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How green are you

Postby littlesez » Sun Jul 07, 2013 6:15 am

:giggle:

I am really trying!
Cloth nappies
cloth wipes for me izzy and Leon
All wool wraps for leon
CSP
Making my own toiletries, washing powder,dishwasher tabs,cleaning products
Trying/hoping to grow my own veg one day
Buying WAHM for as much as possible
KNitting/sewing
solar panel to heat our water
compost
recycle
charity shops/bins /car boots
walking/public transport as much as poss

MY none green side
Deodarant the only ones that work are sprays :(
Fly killer :oops: I really cannot cope with flies
leaving electricals on when not in use :evil:
Sometimes use the car
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Re: How green are you

Postby ems101 » Sun Jul 07, 2013 6:26 am

We're not that good. We set up a compost, but havent really got 'into' it.

Cloth nappies
Face cloths for hands and faces instead of wipes
Low thermostat
recycle
Just starting our own veg (first cucumber this week!!)
Meal plan to avoid waste)
Buying quality over quantity
No fly holidays
half flush toilet
clothes sharing - with the kids clothes, I bundle them up into 6m sizes and lend them out. I ask for them back and re lend. My boys clothes are on child 5!
we are mostly veggie
We try to buy from local or small businesses
We have a sustainable, straw playhouse

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Re: How green are you

Postby littlesez » Sun Jul 07, 2013 7:33 am

ems101 wrote:We're not that good.


:lol: sounds good to me!

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Re: How green are you

Postby clothmama » Sun Jul 07, 2013 7:40 am

Not as much as I'd like to be at the moment I feel like I dont' have time to do anything extra!!

I use Mooncup / CSP part time (finding it really hard with work and having a loo with no basin right in the middle of the house!)
We recycle
Grow some veg (need to get better at it - I kill a lot of things :lookround: :oops: :giggle: )
As of yesterday use homemade dishwasher powder!
We don't have a dryer (even though it kills me some days!)
I drive a small diesel car that can do 1000 kms to the tank (even more with 100% highway)
We don't heat the house as with the high ceilings it would be so wasteful / expensive / un-enviromentally friendly - just put a jumper on and use blankets when sat watching TV.
Use no spray cans other than spider / bug / cockroach killer

So clearly there are a huge number of things I can still do! We intend to have a lot more going on when we own (eg compost / solar energy etc), it is hard to get sorted in a rental but we can't afford to at the moment :(

@littlesez I've always been a sweaty Betty and the only one that works for me is Mitchum which is roll on - might be worth a try for you! I have tried all the 'natural' ones and just end up with BO and I'm not quite that crunchy :oops: :lookround:

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Re: How green are you

Postby clothmama » Sun Jul 07, 2013 7:40 am

@ems101 would love a pic of your play house - that sounds fab!

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Re: How green are you

Postby labbiefan » Sun Jul 07, 2013 7:41 am

I try- would love to do more.

Cloth nappies
Cloth wipes
C s p

If its yellow let it mellow!
Brick in toilet system to save water.

Recycle

Charity shop for toys sale and buying.

Clothes saw with friends.

Breastfeeding :)

Eco egg for washing.
Use quick wash cycles- line dry when I can.

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Re: How green are you

Postby labbiefan » Sun Jul 07, 2013 7:41 am

@clothmama I'm a micham girl too :)

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Re: How green are you

Postby clothmama » Sun Jul 07, 2013 7:55 am

labbiefan wrote:@clothmama I'm a micham girl too :)

I've been using it since I was about 16 :oops: I can genuinely say that it has only been in the last couple of years where anything else even comes close to being as good. I can use some of the new ones now but I always have that in if I know I've got a hot / busy / scary day ahead!

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Re: How green are you

Postby Pixxie » Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:20 am

littlesez wrote::giggle:

I am really trying!
Cloth nappies
cloth wipes for me izzy and Leon
All wool wraps for leon
CSP
Making my own toiletries
Eco washing powder, liquid,dishwasher tabs,cleaning products
Trying/hoping to grow my own veg one day
Buying WAHM for as much as possible
KNitting/sewing
solar panel to heat our water
compost
recycle
charity shops/bins /car boots
walking/public transport as much as poss

MY none green side
Deodarant the only ones that work are sprays :(
Fly killer :oops: I really cannot cope with flies
leaving electricals on when not in use :evil:
Sometimes use the car


Have you tried the Lush deodorant bar amereco? I sweat so much my doctor used to prescribe me some crazy deodorant that burns the pores and stops them sweating. I decided to give this lush one a go as I'd like to use more natural cosmetics and I can honestly say I'm totally converted!

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