Eco Living

OK, I've registered with greenbeans

I'll talk to DH tonight and get the OK to spend the $55 on the mooncup (which he'll agree to no worries when I tell him what a box of tampons cost! ) and I'll go the pad/liner route too (as soon as some come in! I hate waiting).

Thanks so much for your encouragement guys - I might end up PMing you with questions when I have them ...

I like the idea of the mooncup (would do anything flor lighter/shorter periods!)
I'm still not convinced on the whole cleanliness of it though, especially at work!
I get that you would empty it in the toilet, but where do you rinse it? EW for my colleague! and how embarrasing for me!

I saw just before that someone (I think it was you, Gen) only needs to change/rinse it once a day? That would be better for me.

hmm... still not entirely convinced and it's not something I could flick off on TM if it didn't work out

I've never known anyone get one and regret it. And as Nikki says, it's just a period, we all have to deal with it.

I find most people are so interested when they spot my mooncup (it's a basket by the loo with all my mama pads.)

Wormfarms are basically for composting though many people run a worm farm and a compost at the same time. Worm farms have several levels to them and the food etc is passed through each level as it goes through the worms until you have yummy stuff to use on your garden.

I've been assured you don't have to touch the worms which is the ONLY reason why I want one!

* Cloth nappies
* Cloth wipes
* Cloth mama pads
* Mooncup
* Recycle as much as poss
* Cloth shopping bags
* Compost
* Vege garden
* Reduce electricity usage - lights off in a room when not being used, same with appliances (except the computer, which is probably the worst LOL)
* Increasing the number of eco friendly cleaning products we use
* Ecobulbs in every socket that will fit them
* No clothes dryer

* Cloth nappies and wipes
* All eco products (laundry, kitchen, cleaning and personal care stuff like soaps)
* No shampoo (baking soda instead)
* Wetback fire in winter (wood from my parents that needed to come down)
* Compost all household waste
* Recycle everything we can (with these 2 things we are now down to 1 supermarket bag of rubbish a week)
* Reusable shopping bags
* Eco bulbs only
* Turn off lights and appliances at wall, shorter showers (we have actually managed to get out power bill down heaps)
* Cold water washing and no dryer
* Vege garden growing this season, with big plans for the next one
* Using our second car heaps less and planning to sell it soon (I make one trip to town for groceries, errands, then other small trips I try to walk)
* Try to buy local (at least made in NZ) products and nothing over-packaged
* I have some cloth pads, was going to get a mooncup but obviously dont need that right now!
* We have just insulated our ceiling and put tape on the windows to stop draughts
* And trying to buy less stuff