I admit, I am just beginning to understand the full potential of that little orange box that I keep in the back of my fridge to keep it smelling fresh (or at least, not rank). Of course, it’s always handy for baking, and as a kid, I recall having lots on hand at my parents’ house to toss into the pool whenever the chlorine content got too high.
But the more I explore greener cleaning options for my home and my body, the more baking soda keeps getting mentioned – so much so that I upgraded the little box in the …read more

This morning, I added my vote to TreeHugging Family’s newest poll which asked the question, “what is your biggest green sin?” And by noon, I showed myself to be a liar.
I had confessed that I used the printer way too much and probably more often than I actually needed. Yes, I blamed my boss for this in a previous post. I do it too.  But then I took a shower and learned that my drain was clogged. Since the drain was clogged I also learned just how much water I was using during my long, hot shower. Yikes. As I …read more