show and tell

not a lot of show and tell lately

but here's a little bit

outside, the trees set to be cut down

all 19 of them

are tagged with orange paint

the crew should be in this week to chop them down

this is one of those things i simply can't picture

its going to look a LOT different but beyond that

i can't even imagine it

let the sunshine in

inside the major project has been

the master closet

dan and i spent hours trying to

design them online

and then he drew a few out on paper

until it finally felt like we had it right

but it so cool to actually see it coming to fruition

talk about craftsmanship

the cedar is beautiful

not quite as orangy as it looks in the photo

my side on the left

his on the right

i can't wait to fill it up!

the other exciting part of the weekend {for me} was the research and purchasing of some new cleaning supplies. yes, you read that right. no, i don't thoroughly enjoy cleaning. yes, i do procastinate quite a bit sometimes, but at least for now i'm psyched. i've decided that now that we have the space and opportunity i'm taking advantage and going green. its time. way overdue. i've been talking about this since i was 12 (maybe younger). and there have always been a million reasons why recycling and doing my part just haven't been convenient. but that stops now.

i've done a ton of research {and enjoyed every minute}
i'd like to make at least most of my own cleaners but i'm not quite there yet, only because i haven't had the time and stuff needed to get cleaned. but i've found some great, not too expensive, effective, all natural, chemical free cleaning products that have worked really well on the construction zone of a house i set out to clean on saturday morning. i even found dye-free, all natural laundry detergent that works well in high efficiency washing machines! jackpot!

the way i figure it, even for purely selfish reasons, it only make sense. everything that goes down the drain ends up going through the septic system and out into the land. i don't need to send chemicals flushing right along when there are easy alternative. nor do i need to breathe in those fumes or let it seep into my skin while scrubbing. and then of course there are the millions of reasons why we should all be doing our part to make sure we don't totally destroy this beautiful planet.

good information:

green cleaning articles http://www.grist.org/topic/green_cleaning

green cleaning recipes http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8088/clngrn.html

green cleaning kit http://store.eco-me.com/echoclkit.html

(still debating whether to purchase this or not. a bit hefty, though i do love those easy to use, cute bottles)

sick of getting a phone book when you know full well you're never going to use it? take your name off the list! http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/index.html