tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35027007.post1676808610642237190..comments2023-10-16T10:30:30.665-04:00Comments on What spare time?: It's not easy wanting to be greenDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16244679727850501210noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35027007.post-40019832856182128652009-06-27T02:06:22.595-04:002009-06-27T02:06:22.595-04:00If only it was easier to live green! I wish green...If only it was easier to live green! I wish green products in general didn't cost so much but maybe as demand for them goes up, the price will go down? Hopefully! Actually I've been using Grab Green detergent, it comes in bulk sizes on their website (grabgreenhome.com). It comes out to $0.28/load, but that's including detergent, stain remover, and fabric softener (it's all in the same product), so in my opinion it's relatively affordable. It's also easy to use and convenient. <br /><br />I like to buy vinegar and baking soda in bulk at Costco to use for general household cleaning, especially for the kitchen and bathroom. Works wonders on almost everything!beccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35027007.post-6564590297480779002009-06-25T17:13:14.205-04:002009-06-25T17:13:14.205-04:00Oh oh oh! Can I make suggestions?? (hand frantica...Oh oh oh! Can I make suggestions?? (hand frantically waving in the air)<br /><br />I use method products for all items that Maddie touches (i.e. I used the floor products when she was crawling, I continue to use their glass cleaner because it is the best smelling thing in the whole wide world, and the regular cleaners are awesome)... And I buy them at Shoppers - using my Optimum points as often as possible to cut down the cost.<br /><br />I also like the greenworks dish detergent and general cleaner - that's the green line by Clorox and I don't find it all that expensive. Or maybe I don't clean that much...<br /><br />I've never used the green laundry detergent, because - well, I'm too cheap to pay that crazy price right now. But I do use vinegar instead of fabric softener - and that's awesome.<br /><br />And can I just say - you totally DO have the room in your yard for a clothesline - because the umbrella ones fold down when you're not using (or take right out of the ground and put somewhere if you want completely out of site) - you don't need to use concrete, they have these nifty stakes that work really well - you just need a sledge to drive it into the ground!<br /><br />And um - well, I turn my ac off at night and during the day for the most part. Actually I just turn it on an hour before seth gets home so he doesn't even notice and I'm not freezing in the house as I sit at my computer working.<br /><br />Oh - and I'm growing my own garden and I buy most of fruits/veggies locally in the summer from various farmers markets. BUT I heard of this really cool thing you can do with a local farm - it's like "buying shares" in the farm and they send you a bushel of the latest fruits/veggies they are growing that week. I meant to keep the article that mentioned it - since I'm a "Durham Girl" now, I thought - yes! This is what we'll do next year... but I didn't keep. I'm sure you could find the info out via Google.<br /><br />Sooooo, there's my $0.02.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758875729678947736noreply@blogger.com