive us if our thoughts turn to spring, and with it, Pebbles Organic Cotton Crib Bedding. Look for more baby-related day dreaming as we head in to February.

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