happy luck o' the irish day to you!
in honor of st. patrick's day, i am talking about all things green. green in terms of the biggest buzzword of late-greening your home, your body, the environment. last february, i attended the monthly meeting of my mom's group, where we talked about green cleaning and greening your cosmetics. i came home and started to turn out the cupboards and medicine cabinets, looking for all things toxic and vowing to do better for our bodies. here's a brief list of things that have changed in the last year for the 3 of us:
in honor of st. patrick's day, i am talking about all things green. green in terms of the biggest buzzword of late-greening your home, your body, the environment. last february, i attended the monthly meeting of my mom's group, where we talked about green cleaning and greening your cosmetics. i came home and started to turn out the cupboards and medicine cabinets, looking for all things toxic and vowing to do better for our bodies. here's a brief list of things that have changed in the last year for the 3 of us:
- burt's bees shampoo and body wash for harper
- burt's bees lotion
- california baby sunscreen and bug repellent
- burt's bees face wash and facial scrub
- alba body lotion
- trader joe's cream shave
- tom's of maine sls-free toothpaste
- crystal body deoderant stick
- trader joe's tea tree tingle body wash
- burt's bees daily facial moisturizer
- clean well all-natural hand sanitizer
- vinegar and water cleaning solution
- bon ami scrub
- hydrogen peroxide and water solution
- baking soda
- borax and oxi white for the laundry
- kirkland free and clear laundry detergent
- mrs. meyer's clean day
- dr. bronner's liquid castile soap
- earth friendly products dishwasher gel
as far as greening the environment, we try to use glass whenever we can (and of course, this also supports michael's company, so it's positive two-fold). i also recycle everything. michael has been known to take out what cannot be recycled and throw it away on several occasions. it's worth trying, right?
greening our foods is a whole different post, so stay tuned.
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harper and i enjoyed some sunshine in today's beautiful weather. for a few brief moments, her crankiness from this weeklong half-illness subsided and it was heaven. i soaked in the warm rays, and the smiling irish (rather polish and german) eyes from my wee little one.
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harper and i enjoyed some sunshine in today's beautiful weather. for a few brief moments, her crankiness from this weeklong half-illness subsided and it was heaven. i soaked in the warm rays, and the smiling irish (rather polish and german) eyes from my wee little one.
1 comment:
yay greenie! Have to ask how you like the crystal deodorant --that's one thing that most people aren't willing to convert to. We have been happy and stink-free for a couple years with it (at least I think - haven't been told otherwise! :)
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