tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post3000396466646776477..comments2024-03-27T21:15:11.245-06:00Comments on BLD in MT : Living a Simple Life in This Interconnected World: StartingBLD in MThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449967376288331137noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-29032440171392634812012-12-09T17:03:38.937-07:002012-12-09T17:03:38.937-07:00It really is a lot of paper saved from the landfil...It really is a lot of paper saved from the landfill. It seems that all the boys have just as good success as our son does. The organizers take trailer load after trailer load to the recycling plant. <br /><br />You would think, "Well, it's just a sheet of paper." But all those individual papers add up. And just speaking for myself, before we got involved in this project, I would save newspapers and cardboard, but never thought to save the paperboard macaroni packages and the like. That stuff adds a lot of weight to the totals. <br /><br />And, yes, I am so glad I have the husband I have got. I am glad I spoke up and asked him rather than trusting somebody else's thought on some supposed problem (that wasn't one.) I like the way my hair feels using the baking soda and vinegar. And it really is so cheap and healthy.<br /><br />Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885394458317264217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-32856458768141799512012-12-03T12:13:29.319-07:002012-12-03T12:13:29.319-07:00Thanks, Linda!Thanks, Linda!BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497511995276601468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-78212926476443129002012-12-03T12:13:19.453-07:002012-12-03T12:13:19.453-07:00Holy cow....that is a lot of paper to save from th...Holy cow....that is a lot of paper to save from the landfill. AWESOME for your son to be involved in such a project!! Awesome. I am so impressed.<br /><br />That story about your hair care and your husband made me smile. I am sure your friend was only trying to help, but aren't you glad you've got a husband like you do!! (Obviously you do for more reasons than just this!) I, myself, never notice vinegar smell after I am out of the shower and I'd rather smell like clean "me" than some random chemical fragrance. Its so nice when the little things are also cheap and healthy!BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497511995276601468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-73762640659132717962012-11-30T07:51:02.769-07:002012-11-30T07:51:02.769-07:00I so agree that one doesn't feel that she or h...I so agree that one doesn't feel that she or he has to do everything in order to do something. Many of the "little" things I have started have snowballed into either bigger events or great joys or both. <br /><br />I started washing my hair with vinegar and baking soda a couple years ago. I got guilted by some friend that I was harming my marriage because there wasn't the good smell of regular shampoo. So I quit. I missed it. I decided to talk to my husband. He had never noticed the smell of the vinegar and baking soda, so I went right back to it. I like it so much better than washing my hair the normal way. It just makes my hair feel cleaner.<br /><br />I cloth diapered my children. I found it to be such a huge joy and truly enjoyed watching them crawl around in those fat little bums covered the cutest diapers in the world. I would never have known such joy if I hadn't been willing to just try.<br /><br />And as to how little the little things are, I would like to say that my son is involved in Boy Scouts. His scout troop earns money by recycling paper. Since we started this (and we don't advertise, because then we would get WAY too much), our extended family is able to collect 2000 pounds (yes, truly one TON) of paper every 3 months. I am not exaggerating. It is overwhelming to think about. A ton of paper among 3 families. And all of that is recycled rather than being thrown in the landfill as it would be if my son weren't collecting for Scouts. Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885394458317264217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-51237635868852352752012-11-29T22:34:59.198-07:002012-11-29T22:34:59.198-07:00Great advice and well-expressed.Great advice and well-expressed.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com