Putting Kermit in His Place!

Here I go "dating" myself again, but I'd like to think the Muppets are legendary enough that we can all remember Kermit the Frog!  One of the only things I remember about the Muppets, other than my brief obsession with Miss Piggy, was when Kermit professed, "It's not easy being green."  Well, Kermit, you may not have had the same thing in mind, but in this day and time it actually IS easy to be "green" or environmentally friendly.  Seeing as this Thursday is Earth Day, I'm going to do my best to try and be aware of ways that I can become more "earth friendly".  No, I'm not going to become an overnight "tree hugger", but really, we should all be more aware of the "carbon footprint" we leave with all these conveniences we have. 

I personally LOVE the green bags for the grocery store... now if they would just come out with some cute blingy animal print ones that would be AWESOME!!!  Hmmm... that's actually not a bad idea-- something to consider. LOL!   Chloe and I have some grocery shopping to do this morning so I'll be extra sure the bags actually make it INTO the store this time and not just sit in the back of my car.  I know that's probably NEVER happened to any of you! Ha!

On top of using my "green bags", I plan to clean green today too!  Honestly, I can't remember the last time I was this excited to clean my house!!!  I mean yes, I have to confess, I do like to clean -- a dreadful side-effect of my "Type A" personality.  But that excitement is just fed off of the "rush" I get from seeing everything in it's place and with a "smile on it's bright shiny face".  LOL!  This is different, not only is it a novelty of trying something new, it's actually a better, safer, and MUCH cheaper alternative for the earth and our family.  I've researched a couple of sites and I actually found EVERYTHING I need to clean our entire house in our pantry (just like the articles said I would... Huh!  Who knew???).

So here you have it.... everything you need to "clean green"!!!  Looks more like supplies for a science experiement huh?  That's what I thought anyway. 

I'll let you know how it turns out tomorrow with "recipes".  Should be interesting if nothing else!  Chloe is really excited about "helping" me and has already pulled out all her mops, brooms, and other cleaning utensils.  LOL!  I must say, I do feel a sense of comfort in knowing that I wont have to worry about what she's getting in (with the exception of the rubbing alcohol) while we're enjoying this time together. 

And while I'm on the topic of green, here's an update of the garden.  It's really coming along.  I think once the sun decides to finally show up it will really take off!  We're going to expand it a little already.... see, I told you! LOL!  My mom brought up some seed for yellow & white squash so we're going to plant that this week!  YUM!

If you look close you can see the new faucet Jarred & Darryl installed as part of the sprinker line this past weekend.  That will make watering so much easier!!!  Those boys did a great job thinking of everything!  Oh, and in case you didn't believe me on the muddy mess... I took a picture of that too!  LOL!

Obviously I have a lot to clean, so I'd better get going!  Have a blessed day!