~ Use your own fabric bags instead of the store bags
~ Use filtered tap water instead of bottled water
~ Turn your hot water heater down
~ Eat your leftovers or give them to a neighbor
~ Unplug appliances when not being used
~ Work from home
~ Eat less meat
~ Use your clothes line as often as you can
~ Carpool
~ Use second hand items rather than brand new
~ Use recycled paper
~ start a compost ( we did this for the first time this year & the kids love it )
~ Get solar panels
~ Plant a garden
~ Buy locally grown produce
~ Use recharge batteries
~ Plant a tree
~ REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, & Repurposing!
I guess you get the point! Just take an extra minute and think about stuff around your house you can do!
I wanted to also share with you my favorite organic cleaner! I've been using Mrs. Meyers for years. Before you could only get this online but now I've finding a lot in the stores! Not as much as a selection you'll find online but still it makes me happy I can get it at Target :)My hubbys aunt got me hooked on this stuff! It smells amazing, cleans great, it's healthy for you and your kids to use and breath in!! The one scent I do love but can't find at the stores is the Geranium one. Also they come out with a seasonal scent that just doesn't stay long enough LOL I went nuts over the Honey Suckle back in 2007 and have written the company 3 times to please please please return this scent!! I want to eat it and roll around in it, it's so yummy! LOL THEN............ one day while at Target what do I see!!!!!!?????? A broken lonely bottle of Honey Suckle in hand soap!! I asked them to discount it cause it was broken!! I put it at my kitchen sink and hoarded it all to myself hehe!! Love that scent!
http://www.mrsmeyers.com/
or you can find it on drugstore.com
3 comments:
Oh...I recycle too! And I am a Mrs.Meyers lady all the way. I love her LemonVerbana the best for laundry soap though-but I do use the Clean scent if I can't find the other. I have not tried the geranium scent yet but someone said it was pretty strong.
I drink Starbucks and I recycle those cup protectors...they all thought it was so funny that I did that and now they tell others to do it too. When I don't have one they really give me the jokes! Hugs- Diana
I've enjoyed recycling too, but have a long way to go still.
Another to add is to shop at thrift/charity shops. So much there can be someone elses happy find.
All great ideas! I do many of them. I am going to have to try Meyers also.Have a great week:)
~Debra
Capers of the vintage vixens
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