hey mamas, and maybe mamas out there. here’s a little food for thought: the average baby goes through 6000 diaper changes…that is so much shat! i wonder what the stats look like for reusable diapers (water usage, effects of detergent). gotta do some research.

who went disposable and who went reusable? i know my mama did the poop and wash. i’d also like to see info on hygiene when it comes to reusable diapers.

i’ve seen reusable pads (yes, lady napkin kinda pads) and i can’t imagine those being very sanitary. and i figure it’s similar to the diaper. since, a pad is essentially a diaper. but if you are the kinda lady who’s attentive to this kind of waste check here for some literature on why cotton reusable pads might be better. and you curious babes can check it out too.

well that’s what’s on my mind today, universe help me. diapers and pads. oy.

in this, the maiden voyage of my little blog on green living, i’d like to say, “bonjour, allo, oy. welcome to my world.”

i’m going to try and share my trying with the world wide web. i’m trying to live with a big “GREEN” stamped on my forehead, or wrist at least. i try to be conscious of what i buy, what it’s packaged in, what i clean with, what i wipe my butt with, where my clothes are made…i try.

half the world has gone green crazy. we are guilted by newspapers (you’re printed on paper, how can you guilt ME!?), magazines (ditto!), the tv (i’m not even starting on you!), every day, constantly, on the horrible effects we’re having on our planet. on how we should eat locally, how we shouldn’t drive cars. how can we buy foreign! are you reusing your washing machine water to flush your toilet? bails of hay for insulation? you’re not?! well, shame, shame on you.

it’s all valid. they’re right. we’re doing this, and we should, and we should all try. it’s hard.

that’s the next thing i’d like to touch on. it’s hard to try. it’s hard to buy clothing that isn’t made hundreds of thousands of miles from home. it’s also expensive. it costs 99 cents for regular sunlight dish soap, 1.99+ for an enviro-friendly soap. it’s hard, and expensive to try. usually.

i’m trying to find the cheaper, simpler, ways to try. that’s why i’m here. i want to share the easy things i do to lessen my impact on this little ball of blue and green. i’m not perfect, far from it, but that only makes me more conscious of myself. those off-the-grid, organic-cotton-wearing, locavore’s out there, you’re hardcore, and i admire you. you inspire me to take the little steps i take every day to be just a little more green.

right now i’m a teal green. not quite green, but well on it’s way. i hope to achieve kelly greenness one day. or olive, even. forest green?

how GREEN are you? let’s all try together, mmk? i won’t judge you, long’s you don’t run the water while you brush your teeth.