It is the end of another year and time for new year resolutions.  I am looking forward to 2012.  Here is a list of some of my eco-friendly new year resolutions for the upcoming year:
- 100% donations and/or giveaways of outgrown clothes and toys
- Learn how to make jewelry using recycled materials
- Learn more about recycled metal art (I came across a website  happyscraps.net that highlights metal art made from recycled metal and look forward to seeing their gallery of work at a local spring festival in 2012).
- Expand gardening goals to produce 20% of more of my meals from my own garden (very ambitious given the size of my garden)
- set up a rain barrel (finally, I have been wanting to do this for years!!)
- learn how to quilt so that I can recycle some worn clothes (that have sentimental value)
- participate in a family park replanting event (with my family)

Here are some of my other new year resolutions:
- complete second half marathon (with a new Personal Record)
- complete my first triathlon 

Looking forward to another year!

We love cooking, especially during the holidays.  Homemade pumpkin pies are easy to bake and provide a lot of antioxidants and nutrients.  We simply follow the baking recipe that is on the pumpkin can (yes, I use the pumpkin from the can as opposed to carving up my own, although I hope to try preparing a pumpkin pie from scratch next year).

I am excited to offer you this free Chocolate kit giveaway.  My kids enjoyed making our own chocolates.  It tasted great (not too sweet) and the instructions are easy to follow and fool proof.

Make Your Own kits are available in Make Your Own Chocolate, Make Your Own Chewing Gum, and Make Your Own Gummies, these activity kits are all-natural, educational, and eco-friendly. With pre-packaged ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, everyone aged 8 and up gets a real kick out of making candy from scratch. Focusing on the history behind and the origin of these candies, each kit is designed to captivate your interest, connect you to the global community, and create something yummy to eat in the process! 

You can have a chance to win a free chocolate kit giveaway.  In order to qualify for the free Make your Own Chocolate giveaway, you need to:

1) Sign up for the FREE eco-friendly living email newsletter (I do not share your email with anyone and send quarterly (4 x / year email messages)).  

2) Sign up for the free Glee Gum newsletter: http://www.gleegum.com/contact-us.htm

The giveaway will be selected randomly by December 31st, 2011.  Best of luck and have a joyous new year!