Happy Earth Day!

As I was getting a shower this morning and slathering on the "Sweet Pea" body wash, stepping out and spraying it with that shower spray, it reminded me of the Oprah question "What does clean smell like?" I know, clean doesn't have a smell. I get that. But not really. In my house, clean smells like Lysol and Clorox and Citrus and all kinds of other, unnatural and potentially harmful things. For every day cleaning, I'm all over the new "green" products (although they have a smell too so not sure what that's about!) but I can't seem to get rid of my Lysol and Clorox products. My mother-in-law passed on a note about a new cleaning product that replaces all your existing cleaning products. Of course, it recommends throwing all your existing ones in the garbage. Not sure that's any better for the environment. At least if I use them it's a slow seep, right? But maybe not. I want to be green. I try to recycle (alright, not at home, but at work definitely), I try to buy recycled or used, and renewable/reusable products. I mean, hey, I love the environment! I really do (I promise) and I'd be totally bummed if it wasn't around for my kids' kids' kids. So I'll continue taking baby steps - buying the energy efficient lights, used clothes sometimes, and recycle more. Baby steps so our babies have as much fun on this earth as we've had. Happy Earth Day!