Embracing the World

This has nothing (directly) to do with homemaking, but I had to share this video. It just amazes me what people are capable of doing with what they are given. This is so  inspiring.

Going Green Update

I've eliminated paper napkins.

We have several cloth napkins. We use napkin rings with our initials (marked with a Sharpie, nothing fancy) to keep track of our napkins. At first we were constantly throwing them in the laundry, but we have learned to be conservative with our use. Not that it matters much...there is always room for a cloth napkin or two in a laundry load.

A Pale Shade of Green

I had been feeling guilty about the amount of paper towel we would use and throw away.
I was also feeling overwhelmed about our grocery bill.
So we decided to try to go without paper towels.
We put our open roll in the pantry.
I loaded a drawer with white terry cloth rags that I had previously purchased at my warehouse store.
And for the messy things that need to be wiped up and thrown away we use old paper. There is always plenty of that around.

It has been at least two months.

And I don't miss them at all.

Now to get rid of the paper napkins...