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Jun. 19th, 2008 | 08:58 pm
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amethystrse in 
green_mamas
Hello everyone. I'm new here. I'm a 30 yr old mamma to two living in New York.
I've been slowly transitioning to being more green over the years but lately it's sort of taken a huge leap. I breastfed (though had problems with my son and only was able to nurse him for a week. With my daughter it was for 5 months before I HAD to go on medication). I used cloth diapers with my daughter. I try to buy organic whenever possible. A few months ago I started using natural cleansers in our home (though I may just use baking soda and vinegar when those are done). I've also recently started using henna to dye my hair and have natural soap and shampoo bar which I LOVE. I just ordered deodorant from http://www.terressentials.com/ which I learned about today and have decided is one of the best companies I have found to date.
I used to be a raw vegan and am transitioning back to that. My children eat mostly fruits and veggies. My husband and my son eat meat but it seems my daughter doesn't like it very much (YAY). I buy organic whenever I can afford it.
I would like to one day be totally chemical free, or as close to it as you can get. I just learned that you can get a filter to hook up to your water line that goes to your house so you don't get all those aweful chemicals in your tap water. I don't know much about it but I want to get it!
Ofcourse I recycle. I don't compost yet but plan to when we finally buy our own house. I also use a mooncup (UK) instead of pads and LOVE it.
There is so much more I plan to do but because of finances I can only do a little at a time. Though lately I've been doing more than I ever have and I'm very happy about it. At first the thought of going so green/natural/chemical free would be difficult and that I would have to sacrifice a lot. But I'm learning that natural is better in more ways than one. Better for the environment, better for our bodies, and I'm finding that many natural products are just better quality.
I'm happy to be here and hope to learn a lot from those of you with more experience!