We listed our home for sale — the listing goes live tomorrow (7/22/22)! Check out the great photos our realtor’s photographer took!
July 21, 2022 — Thursday We’ve officially listed our home for sale! The listing goes live tomorrow (and I will update this post with the link as soon as I have it), but in the meantime I wanted to share the wonderful photos of our home that were taken by our real estate agent’s…
July 2022: Daron Jackson did ANOTHER amazing set of family photos for us (3 years since we last had her photograph our family!)
July 21, 2022 – Thursday My friend Daron did a photo family session for us (right after A.J. arrived home on July 6th!). The last time she did this was exactly 3 years ago this month (link), so we definitely needed an update! [I just realized Charlie is wearing the same shirt as the one…
Garfield “Use Your Friends Wisely” McDonald’s mug: 103,600 ppm Lead (causes brain damage) + 7,314 ppm Cadmium (causes cancer)
Continue reading below the images of additional cups/mugs/glassware we have tested. Each image below is a direct link to a separate post about that item containing its XRF test results. This post (about the Garfield mug) is a good overview to help provide context for all of these additional examples. The annoying ads you see on…
1988/89 (?) Pterodactyl Welch’s Jelly jar (purple & white): 103,600 ppm LEAD & 2,706 ppm Cadmium (a known carcinogen)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…
1988 (?) Tyrannosaurus Rex Welch’s Jelly jar (orange & white): 123,600 ppm LEAD — LEAD PAINT on a JELLY JAR (again!)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…
Kikkerland Egg Bouncy Ball – rubber ball shaped like an egg (one of my youngest son’s favorite toys!) Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free!
July 19, 2022 – Tuesday We bought this at a local deli (Flying Elephants) in their gift section. My son absolutely loves this both as a bouncy “ball’ and as a gag. Every time you throw it it bounces off in a different direction (because it is not round) and it really looks and feels…
Disney Pixar The World of Cars “Mater” cereal bowl (obviously made for children!): 20,100 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead & up is illegal in modern children’s items)
July 17, 2022 — Sunday The movie “Cars” came out in 2006. While — to some of us this may seem like “just yesterday” — 2006 was two years before the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was passed in 2008, a law that mandated the paint, glaze, or coating of an item sold with the express intention…
True Story: I used to get Kermit-The-Frog’s fan mail… [#RandomTamaraStory No. 678!]
July 17, 2022 – Sunday Every now and then I like to share #RandomTamaraStories here on the website. This is mostly for my kids’ amusement, and for documenting my personal history for my family — but since I have this public space to share things, and since some of my readers find these vignettes interesting…
Check out the latest Lead Safe Mama podcast interview with “The Momologist”
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…
Lead Safe Mama, LLC Amazon affiliate earnings to date – July 13, 2022 – for all years since we started as an Amazon affiliate.
Published: July 13, 2022 – Wednesday I share this information (our website stats, advertising revenue, and financial progress) with readers periodically so that you can see the difference YOU are creating in making it possible for Lead Safe Mama, LLC to reach our sustainability goals (so the work we do is specifically financially sustainable =…
1990 Tom & Jerry Welch’s Jelly jar (Jerry on a white kite): 123,500 ppm LEAD — LEAD PAINT on a JELLY JAR from 1990!
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…
XRF test results for vintage (1970s?) Fisher Price “Movie Viewer” toy: 5,087 ppm Lead, 249 ppm Arsenic & 55 ppm Cadmium.
Published: July 12, 2022 – Tuesday While this vintage Fisher Price “Movie Viewer” toy is not marked with the date it was purchased at an estate sale where most of the toys were from the early-to-mid 1970s – so it seems like guessing “1970s” for the date of this toy is about right (as with…
XRF test results for vintage (1970s?) Fisher Price stacker toy… with ALL the bite marks! 4,289 ppm Lead, 517 ppm Arsenic & 18 ppm Cadmium
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC…
2022 Lead Safe Mama, LLC Amazon affiliate earnings to date – July 12, 2022
Published: July 12, 2022 – Tuesday I share this information (our website stats, advertising revenue, and financial progress) with readers periodically so that you can see the difference YOU are creating in making it possible for Lead Safe Mama, LLC to reach our sustainability goals (so the work we do is specifically financially sustainable =…
Are you shopping for Amazon Prime Day? If so – start here! Thank you!
Published: July 12, 2022 – Tuesday If you are shopping on Amazon Prime Day 2022, please consider starting by first clicking on a Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate link. In this way we will receive a percentage of what you spend (at no extra cost to you) in support of our independent consumer goods testing…
Brown glass tincture bottle (30 ml, YB Q84): Lead-free, 16 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards).
July 12, 2022 – Tuesday XRF test results for the brown glass 30 ml tincture bottle pictured 60-second test Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): 16 +/- 5 ppm Tin (Sn): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Barium (Ba): 1,627 +/- 56 ppm Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-detect Zirconium (Zr): 325 +/- 13 ppm…
A’s soil from Marin County, California (samples collected June, 2022) & a sample of caulk and wool.
Published: July 11, 2022 – Monday All tests done multiple times to confirm the results. Test result sets reported below are each for testing done for a minimum of 60-seconds per test. Article discussing soil hazard levels Article discussing testing soil Article discussing what I have done to address soil contamination in our yard Sample…
Tamara’s bedroom’s door knobs: 304 Stainless Steel (Lead-free of course!) – c. 2009
Published: June 11, 2022 Sorry I don’t have information on the brand for these. We were fairly broke when we bought them, so I expect they are from either The Home Depot or Lowes. I will let you know if I can dig that information up. We had these bare wood doors installed (along with…
TQ’s soil from Bozeman, Montana (samples collected May 24, 2022).
Published: July 11, 2022 – Monday All tests done multiple times to confirm the results. Test result sets reported below are each for testing done for a minimum of 60-seconds per test. Article discussing soil hazard levels Article discussing testing soil Article discussing what I have done to address soil contamination in our yard Sample…
L’s soil from South Carolina
Published: July 11, 2022 – Monday All tests done multiple times to confirm the results. Test result sets reported below are each for testing done for a minimum of 60-seconds per test. Article discussing soil hazard levels Article discussing testing soil Article discussing what I have done to address soil contamination in our yard Sample…
Are you in the big Lead Safe Mama Facebook group yet? If not, this might be a good time to join us there!
Continue reading below the image! Published: Sunday – July 10, 2022 This was published in the big Facebook Group today Here’s a link to the Facebook Group if you would like to join it and participate in the #GiveAway below. I’m going to do a #GiveAway! Invite your friends to join the Lead Safe Mama Facebook Group! As…
Reminder: Facebook Paid Subscriber Group (July 2022 Update).
Published: Sunday – July 10, 2022 Written for the big (free) Lead Safe Mama Facebook group, which currently has more than 18,500 members! REMINDER With so many people in the [big] group I cannot possibly personally answer every question or respond to every comment (there’s not enough time in the day – although I do…
Another birthday present for Charlie this year – this one was a BIG HIT! Ms. Marvel Comics!
July 10, 2022 – Sunday Learning to read at 14 years old Best outcome of a birthday present ever: We were out running errands yesterday and Charlie asked: “Mom, can I stay in the car and read?” YAY! Most amazing words ever! [He will be 14 this week and is just learning to really read…
Looking for Amazon-Prime-Day deals (2022)… a laundry hamper…
Sunday – July 10, 2022 Hey all! I have been trolling the pre-Prime-Day sales and haven’t come up with much of anything I would personally recommend or buy. I did find this (we desperately need a laundry hamper at the top of the stairs – instead of throwing dirty laundry in a pile on the…