…or was he? I’ve been doing a lot of research over the last year or so, and I’ve made a lot of little changes. And you know what? It is easy being green.
I’ve always been a stickler for the environment (just ask anyone who went to college with me). I’ve always recycled, composted, used the right kind of light bulbs, and brought my own bags to the grocery store. But it’s time to take it up a notch. With the help of a little tree-free book called Green Clean by Linda Mason Hunter & Mikki Halpin, I have resolved to ban all nasty horrible chemical cleaning products from our house! This means no more bleach, bowl brite, fantastic, windex, vim, or rona brand carpet cleaner. All of these will be replaced with home made, and environmentally friendly cleaning products made with the following ingredients:
- Borax
- Washing Soda
- Castile Soap (Liquid & Flakes)
- Club Soda
- Distilled White Vinegar
- Baking Soda
- Lemon Juice
- Pure Essential Oils
- Boiled Water
That’s right folks, you can clean your entire house with this short list of friendly ingredients, even surfaces you’ve cut meat on (boiled water, vinegar, baking soda), and the bathroom. And the really good news is that you won’t get cancer, or any respiratory diseases related to the abrasive cleaners we’re all so used to! At least, I won’t 
Other environmental changes include:
- Switching to Corn based kitty litter (it really does live up to its name)
- Eventually phasing out the fridge (we hope)
- Eventually phasing in a 100 mile diet
- And, of course, Green Graphic Design Soltions
So we start with the easy changes. The kitty litter has proven to be excellent so far, much better than the evil clay stuff, and the cleaning changes are far more simple than expected. Why, just the other day I cleared a particularly nasty clog in the kitchen sink by pouring a mixture of boiling water, baking soda, and vinegar down the drain.
