Things I have done in my life to reduce my impact!

I have worked hard over the last ten years to change habits.  It started small and my husband was a real leader in this department.  We started with just recycling the basics and slowly have moved to energy efficient applicances, lightbulbs, weatherproofing our home, how we garden and what products we use for our lawn and how we shovel and chip ice in the winter instead of throwing salt.  I also have been buyng as much local products as possible.  We have always bought used furniture and clothing and will continue to do so.  We bought cars that use less gas and also plan to drive them till they "fall apart"!  Within my home I have made a conscience effort to remove as many toxic chemicals as I can and lately I have even switched our laundry, dishwasher, hand and body soaps to natural products.  My cleaning products have been natural products for some time simply because I could not clean with harsh chemicals because of the headaches they would cause.  I am  proud of the steps we have taken so far, though I know that there is so much more we can do yet.