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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
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 Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 6:11:12 PM
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Ok, so I officially boxed up all the nasty, chemical laden stuff in the house and put it in the garage. For one month, I am only using environmentally, health friendly products in the house. Fresh cooked food (trying to only by local, even if it means eating carrots 7 nights a week)....Here is what I have done so far....
1. Hair- baking soda and vinegar, organic hair gel from Aubrey organics.
2. Tom's of Maine deodorant
3. Apricot oil for moisturizer
4. Aubrey sunblock
5. Vinegar/baking soda to clean with
6. Dr. Bronners for misc. things
7. Bought 3 Klean Canteens- recycled all the pop cans/water bottles
8. Bought some re-usuable vegetable bags and 2 totes for groceries
9. Need to buy some cloth napkins/ more washable cleaning rags.
10.Switched to more environmentally friendly diapers (they don't do cloth at daycare... )
12. Vegetarian meals 5x a week
13. Donate all pre-packeged food to local food pantry.
14. Will be changing over to less toxic detergent.
Who wants to join in???
Cheers,
Heather
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 6:26:46 PM
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Darn, hit post when I wasn't ready....grrrrr..
Things to do...
1. Change over to CFL's.
2. Find a toothpaste, some sort of skin cleanser ( I LOVE Noxzema but can't find something "friendly" so I may be looking for something new...), body wash??? I am using the Dr. Bronner's right now and it is ok but I don't really like it for showers, looking for a natural "hair" enhancer.
3. Get all my cords onto 2 surge protectors I can shut off.
4. Remember to shut down computer at night...this one is my bad habit as I am always on for school, chat, email, bills, etc...
5. Set up recycling center in garage. We just have one large dumpster for all things here. I am really going to separate what I have and find a place to take the stuff.
6. Research and buy a compost bin. I figure, in a year, when we will probably move, I will have a good supply of nice soil.
Cheers,
Heather
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 8:38:08 PM
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Heather- You should consider doing the homemade detergent- it is fantastic! Cheap (about $.04 a load) healthy especially if you use castile soap, and ecofriendly!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 04:56:31 AM
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Alee- do you have that recipe???? Or could you bump the thread. I can't find it.
Thanks.
Cheers,
Heather
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 07:24:00 AM
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Hi Heather! I will bump the threads! Check out the "Cleaning Up" section. There have been a lot of conversations about it over the years so I hope that helps! I love ours and I even got Doug trained to only use the tablespoon per load!! (not that he does laundry very often...
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
Edited by - Alee on Apr 24 2008 07:29:56 AM |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2008 : 09:39:00 AM
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Thank Alee and Annika, I would love to hear what you are doing.
Cheers,
Heather
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