Well, I'm on a huge no plastic kick. A few weeks ago, my husband and I watched Bag It. It absolutely astonished us! We had no idea the real impact that plastic has had on our world. I mean, you hear about plastic being bad for the environment, but it never really seemed personal or 'real' to our lives until we watched that documentary and saw the huge issue that plastics have become in our world and our health.
So, in response to this, my husband and I am trying to recycle what we have and go as plastic-free in our daily lives as possible. A great resource for us has become Beth Terry's Plastic-free Life. This woman's blog is like a Godsend for us. She has helpful, feasible ideas and resources for living with minimal plastic usage. also, I've found many recipes for plastic free personal hygiene products and household cleaning products. Deodorant, shampoo, shaving cream (and safety razors which have recyclable steel blades), laundry detergent, dish soap, toothpaste (which ends up essentially being baking soda with peppermint extract or oil). It has taken me a while, but I've finally compiled some recipes that I can actually use. I will post these in detail as I try them.
The only real exposure to plastic I can't avoid is plastic lids for glass jars and plastic lining on jar lids sometimes...and prescription drug bottles! xD
Anyway, I'm making reusable produce bags from old t-shirts and pondering a way to use hankies that is less gross than old school versions. I've got some canvas shopping bags and even have some old take out plastic pieces that I can use at the butcher's to keep from having plastic wrap and styrofoam meat packaging.
In the garden, my plants are coming along nicely. It's been SO dry here. And the temps have been 103+ degrees for four days straight! I can't wait to live somewhere with more rainfall some day. I will be making a new video this weekend to share with you all!
Happy Growing!
(And please consider cutting down drastically on your plastic use)
~The Heiress
UPDATE: Here's a link to my latest garden video! (Google bought out YouTube, so my old account isn't accessible no matter how many times I try to convince YouTube that it is...) Video 4
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