Happy Earth Day

I have been thinking about "green living" a lot since it is such a hot topic these days. Slowly, I have begun to educate myself about what it means to me and my family to choose good products and reduce the amount of chemicals we put into our bodies and into the earth.

What I can't figure out is who is just trying to market their products and who is really providing true "green" products. Today, I found out that one of the products I am using is really not so "green" It still contains some chemical ingredients that I didn't realize were also unhealthy. Arrgghh! This makes me really frustrated. I have a background in chemistry and I am still struggling with all of these compounds! I guess it isn't so easy as to go to the store and pick up a product that says "natural" or "organic" and be able to believe what is being marketed to me. I guess it is going to be a longer process than I had hoped.

Anyway, I am planting some irises tomorrow in honor of Earth Day. (It rained a lot today) So Happy Earth Day.

Kleptomaniac or shoplifter???

My daughter loves her purses. Like most women, she uses one for awhile and then she will change to a new or different one. She takes her purse almost everywhere we go and I have begun to notice that she will pick up small things along the way and stash them in her bag. I have not thought much of it since she is two and a half but I have lost a few things and ultimately found them in one of Sophia's purses. My five year old son has also found his poor Batman stashed in a glittery bag and we are beginning to wonder if this is a sign of things to come. I am sure that it is a developmental phase and that she is just enjoying having things to carry around like Mom. Only time will tell if she becomes a kleptomanic or a shoplifter but I tend to think she is just enjoying being a girl.