I forgot a few

I figured a few people would read my last post and that would be all. I was surprised by how many people actually did! After reading over it I thought of a few more green ways.

In the dishwasher, if you have hard water and can't stand the hard water marks, use citric acid. I buy it in bulk from Amazon.com. I put about a tablespoon in the second/open spot in my dishwasher and it works great! Also, great kitchen storage is canning jars. I make sure to buy freezer safe. I make big batches of beans in my dutch oven and freeze them in can-size servings. I try to avoid canned goods due to the BPA in the lining. I also freeze leftovers in them when I know they won't get eaten in a few days.

For laundry I dump about 1/2 cup of vinegar in to wash my towels. I put it in the center of my top loader, where the fabric softener would go. It gets rid of the stink. If you don't have that you can use a Downy ball.

For hand soap I use some Seventh Generation, but have also found that I love to use the foaming soap pumps with about 1/3 cup (or less) of soap and the rest water. Which soap do I use here? My favorite-Dr. Bronner! In our bathroom I have 2 options, one Dr. Bronner bar soap for me (because they're usually cheaper) and Seventh Generation liquid for hubby and guests. I've tried making the gallon of soap from one bar and it turned into a big glob of slimy goo that didn't get our hands clean. Another Pinterest fail :)

In the baby care section I forgot about milk storage. I plan to dodge plastic by using canning jars (freezer safe kind) to store my milk. Ball makes a plastic reusable storage lid for the jars. I know it's plastic, but if stored upright, it shouldn't come in contact with the milk. I hate to think of the precious liquid gold soaking up the chemicals from the plastic milk storage bags.

I'm sure I'll think of others, but that's all for now.

Kristy