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Hi, I'm Calley! I am a cloth diaper, green living, and social media expert. I am a social media marketer by day and green blogger at night. read more
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Category Archives: Blogging
Lessons learned while traveling with kids, dogs, and spouses
Observations from the road trip: 1- My son can’t say ‘pecan’ or ‘cotton’ properly! Even being raised in the South he must not hear me say them much. At 8yrs old he says the ‘pekin’ and ‘coddin’ – I need … Continue reading
Why I Missed a Day of NaBLoPoMo
Would you like to know why I didn’t post anything yesterday? Because I had very little Internet service. I was in the car most of the day traveling on back roads through Georgia. Once we got to our destination there … Continue reading
How do you blog when you’re offline?
This is a question I’m going to open up to my readers and fellow blog friends. When you decide to take time off how do you keep your blog active? I’m never good at scheduling posts ahead of time because … Continue reading
My Favorite Homemade Play Dough Recipe
This is the easiest play dough recipe that I’ve ever found. I found it so many years ago I don’t even know where it originated from. My favorite scents and colors come from Kool-Aid powdered drink mix. The bright colors … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Crafting, Environment, Natural Parenting, Pinterest
Tagged homemade play dough, kids, recipe
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What’s on Your Fridge?
5 Things that are on my Fridge Today 1. #1 Dad magnet that the boy got for hubs a few Christmases ago. At their annual Holiday Store at the school this is what he purchased for his dad. This … Continue reading
Toddler Room Remodel – Before
My Lil’ B is almost 3 years old (Jan 4th) and she’s still sleeping in her baby crib. This is the same (out of date and recalled) baby crib that her brother used over 8 years ago. She hasn’t ever … Continue reading
Are you influential offline?
We met our neighbors tonight (the lame part is that it took us 1.5 years to meet them) who have three young children. There aren’t many families with young children and we’re always on the go so we don’t get … Continue reading
2011 Diaper Awards – Vote Now!
Do you have a favorite cloth diaper? Favorite accessory? Favorite retailer? A fellow blogger and mom of two, Tara from Padded Tush Stats, has opened up the voting for the 2011 Diaper Awards and guess what? I was nominated as … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cloth Diapers, Contests & Giveaways, Environment, In the News, Natural Parenting
Tagged 2011 Diaper Awards, cloth diapers, vote
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Trash to Treasure – How to turn a door into a chalkboard
This is really more of a remodel than a trash-t0-treasure but it still fits nicely for a Thursday crafting post! One of the topics I like to search for on Pinterest are ideas for using chalkboard paint around the home. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Crafting, Parenting, Pinterest, Trashy Thursday
Tagged chalkboard, DIY, door, foyer, home decor, paint, pinterest
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What is NaBloPoMo?
I have been so busy with my social media work that I’ve neglected my blog lately. I try to post once a week just to keep it fresh but I admit that I’ve been sucking big time as a blogger … Continue reading


















