My little non-green secret!

Wow is it hot !! It's over 100 degrees, humid too.. and much as I am trying to go green, I just can't see trying to go green under my arms ! In this heat I'll be sticking with my non-green secret... maybe in the winter I'll be a little more open to green underarms.

Have I been green-washed ?

Yesterday I just made a quick decision in the grocery store on what new dishwasher cleaner to get (based on the usual brand recognition, packaging.. I'm so easily swayed by all that !).. anyway I chose Palmolive eco+, and was happy with the results. Later, I did decide to do a little look online and see if anyone else was complaining about dishwasher cleaners.. and after a few reads I'm now thinking I may have been green-washed.. it seems many 'green-experts' out there think Palmolive eco+ is not exactly green - still got unpronounceable chemicals. Oh well, maybe I was green-washed - all part of the going -green process I guess !!.. and on the plus-side, I figure even a little green is better that no green at all. But with my new-found knowledge, it does mean Palmolive cannot remain our forever green dishwasher cleaner.. once it's finished, another test will have to done.. any suggestions out there, on what one I should try next ?

A smelly green experience..

Dave got the plates out for dinner tonight, and immediately screwed his nose up.. whoof he said.. what is that smell ? Fortunately for me, I have a cold and can't smell a thing ! But he tried to describe a pungent earth wormy type of smell.. at first we thought something may have died in one of our kitchen cabinets.. but on further 'smelling' Dave narrowed the culprits down to the plates, mugs and glasses that we use everyday and wash regularly in the dishwasher.. hmmm.. with our new green dishwashing powder ! Could it be ?.. surely not..
My green self didn't want to jump to conclusions - afterall it could just be the dishwasher - so I bought a different eco-friendly dishwasher liquid - rewashed all the smelly dishes in the dishwasher.. and all came out as good as new... smell gone. Hmmm.. I guess just as in everything else, there are products that agree with you and others that don't.. we love the rest of the Seventh Generation products we use.. but our dishwasher powder, has now been replaced with Palmolive eco+ gel.
Tonight was the only time this weekend I was thankful to have a cold !

Pink toes !

Teagan loves her nails being painted.. and I love painting them.. but all those chemicals do worry me. It just doesn't seem right to be using formaldehyde on a 3 year-old (or myself for that matter !).. and I never have liked the smell of nail polish.
So, Domino magazines 'Going Green' issue came to the rescue - they mentioned Acquarella nail polish and remover in their beauty section.. so I've placed my order for two shades of pink - and at $18 a bottle, I think it's safe to say that Teagan and I will have chemical-free toe nails this year, but our choices will be limited to light or dark pink !..