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Across the Fence:  Changing my husband--yeah, right!  |
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traildancer
True Blue Farmgirl
485 Posts
Loyce
Glide
OR
USA
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 Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 10:08:19 AM
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Okay, so I have been reading a lot of posts in a lot of forums. Several of the ideas posted here really resonate with me, particularly the green cleaning tips and recipes. I feel pulled to live more environmentally consciously but how do I get the rest of my family to follow?
For instance, I like the idea of using cloth napkins. But my husband is sloppy. There are always crumbs, globs, drips, etc., around his plate, on the table, on the placemat. I don't like stained things and I am afraid that he will be resistant to this change and it will deteriorate to a big arguement.
By the way, we will have been married for 25 years this coming June.
Someone posted in Farm Girl Fashion, I think, about having different colors for different family members. I guess his napkins could be a dark patterned fabric?
Thanks for your input.
The trail is the thing.... Louis L'Amour |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 12:41:29 PM
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Use oil cloth? Or make his set in some crazy funky "GUY" pattern and then it wont matter! You can always put out the nice stuff when company comes.
Farmgirl Sister #17
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prairie_princess
True Blue Farmgirl
613 Posts
Elizabeth
Carpenter
WY
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 1:48:38 PM
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aren't all husbands that way? :) i think Julie's idea is fun... i figure if you make something, including change fun, he'll be less resistant. hey, maybe make them yourself and involve him in finding a pattern/fabric he likes! if he has his own, personal set, it might make him feel special and he'll want to use them all the time!
"Only two things that money can't buy, that's true love and homegrown tomatoes."
- Guy Clark
"The man who has planted a garden feels he has done something for the good of the world."
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 2:24:46 PM
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My husband is the same way - so far I haven't switched to cloth napkins for that very reason, although I just made a whole set from vintage tablecloths. Dark color might be a good idea and oilcloth for a tablecloth has saved my sanity:) And I feel the same way about the argument - I would rather the people in my life felt that I valued them more than the napkins/furniture/etc., so I kind of let things slide.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 3:41:22 PM
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I use washclothes for everyday napkins, I made a bunch of white ones outa terry clothe, that way I can wash them, and add vinegar and baking soda to keep them white.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2010 : 3:51:33 PM
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Washcloths make sense! They are absorbant, easy to make and wash up nicely! That's a great idea, Teresa.
Forget buns of steel, I'd rather have buns of cinnamon!
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 07:32:57 AM
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Hey, just make him a set in camo, that will hide everything!!
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13774 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13774 Posts |
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beekeepersgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1423 Posts
Luanne
Cresco
PA
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 11:24:25 AM
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I think camo is an excellent idea - and, have you ladies seen the new pink camo fabric? Make a pink set for yourself to match his!!!
Luanne
beekeepersgirl #691
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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