I know Earth Day was yesterday and it is so cliche to like, save the Earth and everything, but I’m feeling compelled to contribute my little bit of ecological advice. David and I are not the most “green” family, but I’ve tried to do my part this year and found a couple things that are pretty easy.

Reusable Grocery Bags
I ordered myself a set of these bags from Mon Petite Chien off of etsy.com. I LOVE them.
First of all, they hold so much more food than traditional grocery bags. Second, they have these great long handles that allows me to carry them over my shoulders and thus freeing my hands to do other things (like corral small children into the store and away from playing in the street). But the best part is that they are reusable and prevent me from using plastic or paper bags that could later contribute to a large pile of trash that we are going to politely ignore by burying under a bunch of dirt.

Organic Vegetable Spray
Okay, I have to admit I’m stealing this from Oprah’s show yesterday. This is a great homemade recipe for veggie spray. This is an easy and organic way to clean your vegetables.

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 Tbsp baking soda
• 20 drops of grapefruit seed extract

Combine all these ingredients and place them in a spray bottle. Spray on your produce and then after 5-10 minutes rinse thoroughly.

I’m not the best steward of my environment, but it was my new year’s resolution this year and by golly I’m going to be successful at something. Because I am no closer to actually finishing the kid’s baby books – my other new year’s resolution. Happy Earth Day Y’all.