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		<title>Did You Buy a Baby Tub?</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/02/08/did-you-buy-a-baby-tub/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was sure we would simply slip our infant into a sink full of bubbles and save a large hunk of plastic from entering the landfill. When we found the kitchen sink bath to be far trickier than anticipated, my husband insisted on buying a baby tub. Of course, now I realize that gently used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Wooden Baby Gear at Affordable Prices</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/02/06/sustainable-wooden-baby-gear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we haven&#8217;t yet discovered a ceramic crib, we are happy to report that there are some unexpectedly eco-friendly, beautiful and affordable pieces of green baby gear. Rebecca and I both focused on minimizing with our babies to avoid being swallowed in a sea of plastic doodads. But the Growing Up Green product line would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Handing Down Baby Gear or Receiving Secondhand Baby Goods-or Both?</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/02/01/are-you-handing-down-baby-gear-or-scoring-secondhand-baby-goods/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/02/01/are-you-handing-down-baby-gear-or-scoring-secondhand-baby-goods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month we&#8217;ll be exploring how to outfit a green nursery with high quality baby gear on a budget. Of course, our favorite green strategies involve those old school R&#8217;s: reduce, recycle and reuse. But it can be tough to score all secondhand baby gear if you are the first one of your friends and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Worth Buying A Good Couch When You Have Young Kids?</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/30/splurging-on-a-new-couch-and-leaving-the-lumpy-futon-behind/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/30/splurging-on-a-new-couch-and-leaving-the-lumpy-futon-behind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my life before kids, I was much too cool for furniture. I had been a world traveler and wanted to live out of my backpack for the rest of my adult existence, even when I moved back to Oregon. Eventually I settled in enough to buy a great quality used futon for $100. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dishwashing Water Smack-down</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/26/the-dishwashing-water-smack-down/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/26/the-dishwashing-water-smack-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rebecca</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Green Household]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washing Dishes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dishwasher versus hand washing dishes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband and I have a recurring “discussion” (I wouldn’t classify it as an argument or even disagreement, really) about proper dishwasher use. When we first had a dishwasher installed over two years ago now, I did a lot of research. These wonder appliances clean better and more efficiently than even the most frugal hand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Ever Been to a Naked Lady Party?</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/25/a-naked-lady-party-for-moms-setting-up-a-clothing-exchange/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/25/a-naked-lady-party-for-moms-setting-up-a-clothing-exchange/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=8081</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t, don’t worry…this is not a gathering will involve actual nudity. It&#8217;s really just a clothing exchange. I have to say that I&#8217;ve never attended a Naked Lady Party, but it sounds like a great way to bond with girlfriends while we hold each other mutually accountable for cleaning out our closets. Plus, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organizing Your Closet in the Postpartum Months: Where do You Start?</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/23/organizing-your-closet-in-the-post-partum-months-where-do-you-start/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/23/organizing-your-closet-in-the-post-partum-months-where-do-you-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cleaning out maternity closet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[getting postpartum wardrobe established]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organizing your clothes after baby]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahh elastic. During the months leading up to my children’s births and the long struggle to find my waistline afterwards, I leaned on the magical stretchy waistline to clothe my ever changing body. At a certain point though, I peered into my closet and saw not a single thing I wanted to wear. My maternity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make room for baby by reducing, recycling, and reusing</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/16/make-room-for-baby-by-using-the-good-old-three-r%e2%80%99s-reduce-recycle-reuse/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/16/make-room-for-baby-by-using-the-good-old-three-r%e2%80%99s-reduce-recycle-reuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[January is a great month for reorganizing your bathroom or decluttering the kitchen counters but I remember that both my pregnancies spurred my (limited) organizational tendencies into overdrive. At the time, our house was a thousand square feet and we wanted to evaluate how we used every inch in the days before our babies arrived. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is bokashi composting?</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/11/what-is-bokashi-composting/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/11/what-is-bokashi-composting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=8020</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While I loved that traditional composting turned old onion skins into rich soil, I did not enjoy the colony of mice who had taken up residence in our compost bin. They waited with entitled patience for me to deliver their daily meals of table scraps by sitting atop the heap, not even scattering when I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I stopped composting and started using bokashi bins</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/09/why-i-stopped-composting-and-started-using-bokashi-bins/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2012/01/09/why-i-stopped-composting-and-started-using-bokashi-bins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month Rebecca and I are focusing on reducing household consumption and waste. As we&#8217;ve both shared, we&#8217;re probably considered tree hugging hippies by many, but our thrifty, green fervor has slacked off a bit over the years. Even though I no longer hang out every load of laundry, I have to say that giving [...]]]></description>
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