07/26/11How to Keep Your Cool in a Heat WaveOur top eight ways to stay cool in a heat wave Posted at 10:51 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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07/19/11Zen Mother: Local Bloggers Help Each Other Find Peace in Parenting; Plus, Tips on How Improve Your Car’s Gas MileageA fellow columnist inspires us to find Zen PLUS: Green Living Tip of the Week: Maximizing your car’s gas mileage Posted at 01:38 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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07/12/11How to Get Your Toddler to Stop Nursing: Weaning Baby from BreastfeedingShould our blogger continue nursing (her toddler’s two), or is weaning on the way? Posted at 10:31 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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07/05/11Why Purell Ain’t So Pure: Hand Sanitizers 101 (What’s Healthy and What’s Not)A breakdown on the perfect (and eco-conscious) sanitizers for your baby’s little paws Posted at 06:21 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |

Dutchess County native Shannon Gallagher can be found in Rhinebeck, embracing her new role as mother to Coraline and all that it entails: little sleep, a constant eau de spit up, and a general aura of disorganization. A contributing editor for Hudson Valley magazine, she also teaches Pilates. While in her non-pregnant state she could often be found climbing in the ’Gunks or jumping out of airplanes, for now she is keeping both feet on the ground, watching her baby grow and exploring the many ways to raise baby green, happy, and healthy.