I have it all piled up and ready to go! I'm just too busy to take it down to the car. Silly, right?
I have this problem every week; I just get busy and forget to take it to the car. The center is only 10 minutes away but it takes me another 10 minutes of multiple trips to take it all to the car.
My laziness is ridiculous as I would love to reclaim my floor space at the end of the week. See I pull all the recyclables out of their hidey hole so I can take them to the car. It just seems to take me an extra day to get it done. I love the part where I'm saving the earth I just don't like the part of doing the work. Sound familiar anyone?
Yes, I love to recycle and I recycle everything but even I get lazy about it. Well I'm off to save another tree.
Stay green,
Yasha
Friday, May 21, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
How do you buy your groceries?
When you shop do you only look at the prices? Do you look at what is in the product? Or what the product is in? Would you buy something in excess packaging? When buying groceries always consider the price but look also into what you are paying for. Is the excess cash really going to a better quality item or are you just paying for packaging?
When I got to buy pasta, meats, sauces and cheeses I try to look at what the container is. Is it recyclable in my area? If not is it biodegradable? The glass baby food jars and tomato sauce jars I get every month are always recyclable, the pasta I try to buy in cardboard, and meats and cheeses I try to get with as little extra packaging as possible. This means no individually wrapped items in my house.
And that's not all! When I go to buy toys I look for items that have little to no packaging. Items that sport just a tag are my favorites! These items are usually cheaper than other items and the quality is just as good.
It's easy to buy something based on price alone but consider the eco-impact it has when you need to dispose of the extra wrapping.
Keep reducing!
Stay green,
Yasha
When I got to buy pasta, meats, sauces and cheeses I try to look at what the container is. Is it recyclable in my area? If not is it biodegradable? The glass baby food jars and tomato sauce jars I get every month are always recyclable, the pasta I try to buy in cardboard, and meats and cheeses I try to get with as little extra packaging as possible. This means no individually wrapped items in my house.
And that's not all! When I go to buy toys I look for items that have little to no packaging. Items that sport just a tag are my favorites! These items are usually cheaper than other items and the quality is just as good.
It's easy to buy something based on price alone but consider the eco-impact it has when you need to dispose of the extra wrapping.
Keep reducing!
Stay green,
Yasha
Thursday, May 13, 2010
My fluffy mail
Fluffy mail? What is that?
Fluffy mail is anything received in the post that is, well, fluffy. Clothes, cloth, pillows, diapers, and wraps are some.
Ok and?
Well fluffy mail is good mail. At least to me it is. I just got a giant package in the mail filled with cloth diapers. My fluffy mail.
I ordered these diapers about a week ago and I've been waiting on them. I'm so excited. I finally get to start cloth diapering. I know I've waited for a long while before putting my baby in cloth but I didn't have the money together to start.
Yes cloth diapers will save money in the long run but to start you have to put down a bit of cash up front. It cost me $170 to get started but I know I'm not going to have to spend that in diapers each month. For 'sposies I was spending $8 a week (I buy the cheapest and use coupons.) In 10 weeks I will have made back half of my investment. Sounds like a good deal to me.
It's kind of expensive, I agree, but it does save the landfills and cash. Just not short term. It's like a HE washer. the washer is more expensive but well worth the savings.
So order some fluffy mail and try it out. It may be just what you need.
Stay Green,
Yasha
Fluffy mail is anything received in the post that is, well, fluffy. Clothes, cloth, pillows, diapers, and wraps are some.
Ok and?
Well fluffy mail is good mail. At least to me it is. I just got a giant package in the mail filled with cloth diapers. My fluffy mail.
I ordered these diapers about a week ago and I've been waiting on them. I'm so excited. I finally get to start cloth diapering. I know I've waited for a long while before putting my baby in cloth but I didn't have the money together to start.
Yes cloth diapers will save money in the long run but to start you have to put down a bit of cash up front. It cost me $170 to get started but I know I'm not going to have to spend that in diapers each month. For 'sposies I was spending $8 a week (I buy the cheapest and use coupons.) In 10 weeks I will have made back half of my investment. Sounds like a good deal to me.
It's kind of expensive, I agree, but it does save the landfills and cash. Just not short term. It's like a HE washer. the washer is more expensive but well worth the savings.
So order some fluffy mail and try it out. It may be just what you need.
Stay Green,
Yasha
Monday, May 10, 2010
Recycling clothes... and saving money
So the easiest way to save money, at least that I've found, is to sell things you don't use. I guess that isn't really saving money but making money off of things you don't use. But money is money lets not quibble over how it gets into our pockets.
Every time my baby outgrows something I take it to a resale shop. Most of the shops offer store credit for items brought in and I use the credit to buy new clothes. I've seen a lot of outfits that still have tags on them. I've even located a few resale or consignment shops around town that take adult and teen clothes. Saving money and recycling how much better can it get?
For all of the clothes I can't sell at shops I sell in yard sales. This is a slightly trickier since I don't have a yard or driveway. I have found, however, if you ask a friend they will let you borrow theirs. If you don't know anyone that has a driveway sometimes you can locate community yard sales. For a small fee you get a spot to display your stuff. These are similar to a flea market but usually much cheaper.
Shopping at yard sales are a good way to recycle as well. When I was pregnant a coworker went to neighborhood yard sales and bought me a whole maternity wardrobe! Many of the items were brand names and quite stylish. It's not always a score but if you shop the nicer neighborhoods it's very easy to find great clothes usually in decent condition.
One last place I like to shop is Goodwill. Now I know they don't really have many nice clothes but when I go to donate items I can't get rid of at shops and sales I do peruse the racks. Do I buy a lot there? No. But time to time I find a cute shirt in great condition or a pair of pants from my favorite store.
So how is any of this recycling? If it doesn't go straight to a landfill and someone else is reusing it wouldn't that be recycled?
Stay green,
Yasha
Every time my baby outgrows something I take it to a resale shop. Most of the shops offer store credit for items brought in and I use the credit to buy new clothes. I've seen a lot of outfits that still have tags on them. I've even located a few resale or consignment shops around town that take adult and teen clothes. Saving money and recycling how much better can it get?
For all of the clothes I can't sell at shops I sell in yard sales. This is a slightly trickier since I don't have a yard or driveway. I have found, however, if you ask a friend they will let you borrow theirs. If you don't know anyone that has a driveway sometimes you can locate community yard sales. For a small fee you get a spot to display your stuff. These are similar to a flea market but usually much cheaper.
Shopping at yard sales are a good way to recycle as well. When I was pregnant a coworker went to neighborhood yard sales and bought me a whole maternity wardrobe! Many of the items were brand names and quite stylish. It's not always a score but if you shop the nicer neighborhoods it's very easy to find great clothes usually in decent condition.
One last place I like to shop is Goodwill. Now I know they don't really have many nice clothes but when I go to donate items I can't get rid of at shops and sales I do peruse the racks. Do I buy a lot there? No. But time to time I find a cute shirt in great condition or a pair of pants from my favorite store.
So how is any of this recycling? If it doesn't go straight to a landfill and someone else is reusing it wouldn't that be recycled?
Stay green,
Yasha
Friday, May 07, 2010
What recycling really means
So I'm sitting here eating my cheddar bunnies and thinking of what recycling really means.
Recycling is not just the act of taking stuff to the recycling centers or putting it out in your curbside bin. It's more than that. Recycling is taking items to consignment shops, resale shops, goodwill, and yard sales. It's throwing that banana peel on a compost pile instead of in the trash. It's using cloth, hybrid, or green diapers.
You know that old t-shirt with all the holes in it? Well if you can't wear it anymore use it to wash or dry your car, dust your house, or wash windows, counters, etc! It's amazing what you can do with things when you put your mind to it.
The side of my cheddar bunnies box recommends using it for a bookmark, arts and crafts projects, and coloring paper. Go figure, my box of bunnies has a life outside of holding cute little edible rabbits.
I know that flylady would pull her hair out at my collection of boxes towards the end of the week and yes I know it's unsightly. However, as I find more ways to recycle I find myself getting rid of more clutter around my apartment. I guess recycling is a lot different from how my mom taught me it should be.
Stay green,
Yasha
Recycling is not just the act of taking stuff to the recycling centers or putting it out in your curbside bin. It's more than that. Recycling is taking items to consignment shops, resale shops, goodwill, and yard sales. It's throwing that banana peel on a compost pile instead of in the trash. It's using cloth, hybrid, or green diapers.
You know that old t-shirt with all the holes in it? Well if you can't wear it anymore use it to wash or dry your car, dust your house, or wash windows, counters, etc! It's amazing what you can do with things when you put your mind to it.
The side of my cheddar bunnies box recommends using it for a bookmark, arts and crafts projects, and coloring paper. Go figure, my box of bunnies has a life outside of holding cute little edible rabbits.
I know that flylady would pull her hair out at my collection of boxes towards the end of the week and yes I know it's unsightly. However, as I find more ways to recycle I find myself getting rid of more clutter around my apartment. I guess recycling is a lot different from how my mom taught me it should be.
Stay green,
Yasha
Introduction to the masses
So this is my first post. I've never had a blog before so this is kinda new to me. I wanted to do something for earth day but I missed out on the tree planting they had at the park and I don't have a yard to plant my own. So I started this blog; maybe I can convince someone to recycle too.
As I finally get to write something for a blog I created last week, I'm at a loss for words. I figure I should, perhaps, introduce myself. I'm a simple wife and mom. I cook, I clean, I work 40 hours a week, and I recycle. I try to help the environment anyway I can. Now I don't go out of my way to do so but now days you really don't have to.
About my family I live with my husband and child. I cook most of my meals at home. This not only saves us money it saves gas, but more on that later. My husband and I work at the same place. Fortunately the company we work for tries to recycle almost all of the waste they produce. I'm very proud to work for them!
My baby is enjoying new found freedom right now as she discovers more and more ways to move. She like to help me find new ways to recycle, usually by playing with boxes or papers before they go to the center.
For now that's all I have. Keep recycling!
Stay green,
Yasha
As I finally get to write something for a blog I created last week, I'm at a loss for words. I figure I should, perhaps, introduce myself. I'm a simple wife and mom. I cook, I clean, I work 40 hours a week, and I recycle. I try to help the environment anyway I can. Now I don't go out of my way to do so but now days you really don't have to.
About my family I live with my husband and child. I cook most of my meals at home. This not only saves us money it saves gas, but more on that later. My husband and I work at the same place. Fortunately the company we work for tries to recycle almost all of the waste they produce. I'm very proud to work for them!
My baby is enjoying new found freedom right now as she discovers more and more ways to move. She like to help me find new ways to recycle, usually by playing with boxes or papers before they go to the center.
For now that's all I have. Keep recycling!
Stay green,
Yasha
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