Archive for October, 2009

Eco-friendly Cleaning

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

We came across this great tip list on the site Come Clean Naturally – a Vancouver based cleaning service.  Everyday ingredients to clean all your everyday “stuff”.  Every Little Bit carries several lines of cleaning products, but we wanted to share this list with you too!  Thanks to the team at Come Clean Naturally for letting us use this informative resource.

Eco-friendly cleaning ingredients

Every Little Bit Cleaning

  • Baking Soda (sodium bicarbonate): a non-toxic, all-purpose cleaner. Cleans, removes stains, deodorizes, and softens fabrics.
  • Borax (sodium borate): a natural mineral that kills bacteria and mold. As an alternative to bleach, it deodorizes, removes stains and boosts the cleaning power of soap. Note that borax can be toxic to children and pets: keep these and other toxic products out of their reach, and inform other household members of the whereabouts and purpose of any borax and boric acid in the house.
  • Pure soap (Castile) and vegetable oil-based soaps: cleans everything, and biodegrades completely!
  • Cornstarch: starches clothes, absorbs oil and grease.
  • Herbs and essential oils: for disinfecting and fragrance.
  • Lavender and Tee Tree oils: natural antiseptics which fight bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
  • Lemon juice: cuts through grease and removes perspiration and other stains from clothing. This is a good bleach alternative. (more…)

Meaghan Relkie – Mom of the Month – West Coast Moms

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

West Coast Moms - Meaghan Relkie, Every Little Bit, Mom of the Month
Meaghan Relkie

Co-founder & Vice-President, Product Strategy, Every Little Bit Eco-Shop Ltd.

Growing up, I was never one of those girls who dreamed of getting married and having children; in fact it didn’t cross my mind much at all. Not that I didn’t think I would or wouldn’t, but rather I just didn’t really think about it at all. I had a vision that family was just something that happened naturally and I was more focused on my professional success; I think I was taking my family for granted even before I had one.

Although I enjoyed work immensely, and worked hard at university – completing two bachelors degrees in both English and Psychology – I felt a void in my life that didn’t seem to be filled by career or educational success.

Then I met Ray; we had a fast romance…from friendship to dating to marriage. We hadn’t really decided on children; we figured we might some day but we were busy working hard, travelling and just enjoying ourselves. He wasoct_09_meaghan addicted to his job and I was done schooling and moved on to a variety of social activities. I began volunteering for an amazing organization (Soroptimist) jumping right in as Treasurer and then President for two years, I was training for and running in marathons every chance I got and I was becoming increasingly interested and active in environmental issues, all the while slowly changing the way my husband and I were treating the planet. (more…)

Sweet Pea in a Pod – Droolicious Review

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Babble

By Elizabeth Leach, Droolicious & Babble.com

Sweet Pea Glass Bottles and Pea Pod Covers are absolutely adorable. I love the baby in the pea pod logo! Of course, more importantly, glass bottles are better for baby because they are BPA free. The brightly colored neoprene bottle cover protects the bottle from breaking and helps keep the milk warm. The colors of the covers are more than just attractive. The creators of Sweet Pea Thumb_Bottle_Cover_PinkBottles wanted the bottles to be easy to find when lost under the crib or car seat. Smart!

Sweet Pea Glass Bottles (9 oz) are $8.95 and Pea Pod Bottle Covers (9 oz) are $7.95. Pea Pod Bottles are also available in 5 oz for $7.95 and Covers for $6.95. Both sizes are at Every Little Bit.

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