Green Dishwashing

My mom bemoaned the stinky perfumedness of every dish washing liquid soap she'd picked up over the last week. I recommended Method from Target, not knowing that Method's actually eco-friendlier than normal (well, as eco-friendly as you get in a disposable plastic bottle.. snark snark snark). Method's environmental policy statement, or "humanifesto," as they call it reads (in part): "we believe dirty, in all its slimy, smoggy, toxic, disgusting incarnations is public enemy number one. and good always prevails over stinky."



Also, it doesn't smell bad.

And my mom is happy once more.

Deodorant without the Alzheimer's

Aluminum zirconium: antiperspirant.
Aluminum: linked to Alzheimer's.
Alzheimer's: ugly disease.



So it doesn't smell like pretty perfume, but at least I don't smell bad - aluminum-free deodorant is possible, especially now that the weather is cooling. SustainableIsGood.com says "Trader Joe's unscented deodorant is hands down the best natural deodorant I have ever used.... This deodorant is paraben and aluminum free and is actually made with cotton fibers to fight wetness by absorbing moisture."

As Martha Stewart would say, "It's a good thing."

Putting Pearl to Pasture

As someone famous for dealing with the Minnesota cold by driving the three blocks to school, I figured it was about time I evened out my carbon footprint and started walking to work.



Rather like these svelte looking power walkers. No, really!

Here is why I like walking to work:
1. It wakes me up in the morning
2. I get 40 extra minutes of free exercise in every day
3. I avoid unpredictable traffic (meaning I'm on time every day) and the crazy junior college kids just waiting to bash up my car
I also have a roommate I happen to work with, so it's a nice chance to catch up. Even when I walk alone, it's a good time to call people - no hands free bluetooth whatever required.

Mind you, it's still a struggle, and a bit of a rush getting out by 7:40 every morning. Soon I will need to buy galoshes or something for the rainy season.

Live too far to commute on foot? Check out the places you can walk to at Walkscore!