I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving.  Now folks are really getting in the holiday spirit. I myself avoid Black Friday like the plaque.  Online shopping is much more my style.

The Nature Conservancy reminds us that we don’t just need to give stuff, especially unsustainable, imported, mega-box store stuff.  Often, a gift of time together, supporting a habitat, or charity, is the greenest (and most thoughtful) gift of all.

So today I posted about Green Gift Monday, a campaign started by the Nature Conservancy.  They are trying to get consumers to think more about the impact of their shopping on the biggest online shopping day of the year.  The Nature Conservancy shares a green gift guide and tips for lessening your impact this holiday season.  Check it out.

I also posted on Non-Toxic Kids some sweet green gift ideas and sales.  At these sites you will find unique, meaningful, green gifts, all on sale right now.

In between playing restaurant with my 3 and 5 year old girls, I was busy putting up a new website in support of the release of my new teacher book, out next month.

The book went through production faster than expected, so I am hustling to get ready.  On the site you’ll find information about the book, including reader reviews, and links for more information about service learning.

The book (and site) is called Change the World with Service Learning:  How to Organize, Lead and Assess Service Learning Projects.  Let me know what you think!

You can also pre-order the book on Amazon or on the publisher’s site, Rowman Littlefield Press.