We didn’t get the products just because it was featured in Oprah. We knew about it from a friend and after talking to Susan, who coincidently stamps too, and is a distributor we decided to purchase.
We’ve been getting greener and greener each and everyday. Since I was in Boise, I have been into organic/natural and healthy food, and it wasn’t hard to persuade Drew to convert. It’s like one of those thing, once you’ve tried it, you can’t go back. Although a few things taste a bit weird, for example many organic wheat pasta, taste like cardboard, many things really make your food taste better. Plus, I really believe that due to our food intake, we hardly get sick. Emma just got over a minor cold but this was the first time she got sick this year. For a toddler who goes to daycare/school, I think that says a lot. Anyway, even though the cost is slightly higher (and in Warrensburg, you need to go to a few different stores/vendors to get all that you need), we thought that the benefits outweighs the cost and really, since we’re both working, we can’t really say we can’t afford it. Eating healthy has also forced me to make many more things from scratch. I can’t make pasta from scratch but many other easy items, e.g. pancakes, waffles, pasta sauce, we do.
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I have this obsession, or desire, to move or at least check out Vermont. If you read the previous post you would have read about the different states that I’m interested in. I have no stinkin’ idea why or how I got to VT but I really want to go there. I looked at houses a few days ago, in Stowe. There’s this one super cute one for $299k. Love it!
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To do our part, I want to write this post in hopes that we can persuade more people to help protect our environment. If you care about your children and grandchildren, please help your home be a good place for them in the future.
Please:
- Recyle, you’d be so surprised how much you throw away and in some instances, you make a few bucks.
- Buy used. Go antiquing or check out some consignment stores. You’d be surprised how many people throw away nice things.
- Don’t drink bottled water unless you have to, our tap water is quite good. Install a home filtration system. It’s cheap $15/mo and you’re good for the next 6 months.
- Quite buying gas gussling vehicles that you don’t need. Why buy a 15 mile/gal truck when it’s just you siting in it to commute to your office job? You might think it’s cool but how would your kids/grandkids feel if they have to live in a not so healthy world?
- Buy organic/natural. Alright, maybe not everything is pesticide free but if you can add a few here and there, you’d be doing yourself and the world some good.
- Buy energy efficient light bulbs. They last longer and watch your bills shrink. See this site, pretty cool.
- Buy energy efficient appliances. Again, it’ll really save your bill.
- Unplug electronic items when not in use. Even when they’re off but plugged in, your electronic like DVD player or computer, still uses a little bit of energy.
- When building, research your options and try to get the most environmental friendly floor plan and product that you can afford. Check out the Susan Susanka homes, Not So Big Homes. This is our next goal when building our house, at least 50% recycled material.
So, we’re not perfect but we do try and everyday we try to do more and more.
Did we tell you we love eating healthy? There are pros and cons to this habit. The good: We are healthy. We don’t get sick as often as some (least just from our observation), we believe that we’ll be healthy old farts, and in a way we’re helping the environment. The bad: We’ll run out of retirement money cause we’ll be 110 before we die :\
So to compensate, instead of the 97/3 meat I get the 90/10. I think that will lessen my life from 97 to 90 
Doesn’t that sound logical? I mean yeah, it’s great if I can see more but come on, 97 is pretty old! I think I’ll be content to live until 90. Ok, you’re starting to think that I’m actually dumb
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