Quick recap of the Green Cleaning series thus far:Chemicals are bad. Don't bring them into your home.Children like to help and they should be helping to clean, every day, until a habit is formed.Today ...
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Green Cleaning 101: Family Edition
Now that you've got rid of all those nasty, dangerous chemicals, your kids can help you keep the house clean! But how can you get them to do so, without resorting to bribes, yelling, and dire threats? ...
Green Cleaning 101: Day One
Cleaning your house with environmentally friendly household products saves you money, cuts down on clutter, makes your life much less complicated, and cuts down dramatically on chemical exposure. It is the epitome of simple, green, organic, happy living.
Happy International Compost Awareness Week!
So far, we are the only people I know that compost; this was absolutely the tipping point that catapulted us into the "dirty hippie" catagory. But it's really easy, and rewarding in many ways:We are diverting even more waste from landfills. (That's after we stopped buying paper napkins/towels/tissues, sorted all recyclables, left yard ...