I think Dh thinks I've turned into a hippie...

**cheappearls** · 01-31-2007, 02:19 PM

Which isn't true. I've been a hippie for a looooooong time.

But lately I have stepped it up. We really started recycling, I have been changing to energy saver light blubs, talking about starting a compost and we started discussing homeschooling . So of course just to keep DH on his toes, I dropped the cloth diaper bomb on him during lunch.

The good thing after telling him all about it, he agreed!!

One more step to saving the planet.

**wanderlusting** · 01-31-2007, 02:23 PM

Good for you!

**kestrel91316** · 01-31-2007, 03:43 PM

There's nothing hippy-like about what you are doing. It's called being a thoughtful, caring, responsible human being. And there is something terribly wrong with people who know they should do these things and yet don't.

**FrugalMomof3** · 01-31-2007, 03:56 PM

That's awesome, glad DH is on board with you!

**i.m.cheap** · 01-31-2007, 04:21 PM

i.m.cheap smiles

, imagining "diaper bomb". Look-out below!

**AheeK** · 01-31-2007, 07:46 PM

Good for you! I think it's very responsible of you to go out of your way to conserve energy (and money ). Keep it up!!

**bumplett** · 01-31-2007, 10:54 PM

I love a good tree hugging hippie

**Backtoreality** · 01-31-2007, 11:33 PM

Good for you. We need a few more "hippies" around here!

My DSister just called be a "throw back to the sixies" and said "I can picture u on a 100 acre sustainable farm somewhere"....I just grinned

and said yep!

**SewCrafty** · 02-01-2007, 12:18 AM

ONGoodness!

Wonder if my mom though of herself as a "hippie"

I don't ever remember her using disposable diapers! LOL

Good for you!

**baxjul** · 02-01-2007, 10:43 AM

Way to go!

**Edna_E** · 02-05-2007, 08:21 PM

Right on! and I remember hippies who did - that is when they first came out!

**Edna_E** · 02-05-2007, 08:22 PM

tee hee! My son says that about me! It's one of my favorite compliments - and goals!

**napswithkats** · 02-12-2007, 02:05 PM

LOL! I got my hubby a t-shirt that said "TREEHUGGER" on it for the winter holiday!

**geckoace** · 02-14-2007, 09:11 AM

nothing wrong with being a little hippie. we have done all of those same things. we used cloth diapers up until solid foods then i switched to disposable (i figured the diapers i saved from the landfill the first three months we better than nothing) and we potty trained ASAP (at 3 almost on the dot)
we recycle (while pms'ing i once cried about how DH refused to put his newspapers in the bin LOL)
have CFLs everywhere, low flow shower heads, i keep the heat down, use environmentally friendly laundry detergent and cleaner and have started paying attention to where we shop.

a little hippie is GREAT!

**acidcookie** · 02-14-2007, 09:20 AM

I can totally relate. I even rinse my aluminum foil if possible to recycle it.
I called Allegheny Power once and asked if I could get wind power from them. When they said no I asked "WHY NOT?"

There are sites like [url=www.nativeenergy.com]NativeEnery[url] where you can "offset" the amount of carbon you throw into the air. Basically you help fund renewable energy projects such as methane farms.

I think wind turbines are majestic.

Giving money to the NRDC, among other organizations is a worthwhile expense for me.

After all, I come from northern Oregon, land of hippies.