By Karen Aug 31, 2010 - 3:37 pm in Articles - Tagged: childbirth, midwife, natural - 1 comment
So I recently came across a documentary called “The Business of Being Born”, saw the trailer, tweeted about it….and decided to stream it right then and there on Netflix. I have to say to the filmmakers THANK YOU! What an effective documentary in giving women back the power of childbirth! I jotted down some comments [...]
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By Juan Aug 30, 2010 - 1:26 pm in Articles - Tagged: dallas events - 0 comments
Found this cool events to do in Dallas during Labor day weekend. Check them out!… What: Deryl Dodd and the Homesick Cowboys Concer When: September 6th, 2010 from 6:00-9:00PM Where: Concert at Dallas Arboretum Details: A Dallas native, Deryl Dodd has made a name for himself as one of the most authentic artists in country [...]
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By Juan Aug 24, 2010 - 11:09 am in Articles - Tagged: baby - 0 comments
I been writing lately about mom’s and stuff for them. I will continue with this post. Found this in on DailyCandy. Momma products are focused on encouraging a baby to discover their surroundings with products that are unique in shape, movement and color, thus transforming each moment of your baby’s mealtime. Check them out!
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By Juan Aug 20, 2010 - 10:55 am in Articles - 0 comments
Gmaids’ promise is to leave 100% happy customers from the moment the come in to our website until we leave their home. We’re not there to pick up customers’ money. We’re here to satisfy customer needs. When we renamed our company to Gmaids…was with a one idea in mind. To become America’s most loved cleaning [...]
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By Karen Aug 16, 2010 - 8:29 pm in Articles - Tagged: cosmeticsdatabase.com, skin, story of cosmetics, story of stuff, toxic free cosmetics - 1 comment
Crazy how much toxic waste is transferred to unborn babies…! It’s hysterical! Well this video by the folks from “Story of Stuff” on “The Story of Cosmetics” is pretty revealing. Truthful yet not as scary as most documentaries. And encouraging in that we can make a change right away by going to the Skin Deep’s [...]
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By Juan Aug 13, 2010 - 11:04 am in Articles - Tagged: family, food - 0 comments
AC vs. Chocolate Milk from Creative Intelligence on Vimeo.
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By Juan Aug 5, 2010 - 10:59 am in Articles - Tagged: green moms - 1 comment
Recently received an email with cool new company out of Chicago. They make kits for new borns with the finest and cool looking items a baby and the parent need..and all green. Take a look a them www.duckduckgreen.com
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By Juan Aug 3, 2010 - 2:33 pm in Articles - Tagged: homes - 0 comments
Tiny house make more and more sense…..people are paying for places bigger that they can afford. One of the mayor causes for foreclosures was exactly this one…too much house!…for a small budget. Tumbleweed Tiny Houses are making this revolution happen together with other companies. Take a look and if you know any other good manufacturers [...]
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By Juan Jul 27, 2010 - 9:52 am in Articles - Tagged: services - 1 comment
We did a little research and found about some of the best services for women in Dallas. If you know of a service that should be here, please email us at hello@gmaids.com. Best Facialist: Renée Rouleau Best Day Spa: The Ritz-Carlton Dallas Spa Best Personal Trainer: Camp Gladiator Best Eyebrows: Wink Threading Salon Best Sunless [...]
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By Juan Jul 22, 2010 - 4:30 pm in Articles - 0 comments
1. Real Love 2. Financial Stability 3. A Clean house. We can help with the 3rd one. If you haven’t tried Gmaids you should…yeah you could buy more shoes, eat out more often, but having a clean and organized home makes you feel progress, happy and gives you clarity to move with your life…eventually making [...]
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By Juan Jul 20, 2010 - 12:00 pm in Articles - Tagged: hiring maids - 0 comments
Yesterday a lady called us up. She told me that she hired a “green cleaning company” and was promised a deep cleaning. From her office she started smelling like Clorox, she went and ask the cleaning ladies, if they have used Clorox and they said no!…. obviously Clorox is something you can’t hide…the point of [...]
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By Karen Jul 16, 2010 - 8:33 pm in Articles - 0 comments
I’m psyched! McKinney based boutique has got fashion items made by the Wayuu and Embera communities of Colombia! They’re located in West Village 3699 McKinney Ave., ste. 102, West Village 214-295-6930 Check their site: http://www.caritocaro.com/ And the featured article from daily candy here: http://www.dailycandy.com/dallas/article/85925/Dallas-Events-and-Diversions
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By Juan Jun 28, 2010 - 5:56 pm in Articles - Tagged: events - 0 comments
It happens to us, on July 4th I look where to go for Fireworks, when I find it, It’s already too late and end up staying at home. I went ahead and made a little bit of research and here’s what I found. Dallas-Fort Worth where to go for July 4th Celebrations. Highland Park Addison [...]
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By Juan Jun 14, 2010 - 12:59 pm in Articles - 0 comments
To help you really need to…act. Reading MNN one of y favorite green blogs, read this story about Olivia Bouler, 11 years old that is creating original paintings to raise money for oil spill disaster. She has helped raised $25K so far, take a look at her site or facebook, let’s support her and the [...]
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By Juan Jun 8, 2010 - 10:56 am in Articles - Tagged: interview - 1 comment
What do you need to be an entrepreneur? Discipline to Dream, Plan, and Execute. And passion to continue the cycle going. What did inspire you to start your business? Specifically Gmaids started by accident, really. We saw an opportunity to offer maid services online as a way to reach out to new customers. 5 years [...]
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By Juan Jun 8, 2010 - 10:40 am in Articles - Tagged: good works - 1 comment
Today looking at the Dallas News, found this awesome little video of two (and even more) dallas local businesses making a extra to save our oceans. The Petropolitan and Sweet 200. Take a look at the video and let’s support them. Also any salons, groomers, alpaca and llama fleece farmers, individuals, & pet owners… can sign [...]
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By Juan Jun 1, 2010 - 1:57 pm in Articles - Tagged: foods, open source - 1 comment
Today while watching to some of my favorite podcast coolhunting.com, I came across Window Farms and open source project. Here’s the brief of what’s all about. Want to see more check them at windowfarms.org What are Windowfarms? Windowfarms are vertical, hydroponic, modular, low-energy, high-yield edible window gardens built using low-impact or recycled local materials. Goal [...]
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By Juan May 25, 2010 - 2:23 pm in Articles - Tagged: green homes - 1 comment
Recently driving in Dallas…I came across this awesome Modern Homes. They definitely have style. The price must be high I thought…but must be a cheaper way to have nice modern and green home, and that is buying it pre-fab or as a kit. Many people see them as less of a house but in fact [...]
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By Juan May 12, 2010 - 1:40 pm in Articles - Tagged: food - 3 comments
Last night around 11pm driving around, hungry like a lion…my only choices where all the unhealthy fast food chains…i wanted real food and couldn’t find it, this happens to us very often and I have a crazy idea to start a business of just healthy fast food. Some people say that I once in while junk food [...]
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By Juan May 4, 2010 - 6:37 pm in Articles - Tagged: baby, gifts, moms, new services - 1 comment
Our Baby Registry program launches! This May we wanted to get out there our new Baby Registry for new Mom’s, this works exactly as any Baby Registry but with cleaning. Instead of mom’s registering to get items for the baby, they register to get help with cleaning…since the household load is increased when a new born arrives [...]
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By Juan Apr 9, 2010 - 12:47 pm in Articles - Tagged: downloadables, Spring Cleaning - 1 comment
Martha Stewart, really makes and shares cool stuff, I found this Spring Cleaning checklist, you can download it here. Also her blog seems to be very nice, she shares some amazing pics and stories from her life.
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By Juan Apr 9, 2010 - 12:28 pm in Articles - Tagged: Inside Gmaids - 1 comment
New magnets for our Ride…Look amazing. See all the pics in our facebook page
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By Karen Mar 25, 2010 - 10:49 pm in Articles - Tagged: Colombia, Spring break, Travel - 1 comment
Yesterday a friend of my brother’s called me up to get some info on a trip she’s planning to Colombia. She wanted to know which cities to visit and of course, since Colombia is so dear to my heart I swamped her with lots of pictures from my to 3 picks: Cartagena, Medellín and Bogotá. [...]
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By Juan Mar 18, 2010 - 8:49 pm in Articles - Tagged: special discount, videos - 0 comments
Gmaids meets Harley-Davidson from Gmaids on Vimeo. All Harley owners get 10% when they book their green cleaning on Gmaids.com enter coupon code “Harley”. See the pics here.
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By Juan Mar 12, 2010 - 6:11 pm in Articles - Tagged: bay area, green living - 0 comments
During my last trip to the Bay Area, I wanted to check independent/small Green stores and Businesses. I found some amazing stuff and even got to talk to some of them…the sad part for some weird reason a video from Green11′s owner got corrupted I couldn’t save it. (sorry Bettina) 1. Bi-Rite Market A small [...]
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By Juan Feb 22, 2010 - 2:43 pm in Articles - Tagged: Recycle - 0 comments
A new way to earn money?…we’ll yes and no. RecycleBank pays you for collecting all of your recyclable items in a special trash bin that weights the contents and helps you earn money out of your trash…cool ah?… What can you earn? Well pretty much anything that money can buy, actually here’s the link to [...]
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By Juan Feb 17, 2010 - 1:51 pm in Articles - Tagged: food, green business - 0 comments
While reading today’s alltop section on organic blogs came across this cool company from Maine who putted forces together and created a new brand of milk called MOOMilk which stands for Maine’s Own Organic MIlk what a great name. How was born? ”Moostly” like a lot of businesses they were turned down…here’s a little of [...]
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By Juan Feb 10, 2010 - 4:43 pm in Articles - Tagged: Gteams, Inside Gmaids - 0 comments
Finally here…we just created our oficial track jackets for Gmaids. Made from Americal Apparel our favorite brand for us and all Gteams. I wear it all the time…I said I want a jacket that I would wear myself too…usually uniforms are boring…but we made it happen in style. What do you think?
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By Juan Feb 3, 2010 - 7:25 pm in Articles - Tagged: diets, food - 0 comments
Well this week we continue talking about food, now we found this 9 Eco-Friendly diets….I’m not trying to lose weight but I know there’s always people out there who want to do it the right way. I found this article on Mother Nature Network and I think will be of help to someone. I think [...]
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By Juan Jan 29, 2010 - 2:39 pm in Articles - Tagged: carbonfoot print, green living, wholesome food - 0 comments
On our last post I talked about the Top 10 Environmental Movies of 2009. For me the 2 most impacting were Food, INC and No Impact Man. I went to their websits and found amazing links and resources….so are not left in the blank here’s HOW make this thinks happen. Eating Wise Guide. So let’s [...]
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