The more I green my life, the more I simplify.
Here are two recent examples:
- I've started using aluminum foil in place of plastic wrap and baggies as much as possible. I even found the brand "If You Care" that is made out of 100% recycled aluminum. This simplifies because now I just pull off the right size foil and I'm not looking for the right size bag. And using plastic wrap just always frustated me when it would get all stuck on it's self, so I'm glad to use a lot less of that!
- The other product I'm using a lot more of these days is baking soda. You can check out www.armhammer.com for all kinds of uses around the house. I'm working on using very simple ingredients for cleaning. When I get better at this, I'll do a post on it. But for now, I'm loving baking soda!
Showing posts with label cleaning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cleaning. Show all posts
Monday, July 23, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
Green Cleaning - LAST of JEN'S 1 A DAY FOR 3 MONTHS!
Those 3 months when we had a house keeper were the happiest of my life...
Seriously though, I hate to clean. I know others out there are much better in this area than I am. The boys used those bath crayons to color the bath tub a few days back and tonight I got a burst of energy and got into one of those rare cleaning moods. I opened the cleaning cupboard, which has not been greened. I saw Simple Green. Usually I would use Clorox on the tub but that uses a lot of water and is pretty harsh so I thought I'd try the Simple Green. It worked great. I think out of my options, that was probably the best. I'm trying to decide if I should just replace my cleaning products as I use them up, or donate them to some place that would normally buy them and start from scratch.
This is the last post for my 3 months of one change a day! I'll do a post in the next week summarizing my experience. I will continue to post, I still have a lot of change I want to do. As I make changes I'll share them here, I'm just not going to hold myself to posting everyday.
I do hope we can keep the momentum going. Thanks Emily for the offer to do 1 or 2 weeks at a time. I look forward to seeing what develops. I think we have a fantastic little group and I will enjoy reading more about how this lifestyle change is affecting you and your families, and continuing to learn from everyone.
Seriously though, I hate to clean. I know others out there are much better in this area than I am. The boys used those bath crayons to color the bath tub a few days back and tonight I got a burst of energy and got into one of those rare cleaning moods. I opened the cleaning cupboard, which has not been greened. I saw Simple Green. Usually I would use Clorox on the tub but that uses a lot of water and is pretty harsh so I thought I'd try the Simple Green. It worked great. I think out of my options, that was probably the best. I'm trying to decide if I should just replace my cleaning products as I use them up, or donate them to some place that would normally buy them and start from scratch.
This is the last post for my 3 months of one change a day! I'll do a post in the next week summarizing my experience. I will continue to post, I still have a lot of change I want to do. As I make changes I'll share them here, I'm just not going to hold myself to posting everyday.
I do hope we can keep the momentum going. Thanks Emily for the offer to do 1 or 2 weeks at a time. I look forward to seeing what develops. I think we have a fantastic little group and I will enjoy reading more about how this lifestyle change is affecting you and your families, and continuing to learn from everyone.
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