Million Dollar Grind

I think it’s appropriate to blog about a product that was created to help reduce plastic waste, since today is Earth Day.  In 2008, Kristen Quigley, Cristina Bourelly, and Jennifer Stoller Barat started 3greenmoms.com to help kids and families grow a little greener.  According to the site, an average person uses 120 plastic baggies, 60 water bottles and 60 plastic forks or spoons in a span of 3 month.  That’s roughly $31 for 3 months of plastic.  To help reduce the number of  plastic lunch bags waste, 3 green moms created LunchSkins.

These reusable, colorful cloth pouches are made from a high quality, moisture-proof German fabric used worldwide in the food industry. These bags are food safe, extremely durable, grease-proof and can even be thrown in the dishwasher.  Their design is so innovative and unique that they even have a patent pending! They come in a set of two, and are perfect for lunch or snack pairings of fruit, sandwiches or chips. At $12 for a set of 2 you’re not only saving the planet one plastic baggie at a time, but you’re saving money too!  Plus, no more ghetto plastic bag washing.  These babies can be thrown in the dishwasher where the washing is supposed to happen.  A facelift for the old reusable lunch bag, why couldn’t I think of that? What other products require a green facelift?  Click here to buy your set of LunchSkins to add to your go green goodies.  Happy Earth Day!!!

A few weeks ago I attended a friend’s baby shower and got to thinking about all the different things expectant mothers have to buy during the course of their pregnancy.  On top of all the baby essentials like diapers, clothes, and electric outlet covers, mothers-to-be still have to worry about adding maternity clothes to their wardrobe.  Maternity clothes almost seem like a waste of money, especially since the lifetime of maternity clothes can only reach up to six months at max.  There had to be a way to extend pre-pregnancy pants into maternity.  Apparently Ingrid Carney came across the same dilemma during her pregnancy and created the Bella Band as the solution.

Ingrid started Bella Band in 2004 earning $90,000 in revenue.  Her revenue grew 700% the next year and has grown more than 70% each year since, hitting the million dollar milestone in 2008.   The idea came to life with the help of a little tube top.