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07-14-2009 at 12:20 AM
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what is your most recent EF change?

I need to get sandwich wraps and i've been totally slacking on that. 

what is your newest EF lifestyle change/addition that you've done?

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07-14-2009 at 12:52 AM
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Cloth napkins.  I'm late on the train but I was lucky enough that Jenni found some really pretty ones at an estate sale for cheap.  Love them!


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07-14-2009 at 1:08 AM
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Most recent are my grocery and produce bags and our compost bin.  I also have a Diva Cup on the way.

My next EF Goals are to get my kitchen stocked with tea towels and regular cloth napkins, not just the fancy ones.  Oh, and to upgrade all of our plastic food storage to glass.
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07-14-2009 at 7:14 AM
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Recycling! This city finally came up with a decent recycling plan, and we just got our blue bins. I hope that it all works out. 

We also received our bike trailer (ILs bought it for Lili for her birthday), so we'll start using that once I buy a bike and try to cut out most public transportation. It will be interesting not having to rely on cars, trains, or buses at all!  
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07-14-2009 at 7:34 AM
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Most recently, I bought a hybrid! :) LOOOOOOVE IT!

I think right around the same time, I bought a set of Chico Bags and a Kleen Kanteen. I also bought a Foogo for Ethan. I did previously own an awesome Sigg, but it is MIA. :(

Next on the agenda, new bikes for the whole fam plus a trailer to cart the babies and groceries around in. :) 
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07-14-2009 at 7:35 AM
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Oh, and soon to come? A 5th human in a 3 bedroom, 1 bath house. I don't know if it gets any more EF than that! 5 people in 1200 square feet? Dang.
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We've erradicated every single ziploc bag from our house... does that count?? 

I'm walking to work- though that's not so much an EF change as an I just started back to work thing and it's easier vehicle-wise for us if I walk the maybe 10 blocks.
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07-14-2009 at 8:48 AM
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Starting in August - walking/biking to work!

(hopefully) getting rid of our second old car and replacing with a bike or moped.

 Need to buy/make more cloth napkins (highly recommend the fabric remnants at IKEA for fun patterns)

Need to get flannel for cloth wipes 

Need to get 2 lunch bags

Still working on how to reduce our footprint due to the amount of air travel we do.

 



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Finally getting rid of the paper towels.

DH was an addict and I had gotten him down to one roll a month and then when the pack was gone, it was gone.  We now use the holder above the sink to hang dishtowels.  I always look for dishtowels and tea towels when on trips and at thrift stores and try to stock up.  I also found some three-packs at Target on clearance for $1.50 and got three packs.  I need to make some.  Anyway we use these as casual napkins, for cleaning up, for dishes and more.  We just keep them in a drawer in the kitchen, laying on top of the kitchen utensils that aren't used as often.  Having so many made it easy to get from the paper towels and the other day DH said, "it's been six weeks."  Six weeks of what?  'Six weeks of no paper towels and I don't miss them."

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Most recently was the bottle of Dr. B's that I picked up months ago.  I need to get my butt back in gear and stop grabbing a bottle of water here and there, and hop back on the HFCS-free train (fountain coke is the devil).
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07-14-2009 at 9:29 AM
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My new reusable produce bags (formal review forthcoming, but so far I love them!).
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