HaPpY eArTh DaY!!!!

Ok, so you may or may not know that I am kind of a nut when it comes to being "Earth Friendly". Now don't get me wrong, I am defiantly not a saint by any means, but I love finding new ways, to be GREEN!!!!


And since today is Earth Day, I thought I would share some interesting facts and some of the Earth friendly things that I enjoy!

• Did you know that it takes plastic bottle an average of 700 years to decompose in a land fill?



• The average American disposes of 4.5 lbs of garbage EVERY DAY!!!! times that by 365, and the average life of what 75 or 80 these days?!? That's 131,400 lbs of trash in your life!!



• The average American uses 2200 paper napkins a year!!!!! That's insane!!!



• The average American also uses an estimated 80-100 gallons of water a day!!!!

Here are some of the things that I like to use or do, that you might like!!!

Biokleen laundry soap. 100 loads for $14. It lasts forever, and you use a tiny bit! It doesn't really have a smell, but remember that fragrance isn't really good, because that's what all the chemicals are for. If something smells good, it usually isn't good for the environment unless its all natural. CLEAN REALLY DOESN'T SMELL LIKE ANYTHING!

Mrs. Meyer's dryer sheets. They are all natural, and they are made out of biodegradable paper, so unlike traditional dryer sheets they will only take a few years to decompose, as apposed to a few hundred years with traditional dryer sheets. My fav is Lemon Verbena.

Seventh Generation. Everything this company makes is great!! they all smell good, and are made of earth friendly products.

Also, never reuse a plastic bottle unless it is made for reuse. Check out the little number on the bottom of the bottle, every plastic container should have one. They are ranked 1-7. Not all are good however just remember 2,4,5 keep yourself alive. any other number will decompose at different rates and release chemicals into the water or whatever is in it.

I try not to use paper towels when I can, I use old rags or paper napkins. It makes sense and saves paper.

Ok. I will get off my soap box now, but I just thought we could all do something in lox of Earth day! Thanks for humoring me!!

New Furniture

I have wanted new furniture for as long as we have been married. Last year, I had a nice leather set picked out, and then I really seen it, and it was cheep leather, so back to the show rooms I went. I am kinda picky, I wanted something for our upstairs living room, something that was kinda formal, and nice, but not too fancy. Shawn of coarse has an opinion of everything, so I finally got something that I wanted!! He thinks its too fancy, but what do you think. (please be nice cause I really like it.)

Also I am getting pretty dang close on my chair, so here is a sneak peak!!!!!

Thunder storms

I freaking love thunders storms!!! So those of you who live in this area may have enjoyed the thunder storm as much as I did last night. I feel like a little kid when ever it is like that. I wasn't feeling well last night, so I went to bed early, and when the storm started, Shawn came in and opened all the windows and blinds so we could really see it. I seriously love it!! Ten minutes or so after it really got loud, my pour little Zeusy climbed in my bed!!! I never let him in the bed, so I couldn't believe he climbed up so comfortably!!! It was hysterical!! Every time the lightening would flash he would look up and me really fast, and once the thunder hit, he would stick his head under my blanket and whine and shake!!! My big mean dog is a SCARDY CAT!!! Shawn and I were laughing so hard, especially because Ringo was out in the living room barking at the thunder, warning it not to come near. I was just really glad it didn't last as long as it could have because I made him get out of my bed, and he was so afraid!!! I can't even imagine how I am going to be as a mom if I let my DOG climb in my bed when he is afraid..... aah good times......