Bloggy Giveaway–Day 1!
It’s Time! It’s Time!! Melanie over at Bloggy Giveaways is hosting the Quarterly Bloggy Giveaway!
In honor of earth day, I am giving away some fantastic Sigg Water Bottles!
This is the one that I have up for grabs today! It is white with little pale pink flowers. We have recently started using these bottles, and I love mine! It is just one way that we are trying to cut back on the amount of waste that our family produces.
Here’s How You Win:
- Leave a comment telling me what steps you have made to become a more “green” household! (I’ll delete you if you don’t!)
- Subscribe to my feed in order to gain another entry. Just mention it in your comment.
- Comments will close and a winner will be selected at 9am CST on Friday, April 25th.
The Fine Print:
- The winner will be drawn using a random number generator.
- One Comment entry and One Subscriber entry per person, please.
- Duplicate Comments will be deleted.
- Drawing is open to bloggers and non bloggers alike.
- Open to US Shipping Addresses Only, however. Sorry.
- I will notify the winner on Friday, April 25th via email. Winner will have 4 Business days to contact me with a shipping address. If I’m not contacted within that time frame, I will go on to the next random comment.
Whew. That was a ton of information. Good Luck and Happy Commenting!
DON’T FORGET TO VISIT DAY 2 AND DAY 3 FOR MORE GIVEAWAYS!!!
Comments are closed. Thanks for playing!
April 21st, 2008 at 3:05 am
After reading Gorgeously Green, I plan on chucking most of my hair care, cosmetics and skin care that is’nt organic. I did’nt realize that most of these commercial beauty products that women use everyday are full of toxins and bad chemicals that should’nt come
in contact with human skin let alone animals.
Lesha’s last blog post..Little Boy
April 21st, 2008 at 3:07 am
It’s been slow conversions. But we cloth diaper, since we just have had our 5th baby this year I figure that’s a significant “green” impact we’ve had by keeping the landfill contributions down!
I also carry cloth grocery bags. We are buying CFL lights and as the old ones die, we replace them with those. We’ve become more conscious of making each trip out of the house be the most productive to save excess trips.
And.. hmm… we will buy clothes at thrift stores and consignment shops. It’s not only a cost savings, it’s less wasteful in my book! That’s all that comes to mind right now.
Katie’s last blog post..M.o.M. Review/Cloth Diapering Guide Pt. 4
April 21st, 2008 at 3:13 am
Recycle…everything! I recently added little recycling bags near the bathroom garbage cans too. It’s amazing just how much cardboard and plastic is used in many toiletry/cosmetic product packaging. We recycle more than we throw out in trash!
Daiquiri’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway!!!
April 21st, 2008 at 3:21 am
We use cloth grocery bags, buy organic for just about everything, yard sale, etc.
I would love to win this bottle! Thanks for offering it!
April 21st, 2008 at 3:30 am
Maybe this would help me to drink more water… it’s sooooooo pretty!
Thanks for the generosity!
Heather @ Desperately Seeking Sanity’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Time…
April 21st, 2008 at 3:32 am
I just bought re-usable grocery bags, which I love! We also do our best to recycle and eat organic when we can! Thanks for the chance to win!
Michelle@Life with Three’s last blog post..Do-It-Yourself Artwork
April 21st, 2008 at 3:48 am
Hello, One of the main things we have done is turned the temperature on the water heater way down and all of us take much shorter showers! I also use tote bags whenever I go shopping. I signed your site up on my Yahoo page. Please enter me in your drawing. I appreciate it…..Thanks, Cindi
April 21st, 2008 at 3:50 am
What a great idea… I subscribed to your feed and look forward to reading more…
Cariann’s last blog post..Code, Language, OS, and me
April 21st, 2008 at 3:51 am
We’ve started saving and recycling all of our paper - there’s a dumpster at church now that takes it. Between newspapers and junk mail, it’s quite a bit!
I’m also working on a collection of re-usable bags for grocery shopping.
With soccer season starting, I’d love to be able to bring this gorgeous bottle with me when my kids play!
Oh yes, and I already subscribe…
Deb - Mom of 3 Girls’s last blog post..It’s a Bloggy Giveaway…
April 21st, 2008 at 3:52 am
I have been meaning to get one of these bottles! My family has just begun to use cloth tote bags when shopping, etc and have also planted a garden this year. Baby steps!
Kyra’s last blog post..It’s Here!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:01 am
Oh, we do a lot to try to be ‘green,’ such as always turning off lights and things when we’re not using them, always recycling our plastic bags, recycling EVERYthing we can and encouraging others to do the same, bringing tote bags to the grocery store, never buying bottled water anymore, and so on. It’s very important to me, and I’m trying to make it impt to the rest of my family, too. Thanks - oh, and I just added you to my google reader, too - I’ll be back!
Smellyann’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Carnival Is Back!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:04 am
We line dry our clothes. Great giveaway! Count me in. bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
Bebemiqui’s last blog post..Update!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:05 am
I recently bought tote bags for our shopping trips. We cloth diaper, plant a garden and hang clothes to dry in the summer. I have been working with my kids on turning off the lights as we leave rooms and turning off the water while brushing their teeth. We also rely heavily on the Library for books.
April 21st, 2008 at 4:18 am
We have stopped using water bottles and have totally stopped using lights from sun up to sun down!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:21 am
We try to use our own tote bags at the store! I would love to try SIGG, no more plastic bottles for me!
grayjones5 at yahoo dot com
April 21st, 2008 at 4:24 am
I use canvas bags grocery shopping and am slowly but surely replacing my household cleaners with more “green” ones.
Karen (Simply A Musing Blog)’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Carnival - Win a handmade apron!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:31 am
I reuse every paper product I can get my hands on.. all my mailings go out in reclaimed bubble mailers, w/ labels made of old print outs, I replaced all of my lightbulbs to energy efficent ones.. and most of my cleaners (soon all of them) are biodegradable and eco friendly.
I am running a bloggy party right now too with tons of prizes! Come check us out!
Angela’s last blog post..Connor’s First Birthday Blog Bash!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:33 am
Well, we have started using green cleaners from Shaklee. They are great, in the past other cleaners would make me feel sick, but these have no smell, totally organic. Also, we compost our food waste to the compost pile, we grow our own vegies every summmer. And I have started using reuseable bags when grocery shopping.
Jennifer’s last blog post..Check out Supermarket Savings!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:36 am
We think “green” even when we buy products - I want to be able to recycle all the packing material, and prefer buying in bulk. We don’t use any paper products such as kitchen paper towels, paper napkins, wipes, paper plates etc. Everything we use is reusable. Our family of five makes less trash a month than the family next door with two adults in a week!
I would love to win this one, I have been wanting to purchase Sigg bottles for a long time!
Katja of Skimbaco’s last blog post..Marimekko Unikko Coin Purse Giveaway
April 21st, 2008 at 4:36 am
I subscribed
Amy’s last blog post..Coming Up…
April 21st, 2008 at 4:37 am
Now for what I do going green - we live in IA where you pay a deposit on bottles/cans and then get it back - that helps with beverage containers. We’re also trying to conserve energy with our new automated thermostat.
Amy’s last blog post..Coming Up…
April 21st, 2008 at 4:44 am
We joined a CSA for the summer. I am excited about fresh organic veggies. We are buying local!
I am trying to get rid of plastics so a SIGG bottle would be great!!!
Jenn’s last blog post..Whim-Z! You KNOW You Want One!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:46 am
I subscribed!
Jenn’s last blog post..Whim-Z! You KNOW You Want One!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:49 am
We are moving green in many ways: installing cork floors in our bathrooms (we were going to use tile but cork is sustainable), we harvest rain from our roof to irrigate our garden, we grow lot’s of fruit and veggies. Hmmm, we went to the green festival in Seattle last weekend. So many more things we want to do.
Allison’s last blog post..Green festival!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:50 am
We buy from thrift shops-reuse and recycle!!
Beth’s last blog post..Giveaway-Infant Tutu
April 21st, 2008 at 4:53 am
We’ve moved away from purchasing filled water bottles from the store and towards using reusable water bottles now. We also reuse our grocery bags and this year we are attempting to grow tomatoes ourselves. I’m a little scared.
Megan’s last blog post..A List and a Meme
April 21st, 2008 at 4:59 am
We’ve been making a lot of changes over the past year; right now I’m working on revamping all of our cleaning supplies/procedures to greener, healthier options. I’m learning all about Borax and washing soda!
Heather’s last blog post..Six Random Things
April 21st, 2008 at 5:01 am
I try. I could do more, but I’m trying to get there.
I cloth diaper.
Shareholder in a CSA.
Use CFL lights.
Recycle everything.
Freecycle what I want to get rid of.
Turn off/unplug when not in use.
Shop from greener companies.
Electronic bill pay.
Thanks for a great giveaway. SIGG bottles are awesome!
nottryingforaboy’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway
April 21st, 2008 at 5:05 am
I just purchased some earth-friendly (and health-friendly) cleaning products from Shaklee. It was a little bit of an investment, but I feel my family and the earth will be better off for it. BTW, I already have your blog included in my Reader.
April 21st, 2008 at 5:10 am
We recyle all paper and plastics that are accepted by our trash company. It has been fun to teach my boys about it. We pay almost all bills online which saves lots of paper. I am gettin ready to start using canvas bags at the grocery store but I have not figured out how to do it yet because I do most of my shopping every two weeks - that would be a lot of bags! Any hints.
I would love to win the SIGG bottle! Thanks for the cool giveaway!
jenn’s last blog post..Our Weekend
April 21st, 2008 at 5:27 am
Great Prize!!! Thanks!
Gerijones64@hotmail.com
recycle,recycle,recycle,lower consumption,walking,no paper…
Geri’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Time!!!!
April 21st, 2008 at 5:27 am
we freecycle, planted veggie garden, shop at farms markets, bring a tote to the store and bring back the plastic bags to be recycled when we forget the tote
Noreen’s last blog post..Huggies CleanTeam: Dirty Kids vs. Bath Time
April 21st, 2008 at 5:31 am
Well we started with lighbulbs & energy star appliances, then we moved onto reusable shopiing bags. Our newest has been cloth napkins & no paper towel eeekkk this is the one I am having problems adjusting to! But it is all for a great cause my childrens future.
mcginnisfamily5(at)gmail(dot)com
April 21st, 2008 at 5:33 am
We compost, and that’s our “big” thing. Slowly incorporating other green ways of living into our life, but we are fascinated with composting.
Mommy Cracked’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Time
April 21st, 2008 at 5:57 am
Well, I live in my sorority house, and we recently won an award from the campus for conserving the most energy out of all the dorms! We did this by turning off the lights and unplugging things when we leave…easy! I also use reusable bags whenever possible!
Adorable water bottle!
M.A.’s last blog post..girls fight back
April 21st, 2008 at 6:00 am
My recent change has been swapping my chemically filled cleaners for an earth and health friendly Clorox Green products .. Love it !! I also signed up for your feed and look forward to it.
Take Care,
Marilyn
Marilyn’s last blog post..Bloggy Carnival Giveaway
April 21st, 2008 at 7:06 am
We’re not perfect, but we’re working on it….we recycle everything (even grocery bags when we have too many to fit in the reuseable bags), we compost scraps of fruits and veggies, REUSE—we LOVE the thrift store! Finding treasures there is our favorite pastime….that’s just to name a few.
Awesome giveaway!
Sarah C.’s last blog post..My Husband Rocks!
April 21st, 2008 at 7:11 am
we’re planting an organic garden, native plant landscaping, homeschooling, + bring our own bags to the grocery store, having eco-friendly birthday party for my daughter…
come by my blog + enter my “earth day giveaways” worth over $2,000
including 10 gorgeously green books that are going to be featured on oprah tuesday, earth day 4/22 + the brand new method planet friendly baby care products that are going to launch on earth day + a home detox book called “squeaky green”, a dyson vacuum, eco-friendly carpet, $250 in organic beverages + $150 whole foods market gift basket
mod*mom’s last blog post..mod*mom earth day giveaway :: 10 gorgeously green earth-friendly lifestyle that will be featured on oprah on earth day
April 21st, 2008 at 7:22 am
Taking my own bags, recycling, cutting down on packaging, stopped buying most disposable products, eating less meat, working from home
April 21st, 2008 at 7:24 am
I am switching to all earth friendly cleaners in our house. We also try really hard to recycle even when it isn’t convenient. Other little things are keeping our house at 65 in the winter and 72 in the summer. We do our best with the day to day of turning off lights, walking instead of driving whenever possible, and choosing drought friendly plants in the yard.
If I am already a subscriber to the blog does that count for anything?!?
Nicole’s last blog post..Sweet Eve
April 21st, 2008 at 9:51 am
We’re trying to recycle everything we can. I have a recycling bin upstairs now to toss things we normally throw away out of convinience (toilet paper tubes, scrap paper, cardboard packagine from new toothpaste, etc…) Not only that but we’re trying to reuse some of the stuff we used to recycle. I took a huge stack of magazines down to the library’s used book store the other day. Now somebody else can enjoy them and the library will make a little money.
April 21st, 2008 at 10:20 am
We already replaced all of our light bulbs with the new spiral fluorescents. We try to resell as much clothing as we can. If it doesn’t sell, we give it away. I try to leave as many plastic bags at the store as I can. I really need to get a good tote because I still feel I use too many.
Marcia’s last blog post..Woo Woo Bloggy Carnival!!!
April 21st, 2008 at 10:39 am
I have been using reusable shopping bags for the last 11 years, even before it was “cool” to do so. More recently, I have taken to switching over almost all of my cleaning chemicals to mostly vinegar, water, and soap, as they have been finished off.
Thanks for the giveaway.
April 21st, 2008 at 10:50 am
I have actually been writing about this topic on my blog….we recycle tons in our house (paper, glass, plastic, etc), carry re-useable shopping bags. All that good stuff.
I have always wanted to buy a Sigg water bottle, but always forget to order one. I hope I win! Thanks!!
Jacki’s last blog post..Confession Time
April 21st, 2008 at 10:51 am
We’re a little new to the “green scene”. We started being better about recycling and I bought those reusable grocery bags and I use them whenever I remember!
kari
Kari’s last blog post..The unveiling
April 21st, 2008 at 11:07 am
We are on an ever-forward journey to be more green. We cloth diaper and use reusable grocery bags (when I remember them!!). Just this week, I have plans to order some SIGG bottles (or Klean Kanteen - can’t decide!) so I would loooooooooove to win this. Thanks!
Megan@SortaCrunchy’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway!
April 21st, 2008 at 11:24 am
We recycle, and turn out lights, and turn down our heat, and combine trips, all of that stuff. Our most recent conservation effort has been to join Freecycle, my kids and I love it, what a great idea! And its funny, i just bookmarked SIGG’s site to get us water bottles when I had to money, lol…
April 21st, 2008 at 11:43 am
Going green…hmm…We’ve started recycling all of our cardboard food packages. I’d like to recycle more, but we live in an apartment and have absolutely no storage! I’ve also recently switched to Shaklee cleaners. I love them, and I love knowing that they’re safe for our family and the earth. I’d really love to win this water bottle! We don’t buy bottled water, so we don’t have the waste there. But I think I would remember to drink a lot more water if I took it with me everywhere!
Melissa’s last blog post..Chim-Chiminy
April 21st, 2008 at 11:50 am
We have purchased many reusable grocery bags and I have been very good about remembering them when I shop, so as not to use the plastic or paper at the store. I’d love to get everyone on board with the reusable bottles as well! Thanks for the giveaway!
mnatherson(at)comcast(dot)net
April 21st, 2008 at 11:53 am
We use canvas shopping bags, compost, use energy saving bulbs and I’ve recently decided to try out the Diva Cup. I currently live in Belgium, but I have a mailing address in the States, so I hope that works if I were to win.
lilacspecs’s last blog post..Music Monday - Chag Sameach
April 21st, 2008 at 11:59 am
We have Klean Kanteens, I’d love to have a Sigg to compare, or give my mom, I’m FINALLY getting her to listen to the dangers of plastic.
ALL the things we’ve done over the last few years to go green? My memory isn’t that good (& it’s all jumbled together, which changes are environmental, which are for our health, which are to save money . . . ) But here’s what I can come up with off the top of my head:
Reusable shopping bags, use gray water for watering plants, hang our clothes dry, turned our heat back this winter, reusable water bottles, recycle, freecycle, clean w/ baking soda & vinegar, use rags instead of paper towels, cloth napkins, and wipes instead of TP (most of the time, dh isn’t about to switch LOL), we used cloth diapers when the girls were in diapers . . . I’m sure there’s other things, but that’s what I can think of at the moment.
Broad Horizons’s last blog post..This week’s Wrap-up
April 21st, 2008 at 12:04 pm
This is a great idea for a giveaway. I’d love to have it! Well, we recycle EVERYthing. We hate to see anything go into the trash any more.
Thanks! -Julia
Hooked on Houses’s last blog post..New Cottage Style: Book Giveaway
April 21st, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Ohhhh, this is a great giveaway! We do a little of everything: reduce electricity consumption, use cloth diapers, recycle, natural cleaning products. Whatever works.
Summer’s last blog post..Excuse Me, What Time Is It?
April 21st, 2008 at 12:11 pm
We do tons of stuff for “green”! Cloth toilet wipes, cloth napkins and towels, all natural and environmentally friendly detergents and soaps, vinegar and water for cleaning around the house, we recycle, we compost, we grow our own veggies and fruits, I home can and preserve, we raise our own grass-fed beef, we watch our energy use by keeping our thermostats adjusted higher or lower than normal during summer and winter - these are a few of the things we do and are always looking for others to add to our list! Thanks for the giveaway!
Capturing Today’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway Carnival - 2nd Quarter 2008
April 21st, 2008 at 12:11 pm
This is great! I’m a huge water bottle fan, but all of mine happen to be PLASTIC, which apparently, is not so great anymore, even if it is practically indestructible.
Mary-Carolyn’s last blog post..Forgivness
April 21st, 2008 at 12:12 pm
we use a tote to shop….shorter showers…carpool…….recycle
April 21st, 2008 at 12:13 pm
WE have replaced all of our old light bulbs with the new LED ones. They are still going strong!
Betsy’s last blog post..1st Bloggy Giveaway ***Sticky***
April 21st, 2008 at 12:15 pm
We’ve done a few things, but I still wish we could do more. I’ve got my son in cloth diapers (except for at church - those nursery ladies are saints, but his Fuzzi Bunz confused them, so I keep sposies on hand just for them!) and I use mama cloth and a Diva Cup. We started recycling when we moved to this house last July and cut back from a 14-gallon trash bag full every other DAY — to one not-quite-full every week or 10 days!
This spring I’m taking a little class on composting with some friends in my Mommy & Me group, so I plan to start doing that soon. As for water, I’ve stopped buying bottles & keep a Brita pitcher in the fridge — but a Sigg bottle (especially this PRETTY one) would be such a fun little treat for doing something good for the earth!
Michelle’s last blog post..Scrap Happy (or, Bloggy Giveaway #1)
April 21st, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Seems like we need to go to recycling every other day at our house. The bins in the garage are overflowing much quicker. I just started Weight Watchers so the bottle would help me with that, too! So pretty! Thanks for the kind giveaway.
Melene’s last blog post..How many activity points is mowing the lawn?
April 21st, 2008 at 12:25 pm
You seriously want my list?
Ok, I use BioKleen cleaning products (giveaway on my blog)
I use reusable bags like the Skeeda (giveaway on my blog)
I use homemade flannel wipes for cleaning and 1000 other household tasks (giveaway on my blog)
I open my dishwasher before the dry mode and let them air dry
I recycle
I reuse TONS (i.e. make my own salad dressing and store it in an old dressing container)
I use Lunapads
My dd uses Lunapads
I only wash full loads of laundry and everything except towels gets washed in cold water
I use biodegradable dryer sheets
I rarely rarely rarely use paper plates/plastic silverware/styrofoam cups
I’m sure there is more, but I’m not totally awake yet.
AND, of COURSE I’m subscribed! I hang on every word you say!
(I’ll be in 30,000 feet in the air at 9:00am Friday, but I’ll have my iPhone and I can check my email when I land. But don’t delay letting me know I’ve won, because I TOTALLY will not have email access in the middle of the ocean!)
Karen (Pediascribe)’s last blog post..BLOGGY GIVEAWAY #3–BIOKLEEN
April 21st, 2008 at 12:30 pm
We use the green lightbulbs that reduce energy. We also save all our plastic bags and use them over and over. Thank you for a wonderful giveaway, I love the bottle, and it would be perfect.
April 21st, 2008 at 12:39 pm
well we have replaced our lightbulbs with those spiral looking ones and we’ve been recycling for almost a year now (it helps that where we moved has free recyclying, but i still have to go through everything and make sure it gets to the right bin). i’ve been wanting a sigg forever! i’m signing up for your feed right now as well!!
April 21st, 2008 at 12:51 pm
We recycle EVERYTHING we can and recently realized that if we started a compost pile, that would mean we have NO trash. So we are going to be starting a compost pile.
We also bring our own bags to the grocery store.
We are saving up to replace our boiler for our house and water heat. This will use far less oil.
And, lastly, we have placed a bucket under our bathroom sink so that the water we use to wash our hands goes into it. Then we use this water to flush the toilet. Why use potable water to flush?!?! The $$ we save on our water bill goes to a non-profit that helps provide clean drinking water to places that previously had none.
Oh, and I subscribed to your feed.
Thanks!
Michelle’s last blog post..… My Date With Rachel
April 21st, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I’d love to win this pretty bottle! My family and I have started being more diligent about recycling. I used to put my recyclable cans, bottles, etc. in plastic grocery bags before putting them in the bin…now I just dump everything in the bin to keep from using the plastic bags.
April 21st, 2008 at 12:55 pm
We recycle just about everything!
Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me!
Shannon @ Gabi’s World’s last blog post..It’s a GIVEAWAY!!!!!
April 21st, 2008 at 1:00 pm
We do lots of green stuff in our house!
We are about to start worm composting. Can’t wait!
Greenstylemom’s last blog post..BPA-Free Camelbaks - A Giveaway!!
April 21st, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I have switched to reusable water bottles for my family. I have also started taking my neighbors newspapers to the recycling bin. I love that Sigg bottle!
April 21st, 2008 at 1:09 pm
What a great water bottle! We have totes that we take to the grocery store so we don’t bring home as many plastic bags. We are also replacing all of our light bulbs with the CFL! We do not have a recycling pick up in our neighborhood so I save all of our things and take them once a week to the towns recycling center!
Jennifer (mom of 4)’s last blog post..Bloggy Giveaway
April 21st, 2008 at 1:10 pm
We compost, grow our own veggies (well some), use safe cleaners, recycle, try to but local and stopped using plastic water bottles.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I just made cloth napkins and I made a 2 cloth grocery bags…one BIG for the hubby to carry!
I am already a subscriber. Love ya.
Bella’s last blog post..Some pincushions
April 21st, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Oooh I love that SIGG bottle! I’m saving up to buy everyone in our family one of those this summer!
As for my green efforts, we reuse grocery bags in many different ways, I mostly use vinegar and water to clean, I rarely use paper towels-using cut up old t-shirts of J’s instead, and we buy local fruits and veggies when we can.
Crisanne’s last blog post..Update
April 21st, 2008 at 1:22 pm
We recycle EVERYTHING! I have re-usable grocery bags which I love, but I need to ge a few more. I have also just discovered potted plans that are not potted in plastic, but in a biodegradable peat pot. You plant the whole pot with nothing to throw away!
Lissete’s last blog post..At Home
April 21st, 2008 at 1:24 pm
We are recycling and changing to energy saving light bulbs.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:38 pm
We recycle, change our light bulbs out, carry our own grocery bags, get our vegetables from our garden or a CSA, use green cleaners among a few other things.
Thanks for the chance to win!
April 21st, 2008 at 1:40 pm
We use organic whenever we can, and I’ve “gone back to my roots” with cleaning products. Just like my great grandma did before me!
Sky’s last blog post..Priceless Picture
April 21st, 2008 at 1:46 pm
The main thing we’ve done is give up paper towel. We used SO MUCH! But we gave it up, went to using cloth towels and cloth napkins instead, and we haven’t even noticed a difference…except in the amount of trash we produce and in the grocery bill!
Amanda’s last blog post..Oh, no!….And what to do.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I switched to cloth diapers…that was a huge one! and my sister got me hooked on SIGG! I LOVE them and need MORE! and honestly..the one your giving away is one of my favorite designs! so i hope i win to save myself the $20-whatever it will cost me!
THANKS!
Emily Roper’s last blog post..Poopy
April 21st, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I use cloth diapers exclusively, even traveling! Saves me tons of money, also. Even with washing.
We recycle, too, but are not strict about it.
Qtpies7~’s last blog post..I’m blind!!!
April 21st, 2008 at 1:49 pm
We recycle as much as we can, just recently started a garden, and compost most of our waste! We also don’t use any paper towels - only cloth!
Meredith A.’s last blog post..Menu Plan Monday: Week of April 15th, 2008
April 21st, 2008 at 1:51 pm
I make most of my cleaning supplies using mostly vinegar, baking soda and Borax.
Chantelle’s last blog post..Free Stuff and how you can join in the fun
April 21st, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I love Sigg bottles. We use them, but I need another. We recycle and try to live conciously.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:03 pm
We have installed low flow showerheads and installed a programmable thermostat to cut down on electricity use.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I just did a whole post on this subject! http://shalees.blogspot.com/2008/04/green-around-gills.html
Shalee’s last blog post..It’s In The Bag…
April 21st, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I subscribed to you feed for the 2nd entry. I have been wanting Sigg for so long now! Let’s see, I started using canvas bags, I have changed all my light bulbs. We recently had to get a new toilet, so now we have the kind that uses less water. I started hang drying almost all of our laundry. Stopped buying plastic water bottles. We have always recycled, so do that. I know there is more, but you get the idea
Ginny’s last blog post..GIVEAWAY ~ Win a $25 Gift Card to Target
April 21st, 2008 at 2:07 pm
I have recently begun to look at ways my family of four can leave a small footprint on our environment. So far, we have started using tote bags for grocieries, switching to CFLs, subscribed to a recycling service, started growing our own small garden, composting.
Actually, my biggest “non-green” problem right now is my 15 year old daughter!!! She is good about not drinking sodas…but she wants her bottled water! This beautiful reusable water bottle might be just the think to convert her away from the horrible plastic landfill-fillers!
Thanks for doing the giveaway.
Tiffany Rosson
tiffanyannrosson AT yahoo.com
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Reusable grocery bags!
April 21st, 2008 at 2:14 pm
We are phasing out our cleaning products for greener alternatives - some are actually “green” products, some are home remedies using vinegar, and baking soda!
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:16 pm
We have switched to compact light bulbs, and are trying to conserve energy in our home, drying clothes on a line, turning the hot water heater down, things like that.
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I use cloth grocery bags, recycle, and just today I got rid of all the dangerous plastics in our house. Next on my list is going green with make-up and hair care. I am doing this in baby steps. Thanks
April 21st, 2008 at 2:34 pm
We changed all the light bulbs in the house to the “green” ones. We also recycle all paper products, and say no to plastic bags. Love Sigg water bottles, would love to win one!
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I always bring my canvas bags to the store (unless they’re still hanging on the door knob from the last trip…), we use cloth diapers (almost exclusively! : )), and I hang my laundry outside to dry.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:38 pm
We recycle paper, plastic, cans. I have also started buy more earth friendly and human friendly cleaning products!
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I changed over to al All green cleaner! Its the BEST!!!
Thanks for the great giveaway! Please enter me!
Nichole
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I subscribed to your blog.
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I love sigg water bottles, we use them too. We also recycle (paper, glass, plastic, etc) and compost. I now use cloth napkins, which are awesome! I pack my dishwasher and laundry full, for each load. And I use a wicker basket for shopping at the market. Sometimes I feel like I do a lot, and other days I feel like there’s so much more to do…
Thanks for the great giveaway!! Happy earth day.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:46 pm
We use those fancy schmancy lightbulbs (where we can. . . we have a lot of dimmers in our house) and we’re trying to use less gas. I’d love to buy a Hybrid, but that won’t be happening anytime soon. Thanks for the giveaway!
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:47 pm
I’m subscribing to your feed via email for an extra entry.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:52 pm
We cloth diaper, cloth napkins, etc., etc. This year we are putting in a larger garden and driving much much less. Every little bit counts.
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:53 pm
We’ve switched to CFLs. I try to remember to bring my reusable totes to the grocery store. And I never carry disposable water bottles anymore. Which is why this would be a great win for me!
April 21st, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Changing cleaning products and we are about to start cloth diapers (after I finish researching best options…eek!).
April 21st, 2008 at 2:55 pm
How long do you have. You can check out my blog to see more things that we have done to generally clean up and detox our lives, but I’ll say here that we recycle everything we can, we throw our kitchen scraps to the chickens, and I hang clothes on the line to dry.
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:56 pm
we use compact fluorescent lightbulbs pretty much everywhere in our house. we have also gotten much better about donating to Goodwill instead of just throwing away things we don’t need/use any longer. Thanks for the chance for the Sigg - a friend introduced me to those recently and I would love to give one a try!
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:56 pm
These are only babysteps but I only get paper bags at the grocery store, brings bags if I go there on purpose, and we use energy efficient lightbulbs.
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:57 pm
We have switched to energy efficient light bulbs, I make most of our household cleaners, we use (and have used for a while) cloth grocery bags and have worked on condensing our errands to keep our gas usage to a minimum. We also have purchased some reusable water bottles, but now with the BPA stories I plan on switching us to Siggs or something similar.
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:59 pm
I have been wanting one of these. I recently stopped using regular cleaners and switched to using vinegar and water for all purpose cleaning and carpet spot cleaning.
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Our family uses cloth diapers and wipes. I also use canvas bags for our groceries, buy local produce at the farmers market, and we own one car for the family, which is a Toyota Prius. We also just bought a condo within walking distance to work and to a metro station, which I think will be huge in cutting our eco-footprint by cutting out our commute, and reducing our home energy usage. We recycle everything we can, although we try to reduce waste in the first place by not buying canned or plastic bottled beverages/food. Another thing banned from our home is ziploc bags, as we try to put everything in reusable containers instead.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:08 pm
What a great giveaway! We use the Big Water Jug (5 gal) that we refill and drink from instead of buying those individual water bottles. I have subscribed to your blog! I’m in this blog giveaways to meet new friends!
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April 21st, 2008 at 3:09 pm
My husband and I have done a few things.
We use CFLs when possible. Unfortunately, we still haven’t found good ones for ceiling fans or dimmer switches. My husband drives the more fuel efficient car for his longer commute. We recycle. And we have a programmable thermostat.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I am really working on becoming green and a new water bottle would be perfect! That one is so pretty and my style too! Love it!
We recycle, we work on turning all lights off and unplugging anything not in use, I am going to get back into cloth diapering with my younger son, we try not to waste, we have all energy star appliances and fans, and I am looking into buying reusable bags.
Thanks!
April 21st, 2008 at 3:25 pm
We recycle as much as we can. reuse grocery bags. don’t buy plastic water bottles anymore so this would be great. Thanks for the give away.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:28 pm
This is the year that I am “Greening my Clean”. I have made the switch to non-toxic, safe, green products. With having a baby at home (who is into everything!) I wanted to make sure that it was safe. I will be working on some of the personal care products like shampoo and such next.
I would love the water bottle. It would be used big time here!
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April 21st, 2008 at 3:29 pm
I just told me husband last night that our project this evening is replacing our regular lightbulbs with the low-watt bulbs. Otherwise, we recycle. We composte (or at least I’m trying to!). We bought a water-filter and are filling water bottles that way. We are trying to keep our thermostats set to low. And this weekend we put a washer and dryer that are both energy star efficient so as to hopefully cut our electricity and water use.
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April 21st, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I use reuseable grocery bags- most of the time. We don’t use plastic water bottles. And I don’t buy paper towels or napkins anymore, I just use rags and cloth napkins! Thanks for the entry, it is such a pretty Sigg!
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April 21st, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I have changed over all my face care and cosmetics to all organic and natural only!
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April 21st, 2008 at 3:38 pm
We use only re-usable bags now when shopping so we never get anymore plastic bags (this is personal crusade for me!) and we have replaced our light bulbs to the energy friendly ones. We have also adjusted the thermostat in our house for more energy conservation. If had my druthers we’d by a hybrid soon too. We’ll see… Thanks for the chance to win!
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April 21st, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Let’s see..we have: quit using paper towels (cloth all the way), switched our light bulbs over, try to hang as much laundry as possible (when the weather is nice), recycle, use cloth bags, use tupperware instead of plastic bags whenever possible…I’m sure there’s more, but that’s all I can come up with!
I subscribed to your feed as well!
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April 21st, 2008 at 3:42 pm
We’re trying to use less water, turn down the temp on our hot water heater, and recycle!
Thanks.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Green cleaners.
Just say NO to plastic.
Organic at grocery.
New Lite Bulbs.
Less Driving.
Water filter instead of bottled water.
Goodwill our old stuff instead of trashing it!
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April 21st, 2008 at 4:03 pm
We recycle and use cloth bags!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Cloth diapering is the main thing we have done too. And, I’ve subscribed.
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April 21st, 2008 at 4:10 pm
I’m ashamed to admit that we have only recently begun recycling. Now, we recycle all cans, bottles, cardboard, milk jugs, etc…and it really cuts down on our trash. We’ve got four boys with baby #5 on the way, and we can easily fill up 2 large garbage bags a day before recycling.
We have also switched out a lot of our light bulbs with the more energy efficient ones…really helps cut down on our eletricity use!
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April 21st, 2008 at 4:15 pm
We have just started recycling! I know it sounds boring, but I bought 2 tubs on sale from Container Store, and cans/glass go in one, paper goes in the other. And we have a recycling center close by that actually pays us to take our stuff there. It’s motivating! I’m also switching over to recycled bags.
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April 21st, 2008 at 4:18 pm
We recycle and use Costco reusable bags.
April 21st, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Hi,
Love your site. I did subscribe, thanks, so enter me twice. The green thing we do…………we do lots of green things……now I have to choose which to share. We compost in a BIG way. We have an organic vegetable garden. We recycle. We re-use our Classico Spaghetti jars for our ice water glasses. When the Pirates were in diapers, they wore cloth. We route our washers rinse water into the lawn. These are a few of my favorite (green) things!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Those new lightbulbs (name is totally escaping me)
Unplugging chargers, microwave, toaster, blow dryer, etc when not in use
Turning heat down a couple degrees
Resuable shopping bags (plus I love not having 1,000,000 plastic bags all over my house!)
Trying to reuse other peoples stuff (second hand shopping, garage sales, picking up “trash” from the curb)
April 21st, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I do recycle milk cartons, newspapers and magazines. We’ve switched out most of our light bulbs for the compact flourescent bulbs. We eat some organic food. I’m sure there’s more I should be doing!
Julie
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April 21st, 2008 at 4:22 pm
We’ve always been a pretty “green” home. Two of the biggest things we do is recycle things like jars, which make great food containers. The other things we do is buy cleaning products without all the harsh chemicals. Not only do they smell great, but I’ve found they work better. We also take our own cloth bags out with us when we go shopping. But, we’ve been doing that for quite awhile now. I’m just so happy that others are doing the same! Thanks.
Heidi
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April 21st, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I am ashamed to admit that I’m one of THOSE people who go through tons of water bottles. I’d love to transition over to something like a Sigg bottle (and the one you’re giving away is so cute!). Thanks for the reminder to be less wasteful and for the great giveaway!
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April 21st, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I try and recycle all that I can, and I don’t get rid of a piece of paper until it’s been used on both sides!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:30 pm
We have changed out light bulbs to the more energy efficient ones. And, I planted my first garden yesterday. I don’t know if that really makes our family more green, well, maybe just my thumb!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:34 pm
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We use canvas bags at all stores, vinegar and water to clean, drive less, bike more!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:35 pm
1. Carrying reusable bags.
2. Using recycled toilet paper.
3. Eliminating paper towels.
4. Using phosphate-free laundry and dish washing detergent.
5. Switching our light bulbs.
6. Using biodegradable trash bags made from corn starch.
7. Eliminating our junk mail.
8. Listing items we don’t use on Freecycle and Paperback Swap.
9. Using eco-friendly toothbrushes.
10. Eliminating sandwich bags.
11. Choosing safer eco-friendly products for our children.
12. Turning off our car engines.
13. Using socks as Swiffers.
14. “Greening” up our family holidays.
15. Purchasing organic food whenever possible.
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April 21st, 2008 at 4:41 pm
We have all energy efficient light bulbs. What plastic grocery bags we get sometimes, we reuse to line our bathroom trashbins and also to wrap up stinky diapers (sorry, that’s where I’m not “green”. Can’t seem to let go of my disposable diapers… do I get extra points for admitting my non-green faults? lol!). We ya