Green Organic Mama Laundry

As a new Mama, life has changed profoundly for me and I'm enjoying and cherishing every moment with my now three month-old little one.  I've been an organic green Earth Steward for more than 20 years and today, my responsibility as a Mama has added much more strength and conviction to my healthy green choices.  As I write this, I'm doing a load of laundry for my beautiful wonderful eight-month-old son, Michelangelo, the loving light of my life.  Although it was a wonderful generous blessing to receive baby clothing donations from the hospital where I gave birth to him, it is a painful reflection of the toxic ignorant world we live in that all the clothing has an overpowering smell of toxic detergent and fragrance. 

It's very painful, but fortunately, my green laundry method helps to mitigate it and my baby's health is safely protected.  Baking soda and white distilled vinegar are two of the most wonderful blessings ever to touch my life and I'm very deeply grateful for the discovery!  I'm hoping and praying that more people will wake up and realize the importance of greening their life via the important messages in my blog and my notperfume website.  Please see the link to my notperfume website on the bottom right side panel on this blog.  Thank you.  Greening your life isn't just about protecting Mother Earth/Gaia.  It's also about protecting your family's health, especially your children, and keeping their air safe and healthy.

Using Toxic Scented Detergent In Rural Settings Is An Insult To Mother Nature

My family moved from the city to a rural area a week ago, looking forward to clean air, quiet, and a lot of lovely nature.  Much to our chagrin, we painfully discovered that the washing machine that is on the property that is shared by several occupants was used by a couple people who used to live here and they used toxic scented commercial detergent.  We discovered this when we lifted the lid of the machine to check it to see if it smelled.  We bowed our heads, feeling very disheartened, and I shook my head, realizing that once again I'd have to run a couple loads with white distilled vinegar, baking soda, and my 2 magical laundry solution balls, before the machine would be safe to use.  I've lost count of how many times I've had to do this in other places we've lived, especially rural settings.  We find it very disheartening and aggravating that people who intentionally live in a rural setting to enjoy being away from the city madness and enjoy quiet and nature continue to use commercial scented detergent that clearly pollutes the groundwater and the air and hurts the wildlife.  Thank goodness there are people like my husband and myself who are aware and enlightened and vote with our wallets in a healthy sane green manner.  We've been using vinegar and baking soda for 20 years and we continue to enjoy efficient healthy clean results.

I'm wondering...does anyone who visits this blog live in an off-grid self-sufficient home with an heirloom vegetable garden and herb garden? With all the horrors going on with Monsanto and corp. America in general and adequate healthy eating being of serious concern, I'm surprised that more people aren't coming together with other like minds to live cooperatively and harmoniously and communally in this sane manner.

Passport America

Hello my friends, here's a little update on our travels and move.  We left Sarasota and we're currently staying at an RV park near Orlando.  We will be heading for New Mexico December mid-month.  So, we just found out about a great campground discount club and we joined and we just saved $150 by joining and it's paid for itself.  They even have a great referral program where you can earn great money.  I highly recommend that anyone who is going camping and wants to save money join this great program.  Just click on the banner below for more information and to join.
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Passport America - Discount Camping Club

I Love Earth Mama Angel Baby Organics

I just have to sing praises of a wonderful soap I started using from Melinda Olson's wonderful organic health company, Earth Mama Angel Baby® Family Products I'm very chemically sensitive and I can only use 100% non-toxic organic soaps that contain 100% organic plant essences. Now that I'm a Mommy-to-be, I'm even more sensitive and I'm extra careful about everything I use in my hair and on my skin. EMAB's Natural Non Scents Hand to Toe Wash is a wonderful soap that foams and with a little added water, the soap gently and efficiently cleans my skin and feels very light. Natural, safe, non-toxic plant essences like coconut oil, olive oil, shea butter, and aloe make this soap very efficient and wonderful. I also enjoy EMAB's Happy Mama Soap, which has the lovely organic aromas of orange oil and ginger oil. I love these soaps and I love the fact that Melinda Olson, the Mama in charge of the company, is a caring, devoted Earth Mama Wise Woman who genuinely cares about other Mamas and their children. I highly recommend her wonderful organic products to everyone who cares about their family's health and the environment.

Appreciate The Indoor and Outdoor Air You Breathe

Do you appreciate the air you breathe?  We’re in the year 2011 and while the principle of green living is becoming increasingly popular, it seems that there are still many people who take fresh clean air for granted.  The evidence of this is the consistent use of those nasty toxic air poisoners fragrance products.  I’ve read many posts online about the importance of recycling, composting, and solar energy and the importance of contributing to the solution.  This is very true and I completely agree, but it’s hypocritical to do these things and continue to pollute the very air we breathe.  

I applaud and support all the efforts to take toward conservation, but it’s very important to pay more attention to those products we use everyday on our persons, in the home and office, and in the air.  When was the last time you stepped outside and paused and took a deep cleansing breath?  The very fact that you can even do this is a blessing and a gift and should not be taken for granted.  Indoor and outdoor air are precious gifts that should be treasured, honored, appreciated, and respected.  The lungs are terrible things to waste.  Let’s contribute to the solution and keep Mother Earth clean and healthy for future generations.

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My Special Affinity With Mother Nature's Medicine Cabinet

I've been a devout herbalist since childhood and I've always had a special affinity for herbs and Mother Nature. Many times, my parents tried to give me big pharma meds when I felt sick and they often urged me to take the pills, convinced they would help me feel better and recuperate. When I was suffering from a painful draining cold, my Mom really urged me to take medicine, especially those prescribed by my pediatrician, but once again, I refused and protested.

One time, I relented and tried to swallow a pill, but it was enormous, and I nearly gagged and choked on it. I felt sick to my stomach and promised myself that I would never take another synthetic big pharma pill again.  To this day, I have not taken one synthetic big pharma pill in 25 years.

When I was upset and feeling weepy, my Mom wanted me to drink a mainstream caffeinated tea that she thought would help me feel calmer and more relaxed. I told her that it had caffeine in it and I only wanted a tea if it had an herbal blend in it. She didn't understand and argued with me, but finally let it go and gave me the space to make my own choices.

As upsetting as it was, I tried to understand that my parents didn't know better and were only suggesting something that they thought would help.  Since I'm the only person in my family who prefers herbs to meds, I'm unique.

To this day, as an adult, I still have difficult communication with my family because I'm different, but I'm grateful and proud of who I am and the sage wisdom I've gleaned from such marvelous wise women as Susun Weed, Marisa Herrera, and Dr. Christiane Northrup, M.D.

I take heart in knowing that I'm learning to be self-sufficient and I'm relying on Mother Nature's wonderful medicine cabinet, whose majestic beautiful herbal gardens grow in beautiful bounty all over the world. I feel very deeply grateful to know that I'm developing a healthy strong relationship with a natural healing modality that has no dangerous side effects and contains no harmful synthetic ingredients that will harm me.

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