Earth Day

It's Earth Day and I think it's important to take a moment and think about what you're doing to make the Earth a cleaner place.  I can't say I'm completely green but I've tried to make changes in my life to make less of an environmental impact. Now that I have a child, I want to make sure she has a world to grow up in.  So this Earth Day, I'm going to try to change one habit to be more green. 

What I do now:
- Use reusable grocery bags
- Cloth diaper and use cloth wipes
- I bought microfiber towels to use on my Swiffer Sweeper instead of the disposable pads.  I actually like them more!
- Use rags to clean instead of paper towels (although I can do better)
- Use natural cleaning supplies, love Trader Joe's Cedarwood and Sage Multi-purpose Cleaner. Smells great!
- Dryer balls instead of dryer sheets.  Confession: I have started using dryer sheets with our clothes because I was getting a lot of static. I think I need to get some better dryer balls or more of them.  But I buy way less dryer sheets than I used to. 
- Linen napkins instead of paper napkins. I need to get more though because we don't have enough for the week. 
- Use Yoreganic Soap Nuts for our cloth diaper laundry.  Need to try it on our regular laundry too.  I'm going to switch just as soon as I use up the last of my All Free and Clear. 
- Make my own baby food (Is this green? I think yes so I'm adding it!)
- Try to buy organic meat, vegetables and fruit
- Recycle (It's pretty easy since our sanitation department supplies the recycle container.)
- I breastfeed (nothing more green or natural than breastfeeding, right?)
- Drink water out of a stainless steel bottle instead of using paper cups or plastic water bottles

What I want to do:
- Get rid of the Windex and wood cleaner. I try to buy more "natural" options but I can do better.  Found this article with some great tips...but I'm still not sure what to use on wood furniture?  Any tips?
- Make my own dishwasher detergent. I found this post about it a long time ago but haven't made it yet. 
- Make my own laundry detergent.  Same blogger wrote a post about that, got it from the Duggars!
- Cut down even more on paper towels and napkins.  Maybe I'll buy some unpaper towels to celebrate Earth Day.  These are so cute! 
- Bring reusable bags when I go to other stores, like Target.  I never think to use my bags there and I have another bag in my purse that I can use.
- Be brave and use cloth diapers, not disposables, when we travel.  I'm a little scared to try this.
- Need to find a better solution to dusting than my Swiffer Duster.  The rags don't cut it when it comes to dusting.  I need something that attracts dust and dog hair.  I guess I could try using the microfiber towels.
- Replace plastic storage containers with glass
- Use less Ziploc bags (I'm really intrigued by the reusable snack bags.) 
- Thinking about using a CSA for fruit and produce, need to research this
- When I have a bigger yard for it, I want to plant a vegetable garden.  And compost.  Maybe set up a rain barrel too.