First we'll start positive, bc. that's what we do best, positive!
Here are a couple more things we noticed we DON'T bring into the home...
Heather's rule of thumb - when reading labels, if you don't recognize over 1/2 of the ingredients, DON'T BUY IT.
Chanel's rule of thumb- we don't have bleached flour or sugar in our home... if you have it, you use it, and there are alternatives (honey, whole wheat, wheat germ, etc.).
Both of our guidelines - we don't buy anything that contains hydrogenated fat... common knowledge but essential! Really bad for you and it's going straight to the areas we all don't want to see it on... bum, tummy etc.
Top 5 non-priorities: These are things we have chosen, thus far, NOT go green or Organic in our homes.
1. Clothing: although we find it unbelievably important to be green, we have not made it a priority yet to purchase only natural fibers in our clothing (we find our budgets do not support this and we still have a little love for clothing and colour... although we are VERY $-savvy when making our purchases... we think that's what's keeping us from indulging in the naturally organic clothing world).
And I (Heather) am a frequent (weekly at some) at all the second hand clothing stores in Saskatoon, I love the hunt, and there is some GREAT stuff!
2. Storage: When it comes to things that we aren't eating out of or living in, we turn to plastic to keep our lives sane and organized.
3. Paint: We have both been doing home renovations, and they are bruuuutal on the environment!! We recently became aware of milk paint and other renovation alternatives, which we discuss another time, but too little too late, damage has already been done... and so are our wallets.
4. Light bulbs: We bought energy-saving light bulbs but are now considering carefully discarding them because of recent news of harmful radiation and mercury that they are made of... is it worth it? The jury's still out on this one...
5. Last but not least... we are typing on a laptop, cooking on gas powered stoves, watching tv at night, and driving gas-powered cars... these are luxuries we have not been able to shed... and may never... we'll see. We dooo turn off the lights, stoves, heat, and driving mileage when we can, and we're conscious of the impact these tools have on the environment.
What are some of your guilty pleasures????
Quick pick-me-up phrase: "Healthier lives, happier minds & bodies!"... say it over and over if you need to :)
Stay clean, go green...
Chanel and Heather
Love your honesty!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is quite a journey isn't it!
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