How Green Am I?  I don’t know.  When Seattle Mom Blogs sent out a cry for us all to post about our earth friendliness, I decided to answer the call.  But I don’t really think I am that "green" and I don’t really know what kind of things count…

Firstly, I am associated with this fabulous company.   (I know, I know, shamelessly promoting… )  But Mary Kay is very concerned about their footprint on the environment,  they don’t test on animals, they ship with biodegradeable packing peanuts made from potatoes (I’ve seen first hand how they dissolve) and this year they are committed to planting 100,000 trees.  They have also started switching their packaging, so that there is less of it.  I feel pretty good about selling a product from a company that is at least somewhat eco-concious.  Wouldn’t you?

At our house we definitely recycle and we are trying to use more enviro-friendly cleaning products (though you’ll never take my bleach from me!) I try to send my kids’ snacks in tupperware instead of baggies when I can.  We use disposable diapers, it’s true, but don’t worry, we let little Spider fill them as much as she can before we get a fresh one!  (That was a joke, btw.)  We rescued our kitty from a shelter and our toilet flushing is at a minimum (mostly because the small people don’t flush at all…) 

Recently, Charming and I have decided to eat more grains and vegetables and actually eat less meat.  We’re not ready to take the complete vegetarian plunge, but we are definitely feeling like fewer animals should lose their lives to feed our love of drumstick.  Last night we ate pasta topped with a delightful spinach-lentil-tomato-carrot-celery sauce.  No meat! It was great and we felt good about it.  It’s a health choice as well as an environment decison.

And we are thinking about getting a few chickens to lay eggs…  Haven’t told the neighbors yet.

Well, how green are YOU?