I just discovered at our local health food store a reusable shopping bag! I have been on the look out for one. For only $5.00 it comes in cool colors, holds 20lbs of groceries plus folds up in it self with a carabiner to attach to your purse or fits in your pocket or purse. The name brand is Chico Bag. I recently discovered some grocery stores give credit for bringing your own bags too (like 1 cent per bag). I guess my $5.00 will take a while to recover but in the long run less plastic for the enviroment and my little shade of green!
Do Something
· 2 years ago
I would love it if my local grocery store would give me credit for bringing in my own bags. I have to say the bagger usually seems annoyed with me when I bring canvas bags.
Caroline
· 1 year ago
Dear Green and Clean Mom,
Thank you for such great post! Great questions to ask when trying to determine what is best for one's family. I recently started greening my lifestyle and it's much easier - and sometimes harder - than I thought! There are a lot of options out there but at times it gets overwhelming! The more I know, the more I get a little freaked out. That said, thank you for pointing out that everyone's shades of green will be a little different and doing a little bit every day will add up to a whole lotta green!
Your support is great and so is your blog.
xo!
Carla
· 1 year ago
This is a great post. A month or so ago, I had someone tear me a new one on another blog I was more active on because of the whole "go green" movement. Basically, if I wasn’t using canvas bags in the '70s, vegan and so on, I am just part of the problem and my blog and website is adding to it. Its good to point out that everyone’s journey is there own.
@Carla I've been in your shoes and told I was part of the problem b/c I was not "crunchy" and was just a newbie. I was even told I was a greenwashing mama (see my post on this). It ticked me off and it's the reason I think people are turned off for trying sometimes. Thanks for commenting and doing what you are doing.
@Caroline Thanks for commenting, I hope I help. This is a site for everyone just trying to do their best. We aren't here to judge but inspire, help and motivate.
Lena
· 1 year ago
This is a great post! I am “new” to going green and my approach has been the baby step kind. The first thing I did was buy reusable bags, when one of my regular products runs out I replace it with a green one, I started a passive compost pile, I take my reusable cup to Starbucks, etc, little baby steps. I am constantly reading and learning and adjusting my lifestyle to be a little greenier everyday. It is am approach that works best for me! Glad to hear that it is your approach too….
Rebecca (Green Baby Guide)
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the link! I think you are right--so many people give up on a greener lifestyle before even trying because it just seems so overwhelming. There is also the feeling that doing just one or two little things won't make a difference, and it's easy to get discouraged. It's great that your site provides motivation to get out of this mindset!
@Thanks Rebecca, I need to stop over and say hello to you guys over there. I loved today Thrifty Thursday.
@Lena You're on the right track. Do what is going to work for you and won't make you feel overwhelmed.
Missy
· 1 year ago
Excellent point. I have been lucky enough to live in the Northwest, which is more crunchy than other areas. But if the attitude is if you didn't do it right from the beginning then you aren't really "green". To not support a new "greeny" is not really "green", it's the basic snobby attitude we all dealt with in high school that is masquerading as eco-minded.
To "mom on the run", our local grocery store charges for plastic bags. It's not a lot, just a few cents per bag, but it's enough to get people to think twice and order fewer bags. Others just bring their own bags.
You'll always be one of my favorite Green Girls, Sommer!
You're serious about your values, and you aren't afraid to stand up for your convictions. But you never speak in a condescending manner to others who may be at a different stage of green.
You are so warm and encouraging. You are someone I look up to :)
Lynn from Organicmania.com
· 1 year ago
Hi Sommer,
This is a great post. I really loved your honesty about the confusion and doubt that can plague us as we go green. And thanks for mentioning OrganicMania and the Green Moms Carnival!
But just remember what I told you - at least you're sexy, sassy, and fun! A lot of Green Moms get angry, frustrated, and discouraged!
It shows how to take out the ink and use it for colored glue....
Carla
· 7 months ago
Wow, that first quote just brings the point home. Now, it seems like you have to do more than just limit or eliminate TV (though it helps), its literally everywhere now. Its bad enough that this society values children based on what crap they can sell them, but also the poisonous food we're obligated to buy and feed them.
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I have been on the look out for one. For only $5.00 it comes in cool colors, holds 20lbs of groceries plus folds up in it self with a carabiner to attach to your purse or fits in your pocket or purse.
The name brand is Chico Bag.
I recently discovered some grocery stores give credit for bringing your own bags too (like 1 cent per bag). I guess my $5.00 will take a while to recover but in the long run less plastic for the enviroment and my little shade of green!
Thank you for such great post! Great questions to ask when trying to determine what is best for one's family. I recently started greening my lifestyle and it's much easier - and sometimes harder - than I thought! There are a lot of options out there but at times it gets overwhelming! The more I know, the more I get a little freaked out. That said, thank you for pointing out that everyone's shades of green will be a little different and doing a little bit every day will add up to a whole lotta green!
Your support is great and so is your blog.
xo!
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@Caroline Thanks for commenting, I hope I help. This is a site for everyone just trying to do their best. We aren't here to judge but inspire, help and motivate.
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@Lena You're on the right track. Do what is going to work for you and won't make you feel overwhelmed.
To not support a new "greeny" is not really "green", it's the basic snobby attitude we all dealt with in high school that is masquerading as eco-minded.
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You're serious about your values, and you aren't afraid to stand up for your convictions. But you never speak in a condescending manner to others who may be at a different stage of green.
You are so warm and encouraging. You are someone I look up to :)
This is a great post. I really loved your honesty about the confusion and doubt that can plague us as we go green. And thanks for mentioning OrganicMania and the Green Moms Carnival!
But just remember what I told you - at least you're sexy, sassy, and fun! A lot of Green Moms get angry, frustrated, and discouraged!
Lynn
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