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(writes under the alias, Lilith Silvermane) grew up in Arlington, Texas. She moved to Colorado in 1990, and then back again in 2000. She has six children that range between 16 years old to 5 months old. Five girls and one boy keep her life constantly busy, and just noisy enough to let her know they are not getting into trouble. Being a single mom she has her hands full and her one relaxation is visiting blogs from all around the blogosphere. She works outside of the home for the school district. This way her schedule is flexible enough to get to the kids if needed, but she can work for a bit of sanity, and the universal evil… Money. Suzanne had decided to start a new local and online business. After making a diaper cake for her best friends baby shower in April, she fell in love with the concept of making gifts that help people smile. Cotton Cakes will primarily be made with disposable diapers; however she will have a collection of cloth diaper cakes for those mothers who just need another nudge into cloth diapering. She donates cakes to a local hospital once a month to give to a needy/young mother. Having her oldest daughter at 18, she knows how hard it can be to be a young mother. She writes almost daily on her blog Crunchy Green Lovin’ Mom ~ crunchy green mom~ about everything from laundry, to diapers, to giveaways!

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Eco-Friendly Families Book Review

September 10th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

Eco-Friendly FamiliesI sat on the light rail during the Democratic National Convention.

There was a huge political blogger and mommy blogger gathering at a local restaurant and I knew it would be the place to be for the evening.

So there I sat a 40 minute ride into downtown Denver and a book. I brought it along specifically because I knew that it was something that would create a stir in me to get motivated, to find a way to take that next step into helping conserve our planet.

Eco-Friendly Families is a guide that can help us all teach the next generation of inhabitants how to treat our earth. We aren’t here to force this way of life down someone’s throat or force everyone to drive a hybrid. (Trust me, if you saw my poor gas guzzling 1995 Ford Ranger, you would never think I was an eco-friendly mom at heart.)

We are always looking for new ways to make our family life easier without sacrificing our landfills and our forests and this book seems to do it all. It gives you five minute makeovers per chapter that are easy to do and simple to follow with your toddlers all the way up to your teens.

There are ten chapters that involve everything from Taking inventory: Getting ready to go green, Small changes, Green goal setting per month, Reducing, recycling, reusing , room by room eco-design, how to clean green and birthdays/beyond. It even has an area in the back of the book full of wonderful resources like websites, cleaning products and greener gift giving.

This book is a wonderful way to relearn how to live in a healthier world without sacrificing the amenities we appreciate day in and day out.

Are you willing to take the challenge? Helen Coronato makes it easy for all of us, Eco-Friendly Families is easy to read and a wonderful resource book to have around the house.

  • Want to know how to make Peppermint Cocoa? Find out on page 20, using Fair Trade chocolate bars.
  • Take five minutes for yourself every day! Even these 5 minute makeovers I can do.
  • What to do with those socks who have lost their partner? Page 78 has a slew of ideas for you that are easy and really cute.
  • Like Trail Mix? Almond butter and cashew butter mixed together with other ingredients can make a wonderful afternoon snack. Page 97

Take the first step, I promise you will feel better with every one thereafter!

You can get Eco-Friendly Families from Amazon.

~by Lilith Silvermane
Lipstick to Crayons contributing writer

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