Be an Activist - Join the Million Baby Crawl

Most people don't realize that the traditional cleaning products sitting on the shelves at the store:

1. do not include ALL ingredients used to create the product. Currently, manufactures are only required to list ingredients in cleaning agents that are 'disinfectants'. They don't have to tell you about some of the toxic 'incidental' ingredients that can cause cancer or other medical conditions.

2. have false advertising. When you see words like 'non-toxic', 'safe', 'natural', and 'eco-friendly' - you might intelligently assume that a company couldn't make such claims without there being a 'standard' by which to make the claim and regulation of that standard. In fact, there are no government standards on these words and any company can just use those words without it being really true.

I encourage you to read more about myths of conventional cleaning products through this great article by Christopher Gavigan at Healthy Child, Healthy World.

To help you navigate the world of eco-labeling visit Consumer Reports 'Greener Choices' site.

And finally, BE AN ACTIVIST! Support Seventh Generation and help lobby congress for reform. Join the MILLION BABY CRAWL

GREEN Living ... maybe it should be GREEN Cleaning

So the site is moving along ... I knew it would take FOREVER to get all the recipes up for cleaning various aspects of the home.

I've managed to get the 'Multi-Purpose' cleaning section about 90% complete. You'll find some cleaning spray recipes that will disinfect and clean most surfaces in your house. I also included a few glass/mirror cleaning recipes, and a furniture polish. Check it out!

~~ Love, Brandy

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Thank You for visiting my sloppy looking blog! I'm guessing, you found your way here from 'the sippy' home page.

It is going to take some time but everything WILL look glam eventually!

My goal is to share with the world my every day life as I navigate parenting, adoption, being eco-friendly and 'living green', gardening, scrapbooking, crafting and oh so much more! You never know what will be poured out of the sippy ...

In short sum, I'm currently a stay-at-home mom with my almost one year old son. My husband is an awesome partner and father. I'm a cloth diapering, scrapbooking, gardening, crafting, eco-minded, educated mom. I have a love of psychology, politics, travel, art, history ...

Please bookmark and/or add yourself as a follower of my blog!!

Love ~~ Brandy

Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult ~Hypocrites