- Pregnancy
- Baby & Toddler
- Parents
- Getting Pregnant
- Baby Names
- Product Reviews
-
Registry
- Community
-
More
Want a personalized experience?
Download the free app
October 2014 Moms
MrsL2B
member
Wednesday Check In
MrsL2B
member
How are you doing today? What wonderful or terrible or in-between things do you have to share with the group?
How environmentally-friendly are you on a scale of one to ten, where one equals wondering whether recycling is still a thing people do and ten equals only washing your hair once a week with baking soda?
How environmentally-friendly are you on a scale of one to ten, where one equals wondering whether recycling is still a thing people do and ten equals only washing your hair once a week with baking soda?
This discussion has been closed.
Re: Wednesday Check In
I'm probably at about a seven on the environmentally friendly scale. I recycle everything at home, but I'll toss things in the trash at work if I can't recycle them there, like food packaging that I could just rinse out and bring home. I don't carpool, but I drive a fuel efficient vehicle. I check to see how toxic and environmentally bad my cosmetics are, and I read labels to make sure I'm not killing off the ecosystem with my face scrub granules, but I still feel relieved when I find that a product I love hasn't had enough research to prove that it's evil. I always buy cage-free eggs, but only sometimes buy grass-fed beef.
How are you doing today? What wonderful or terrible or in-between things do you have to share with the group?
So Sleepy!!!!! But I feel amazing, and feel like I look good. Weird thing, I think DH is nesting... is that normal? lol.
How environmentally-friendly are you on a scale of one to ten, where one equals wondering whether recycling is still a thing people do and ten equals only washing your hair once a week with baking soda?
I think I'm fairly normal. I recycle plastic bottles and cans, I use reusable grocery bags, I don't use products that are tested on animals.
<a href="http://www.thebump.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Parenting Advice"><img src="http://global.thebump.com/tickers/tt1cda00" alt=" BabyFetus Ticker" border="0" /></a>
How environmentally-friendly are you on a scale of one to ten? Probably about a 4 or 5. We recycle most items at home and work and reuse most of the plastic grocery bags for other tasks. Also get most of our fruits and veggies from an organic delivery service from a localish farm (as they are very fresh and taste better).
Married 10/06
Baby Girl "C" arrived on 10/07/14 (39 weeks, 6 days)
How are you doing today? What wonderful or terrible or in-between things do you have to share with the group?
I'm feeling pretty good today! Excited to be 26 weeks and finally catching up on the sleep I lost over the weekend, just in time for another long weekend
Tomorrow is our first birthing class/tour of the hospital...pretty excited about that! Is it terrible that I can't wait for my little brother's wedding to be over with, like counting the seconds?? I can't stand his soon-to-be bride...
How environmentally-friendly are you on a scale of one to ten, where one equals wondering whether recycling is still a thing people do and ten equals only washing your hair once a week with baking soda?
Ummm....I'd say a 7 I guess? I'm big on conserving energy and reusing what I can, but I do take a shower everyday...I didn't know that buying free-range was a "green thing" but I only buy meat from my brother who is a farmer, and his is hormone & steroid free. I just do it because the meat is SO much better/healthier/cheaper this way! I will be a cloth diaper mama and I will make my own baby food...I do recycle/upcycle. We do have a garden, and we drive efficient vehicles...but many of those things are because it's the most cost effective/cheapest...being green is just an added bonus for me...
Native NYC-ers living in Switzerland - First time parents - 36 + 37
TTC: 8 Months / BFP: 2/8/2014 / EDD: 10/20/2014
On the environmental scale, I'm probably a 6 or 7. I recycle everything at home, use stainless steel water bottles & reusable cups if we're out, but don't stress too much about having to throw something away if recycling isn't available. I grow a small organic garden in the summer, and try to buy local produce during the summer/fall. I can and preserve some of it for winter (mostly just pickles, jams, and applesauce). I buy local Amish chicken and eggs (cage free/antibiotic free), but if they weren't easily available at my grocery store I probably wouldn't. Local and environmentally friendly beef/pork is a special treat when I can find it for a decent price. I use some environmentally friendly soaps/cosmetics, but find a lot of them just too expensive or not effective for me. Honestly, if we had a little more $ I would probably be a lot more environmentally friendly in my purchases.
How environmentally-friendly are you on a scale of one to ten? Probably about a 7, although if we had more money, it would probably be higher. I recycle everything, have an organic garden in the summer, try to buy local organic produce when it's available, free-range chicken eggs (from a friend's flock), drive an efficient vehicle, use environmentally friendly cleaners/detergents/soaps/etc. We try and buy grass-fed, free-range local meat when we can but it's super expensive and we don't have the freezer space to buy in bulk right now.
How environmentally-friendly are you on a scale of one to ten, where one equals wondering whether recycling is still a thing people do and ten equals only washing your hair once a week with baking soda?
I'd say I'm about a 5 on the eco-scale. Our recycle bin is always more full than the trash. I have a decent size veggie garden in the backyard (although maintaining it this year is tough!!). We definitely lose points on the vehicles though- DHs F150 is a gas-guzzler! My Rav4 isn't so bad but it's definitely no Prius!
@archi35 OMG the alien escaping is just how I described my same experience to people. Totally freaky.