This was recorded as a Facebook Live video for my friends and social media followers and readers of my blog. If you don’t already know my story this probably isn’t particularly interesting. 😉 It’s just me sitting in my house talking – lol!
This week has been amazing; I have not been able to keep up with the questions and requests for assistance and information — more than 213,000 different people have visited this blog in just one week! I’m floored, and humbled, and thankful – so very thankful. I just wish there was actually time in the…
Well… this first image (above, from 2018) came across my Facebook feed this morning, so I thought I would grab an update from 2019 and compare them for fun! What a difference a year makes! In case charts and graphs are difficult for you, here’s a little summary of the highlights: One Year Ago: December…
Scroll down below each of the images to see the next most popular post for 2019! Click on each of the images to read the post related to that image! Page views listed next to each number are as of the moment of publishing this post and will be updated at midnight on New Year’s Eve (because…
Posted December 28, 2019 The spreadsheet below shows the full history of Amazon affiliate income for Lead Safe Mama, LLC (since we signed up as an affiliate in December of 2016). It’s interesting observing both the monthly patterns and the growth as it relates to other developments and milestones for Lead Safe Mama, LLC. Click…
Published: December 28, 2019 Advertising contract income update: While it may seem odd to some newcomers to my site that I share my income figures publicly – here’s why I write about my stats periodically (including my income from Amazon affiliate links, advertising and elsewhere): GRATITUDE: Since my readers, fans, followers, and friends are literally…
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CHINESE FOOD! This post is the fourth in a series of “what we did for Chanukah 2019” that I have really just written for myself (and my family)… but if you want to read it, you can too! Here’s a link to all of the posts for 2019’s holiday. For the fourth night of Hanukkah…
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Again – I am writing this (a post about what we received and gifted and what we did each night for Channukah – as a family) more for me than for you (I’m thinking I’ll get a kick out of it in three or four years when our life has recovered!), but hey if you want to…
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Again – I am writing this (a post about what we received and gifted and what we did each night for Chanukah – as a family) more for me than for you (I’m thinking I’ll get a kick out of it in three or four years – when our life has recovered!), but hey if you want…
I decided to write about this this week because my readers asked me to. Please know that your questions direct my work – and your contributions support it! This is truly teamwork! If you would like to make a contribution in support of my work at any time, click this link (or search for “chip…
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So – I am writing this more for me than for you, but hey if you want to read it… that’s up to you! As most of my readers know – we have been living in fairly severe poverty since the attacks on my childhood Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy went in to full force in the…
When tested with an XRF instrument this green glass bottle for Ferrarelle Naturally Sparkling Mineral Water had the following readings: Lead (Pb); 151 +/- 16 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,526 +/- 246 ppm Chromium (Cr): 766 +/- 122 ppm Tin (Sn): 75 +/- 37 ppm Zinc (Zn): 37 +/- 19 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,540 +/- 112…
When tested with an XRF instrument this small metal box with a porcelain lid had the following readings: Silver colored edge: Lead (Pb): 533 +/- 177 ppm Chromium (Cr): 355 +/- 126 ppm Zinc (Zn): 1,267 +/- 429 ppm Copper (Cu): 944,000 +/- 1,400 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,167 +/- 281 ppm Silver (Ag): 51,400 +/-…
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When tested with an XRF instrument, this “Pure Down” brand (www.PureDown.com) feather pillow with a white cotton case (no zipper), model PD-16020 was positive for 75 ppm Antimony in the brown piping [and negative for any heavy metals everywhere else]. Note: if you are interested in a non-toxic mattress brand I recently became an affiliate…
#GoalsMet Early this morning (Thursday, December 19, 2019), this month became the second best month ever on the blog – the month with the second most unique views in one calendar month) by you – my readers! Now that we have met this goal, I’ll hold off on reporting any more stats until January 1st…
#Boom #Boom #Boom! We’re “*ON FIRE*”, folks! [Again!] And again…. Sorry if this is boring for some of you, but as an independent advocate, if I don’t share these exciting milestones with you, there is no one else that is going to! Plus, it is thanks to YOU that these things keep happening, so I figure…
Note: This is NOT a sponsored post and these photos do not do this mug justice. Here is the website for this company: https://www.benningtonpotters.com Does this coffee mug test positive for Lead? NOPE! When tested with an XRF instrument, this blue glazed Bennington Potters mug (made in Bennington, Vermont and purchased online directly from the…
#Boom #Boom #Boom! We’re “*ON FIRE*”, folks! By tomorrow night, December 2019 is on track to likely be the *second best month ever* for my blog, with over 214,000 unique views in one month! There’s no way (short of something odd and unexpected going viral later this month) that we’ll get anywhere close to month #1…
Today (Monday, 12/16/19), December 2019 bumped into the 7th #BestMonthEver spot on the Lead Safe Mama site, passing 187,000 unique views for the month of December at around 4 p.m.. Now – at almost 8 p.m. – we’re at over 191,000 unique all-time views for the month of December. If this traffic keeps up through…
When tested with an XRF instrument this terrifying tiny pewter pig (with zombie devil eyes!) is shown to be terrifying in more ways than one! Lead (Pb): 16,700 +/- 800 ppm Antimony (Sb): 80,900 +/- 1,600 ppm Tin (Sb): 882,300 +/- 3,900 ppm Copper (Cu): 13,800 +/- 1,200 ppm Titanium (Ti): 5,354 +/- 369 ppm…
When tested with an XRF instrument the Royal Doulton brand knife (purchased new c. 2009) pictured here had the following readings… Reading on blade Metal – 410/16/20 Stainless Steel: Chromium (Cr): 115,800 +/- 900 ppm Copper (Cu): 614 +/- 231 ppm Nickel (Ni): 1,203 +/- 391 ppm Iron (Fe): 873,900 +/- 2000 ppm Vanadium (V):…
For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method…
Today (12/15/2019), the following milestones were met (see images below!)… There are now more than 30,000 Followers on the Lead Safe Mama Facebook page! December 2019 bumped into the 8th #BestMonthEver spot on the site with more than 172,836 unique views so far this month (it should be closing out the month at #2 I…