One of our goals for becoming more green was to change the cleaners and various products we use in our home – replacing standard, chemical-laden products with non-toxic, biodegradeable alternatives.
The first brand we tried was Mrs. Meyer’s and we immediately fell in love!
The Surface Scrub was the first MM product we actually bought - in the [...]

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OK, so I’m looking at our list of posts here on LT and feeling quite shameful.  Clearly, lea is pulling her weight around here much more than I am, and I  decided it was time for me to contribute something so that we can keep this site going even - though things have been somewhat crazy for [...]

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Today’s entry was sparked by carmen’s sister inquiring about mercury in compact florescent lights (CFL).
We are currently working to move from incandescent light bulbs to CFLs because they use substantially less energy than incandescents. We’ve been silently working on this for a few weeks now and as we try new things so do we [...]

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This past week has been light on the change our lives and save the planet front. Work, school, and other personal events have made it hard for either carmen or myself to even think about anything other than being at home and relaxing in front of the TV.
Today though, I have been reading about carbon [...]

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