Thursday, April 22, 2010

Changes...

Over the last year we have made a conscious effort to become more green. Okay, really it was mostly me making decisions & the rest of the family willing to going along with them, but I know Jon believes in & whole-heartedly supports these changes. We strive to be green for the environment, our health & most importantly for our daughter's future. So I've decided to celebrate Earth Day I would like to share some of what we do to try & live a more environmentally responsible life. I hope this inspires you to make changes in your home & please share with me how you are living green, because I know there is sooo much more we can do.

Some of the stuff we've been doing for awhile is separating recyclables from trash, composting & using reusable grocery bags. One of our biggest changes this last year & a catapult towards many others was switching to cloth diapers.

Instead of disposable wipes & paper towels after meals, we've switched to Bummas wipes. You can just use wash clothes, but I really like the small size of these & the different color stitching, I change them out daily & each kid gets a different color for the day.

After watching Oprah's Earth Day special last year & seeing how many plastic water bottles are floating in the Pacific Ocean, I knew we had to make a major dent in the amount we used. So now we use our PUR Water Dispenser & our stainless steel water bottles!


To cut back on energy use, we dry our clothes outside on sunny days...

inside on a drying rack on rainy or cold days...

and then to fluff the clothes & cut down on drying time when we do use the dryer, Buddha Bunz wool dryer balls.

We try & buy foods that are organic, natural & range free.


And of course, our own organic garden!

We've started changing our personal hygiene products to be more natural & safe. It started with just products for Haley & then the love spread.

I LOVE natural remedies!!

We started replacing chemical filled cleaners with ecofriendly, natural cleaners. I really liked reading the label of the 7th Generation cleaner that said it is not for consumption, but it was not toxic if swallowed!! Makes me feel a little safer.

Happy Earth Day!!!

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Online Shopping

In the past couple years I have found I prefer shopping online. Being able to order all of Haley's bath products while she's next to me napping, instead of having to drag her to the store, makes me feel good. I also like being able to price shop easily & I feel I have a larger selection of products online. Here are some of the sites I use to find good deals online.

DAILY DEAL WEBSITES
Some of these websites offer better items than others, but they all can offer great deals on great products. The top three sites listed are my personal favorites.

BABYSTEALS.COM

KIDSTEALS.COM

BABYHALFOFF.COM

ECOBABYBUYS.COM

GREENBABYBARGAINS.COM

MAMABARGAINS.COM

KIDSWOOT.COM

SHNOOP.COM

DODTRACKER.COM - This website shows a ton of other Deal of the Day websites


MEMBER/INVITATION DISCOUNT SITES

ZULILY.COM

GILTGROUPE.COM

HAUTELOOK.COM

BTRENDIE.COM

TOTSY.COM

THEMINISOCIAL.COM


A COUPLE OTHER FAVORITE SITES

6PM.COM - Here you can find some great deals on awesome brands. I love shopping for kid clothes here!

LUCKYVITAMIN.COM - This site is where we buy most of our health care products & household cleaners. They have a huge selection of natural products at amazing prices. They carry many brands Wholefoods carries, but for a fraction of the price.