Tuesday, April 8, 2008

LETS START LIVING GREEN GUYS!!!!!

LIVING GREEN IS A FUNNY WAY TO PUT IT. BUT IT IS VERY TRUE WE ALL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. YES I HAVE TO ADMIT I DO TO. IT IS NOW TIME TO REALLY THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND WHAT WE ARE DOING TO MAKE THIS WORLD GO ROUND. WE HAVE TO STOP HARMING THE ENVIROMENT. I MEAN WHO WANTS TO LIVE IN A DIRTY ENVIROMENT. FOR EXAMPLE IF MY ROOM IS DIRTY I CANT CONSENTRATE ON WHAT IM SUPPOSE TO DO BECAUSE IT JUST BOTHERS ME THAT IT IS DIRTY. BUT BACK TO MY MAIN POINT, EVERYTHING YOU DO HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ENVRIOMENT. THE CLOTHES ON YOUR BACK, THE WATER YOU DRINK, EVEN THE CLEANING PRODUCTS TO CLEAN YOUR HOUSE. THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS YOU CAN MINIMIZE POLUTION. LIKE DR.SMITH SAID HAS A GLASS WATER BOTTLE THAT HE JUST REFILLS IT WITH WATER. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BOILED VEGATABLE WATER FOR THE PLANTS THOUGH, IT SOUNDS JUST A LITTLE WIERD. LOLZ. NOW FOR YOUR CLEANING PRODUCTS. THERE IS THIS RECIPE MADE BY A GREEN LIVING TIPS READER MAUREEN R.. ( http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/171/1/All-purpose-green-cleaner.html) IT HELPS REDLUCE USING ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHEMICAL CLEANERS TO DO A DIFFERENT JOB. ACCORDING TO A GREEN LIVING TIPS READER MAUREEN R. THIS ONE RECIPE CAN CLEAN FLOORS, MIRRORS, BATHROOMS, WINDOWS, STAINLESS STEEL, CLOTHES AND SOME CARPETS. HERES THE RECIPE

Ingredients and supplies
- 32 oz. (around 950ml) spray bottle - try to use a bottle made from recycled materials, or is recycleable. Maureen recommends #2 plastic
- water
- White distilled vinegar. It should be vinegar made from grain or plant material. Believe it or not, some is made from petroleum based (crude oil). It gives a whole new meaning to
fuel as food.
- Genuine lemongrass essential oil. Lemongrass has anti-bacterial properties. For increased disinfecting power, you can use Tea Tree oil which also ahs anti-viral and anti-fungal properties.
- Earth friendly dishwashing liquid. This can be found in just about any supermarket. The dishwashing liquid is necessary to clean mirrors and glass streak-free. Many commercial window/glass cleaners have chemicals of a waxy nature in them; so when you switch to vinegar/water, there will be streaking unless you have the dish detergent in your cleaner.

Method
1. Fill bottle half with water
2. Top it up with white distilled vinegar, but leave a little room for the additional ingredients and for shaking
3. Add 10-14+ drops lemongrass essential oil. Maureen says she uses around 30 drops, but started off with 14 to minimize the chance of skin irritability.
4. Add 2-3 drops of the earth friendly dishwashing liquid.
5. Cap and shake. There should be a thin layer of foamy bubbles at the top - but not too many.
6. Label container clearly. Shake before using and store out of direct sunlight



NOW THIS IS MAUREEN'S R. RECIPE I NEVER TRIED IT, BUT I MOST DEFANTELY WANT TO TRY IT. WELL AT LEAST FOR AROUND THE HOUSE, I WOULD HAVE TO FIND AN OTHER WAY TO WASH MY CLOTHES. LOLZ
I CAN SAY IS THAT IN MY HOUSE WE DO RECYCLE,WE SHUT ALL THE LIGHTS OFF WHEN THEY ARE NOT BEING USED, THAT'S ALL I PCOULD THINK OF AT THE MOMENT SO MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR ME TO START DOING MORE TO HELP OUT MY ENIVROMENT. BUT IF THIS RECIPE OR WHAT I DO IN MY HOUSE ISN'T FOR YOU, YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY TO LOOK FOR A BETTER WAY BUT MAKE SURE YOU ARE LIVING GREEN!!!!!

1 comment:

Brandon said...

Vanessa,

If you do decide to use the recipe for cleaning your house, be sure to report your findings. I'm sure that some of us would be eager to see them; I know I would.