I think my awareness of taking care of the environment started out by watching the '90's TV show
Clarissa Explains it All. The main character, Clarissa, always had awesome earrings and crazy bright colors to go with her outfit. One of the episodes was about
recycling and reusing waste and for that episode Clarissa (played by actress, Melissa Joan Heart) wore these cool globe earrings.
Sigh. Clarissa was so cool; anyways, that's really when I started taking notice of the environment and the impact I have on it. Fast forward a couple decades and insert one baby and well, you've got quite the dilemma. Now I need to think about the impact I'm making on the environment not only for myself but for my children who will (hopefully) be here longer than I will be. When my husband and I decided to use cloth diapers on our son it was purely for monetary savings. Neither one of us was thinking about the fact that we would be helping out the environment by producing less waste sitting in a landfill. Shortly after I started using cloth diapers I started to see waste, garbage if you will, differently. Suddenly I felt guilty about mindlessly throwing anything away; had using cloth diapers altered my view on waste this much? Some may argue that it didn't but let me share with you the ways that I've become greener since we made the decision to use cloth on our babies' bums: *
Switched from disposable swim diapers to cloth diapers.
*Started using environmentally friendly household cleaners like white
distilled vinegar. *Stopped using tampons and switched over to a menstrual cup that can be reused. *Started using reusable shopping bags, Ziplock bags, cleaning rags and reusable
Swiffer sweepers and dry jet. *Choosing to use safer, eco-friendly laundry detergent. I could go on and on but this isn't about me and the greener choices that I've made. This is about you! Think to yourself about the changes that you've made since you started using cloth diapers on your baby. Have you made any changes? If you have, tell me about them! I love being inspired by others. And for more information on Earth Day please visit
this website.
I ADORE my cup, Marcelaine!!
I recycle a lot – in fact, so much, that I often have an overflowing bin before pickup. Too bad I can’t get recycling pickup every week and garbage every other, instead of the opposite. I also try to reuse when I can (grocery bags for cat litter, that sort of thing). It’s a big deal for me to try to reduce the amount of trash we put out. With three cats, two adults, and a baby, I think we’re doing pretty well!
I also really like to hang my diapers outside on the line, but that’s mostly because the bleaching effects of the sun make me feel like I have magical powers.
I am planning on switching to reusable sandwich and snack bags for the kiddos and just started the switch to cloth
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