Blog to Inspire finalist tout-est-des-roses is Sara Sophia, who blogs to share her joy, her everyday adventures and happy findings, things she loves and things that move her. Eight years ago our first child was born, a wee little man who came into the world all shiny and new on the eve of Christmas. I…Read the full article.

Blog to Inspire finalist Strocel is Amber, an all around crunchy granola mom to 4-year-old Hannah and 1-year-old Jacob. She is an engineer-turned-at home mom and an aspiring freelance writer. The holiday season is approaching fast. Much faster than I like or would care to admit, frankly. You would think that one of these years…Read the full article.

The Food Renegade posted today on an FTC report on hearing about food marketing to children. Conclusion of the report? Voluntary standards for advertisers. I want to give the benefit of the doubt, but I’m just too cynical. As long as there is profit to be made from marketing sugar, fat, and salt—and long-term profits…Read the full article.

Have you been talking about holiday consumption with people around you? Our post on children and consumerism sparked discussion on Twitter and Facebook. How about joining in the discussion locally as well? No Impact Man and Center for the New American Dream are sponsoring this week screenings of the film No Impact Man along with…Read the full article.