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Green Please!

Kiddie time on BT Winnipeg with locally made goods

May 25 by Melissact

I love kids stuff. I can’t even believe the options parents can choose from today that just didn’t exist when we were kids. I must confess, I’m even a little jealous. When I was putting these 2 segments together for BT Winnipeg, I really wanted to include stuff that the kid in me (and most [...]

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Ecojot

Mother Nature wants you to consume environmentally

April 22 by Melissact

What’s your take on consumerism and this world of planned obsolescence we now live in? CTV News Montreal had me on to talk about responsible consumption in time for Earth Day. To demonstrate my point, I had with me in the interview some locally-made, eco-friendly products by Ecojot, St.Geneve and Bio Spectra’s Attitude products.

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Giovanni Cosmetics

March 17 by Melissact

I picked up this bottle of Giovanni Cosmetics Natural Hair Mousse Styling Foam, made in Southern California.

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Escents Aromatherapy

February 25 by Melissact

What I’ve discovered in wearing an Escents Aromatherapy Essential Oil Blend as a perfume is that it costs a fraction of what regular designer fragrances do and lasts twice as long. Equally cool is that you won’t smell like everyone else (finally, some individuality!) and all their blends contain pure ingredients, zero chemicals or dyes… Completely natural.

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Cairo, summer of 2009

8 great Canadian and American made dog products

February 4 by Melissact

My girl Maya had a bad day. She has epilepsy and had a really long seizure Wednesday afternoon. It wasn’t the first time, nor will it be the last time. I knew this though when I signed the adoption papers. Because of her medical condition – and because she’s a great dog, I dote on her and take extra special care of her. I’d like to dedicate this post to my “niece” Cairo. Cairo was my sister’s boyfriend’s Golden Retriever. She died this afternoon at 4:00PM surrounded by love.

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Adzuki beans

Homemade organic adzuki beans exfoliating scrub

November 14 by Melissact

So, since I can’t afford to restock on my usual (and expensive) skin care products, and also because I’m trying to get back to the basics in regards to what I eat and put on my body, I decided to take a stab at making my own. I’ve hesitated for so long because I could [...]

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