It's easy being Green!

Despite what Kermit the Frog said, it is easy being Green. Yesterday was Earth Day and I would like to think that we have something we can do to help the earth stay intact for a few more millenniums or at least for our grand-children.

One way to make a difference is to use cloth diapers instead of plastic, chemical laden diapers. Come on, how difficult is it to throw an extra load of laundry in every two days. We have it so easy with the technology of the washing machine and dryer, not like our grandmothers, who didn't have plastic diapers and actually boiled theirs on the stove and washed them by hand and hung them out to dry. Now, that took time. Stop whining about the extra laundry, it is not big deal.

Disposable diapers are the third largest consumer item in landfills, says the Real Diaper Association, just check out all the interesting diaper facts for yourself. Find out what that funny gel is in the plastic disposable diapers. And let's face it, would you want to wear plastic pants all day? We have all sat on that plastic covered furniture at grandma's house, how comfortable is that? How quickly do your buttocks sweat? Imagine poor little junior's bum...

It's easy to go green with cloth diapers, there are so many choices out there, and no more pins! I use the Nikky system and I purchased mine from Baby Bunz, but there are local stores everywhere. Here is Pinellas county, we have Cottontail Baby, which offers a couple of different lines of cloth diapering systems (yes, they are called systems). I like the Nikky system, as they are 100% cotton with Velcro (grandma didn't have Velcro either). Just pair those covers up with some Organic cotton diapers and you have one happy baby and mama.

Oh, by the way, all those people that say: "What about the environmental impact of the laundry soap and water usage of washing diapers?" I say: "Let's use some common sense". How can a few extra loads of laundry per week have the same environmental impact as 40 diapers per week (2080 per year) full of cancer causing chemicals and toxins sitting in a landfill for who knows how many years?!

It's easy being green, just do it! Cloth is the only way to go!

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