Going Green and Natural

My journey actually began a couple years ago.  I remember I was cleaning the bathroom, with your typical store-bought products, when I began to feel my chest tighten up and my throat became almost raw feeling.  I began thinking, "What is this doing to my body?"  I honestly had never thought about it before.  I wanted my house to be clean, I wanted to use the cheapest products I could find, I really never thought about caring about the ingredients that were in the cleaning products that I was using.  Once my eyes were open, I did what any 20-something person does... I went to the internet and began researching and finding out any and all information about natural cleaning products.

When I started reading about the different ingredients in the cleaning agents, I was honestly in disbelief!  Hearing that I'm cleaning my kitchen and bathroom with ingredients that may be carcinogens, I couldn't believe I was doing that to my body!  I began thinking about what effects this could have to my future children... I knew I had to make a change.

As I searched, I found several kinds of products out there, but my frugalness turned me off.  Cleaning your home with "green" products can get pricy!  So my search for homemade remedies began.  I've been kind of nonstop ever since.  I am always trying to find new recipes for cleaning better.  I am, by no means, perfect.  I am not an expert in any of this.  Whenever I find a new recipe or idea, I try it out.  I may like it, I may not.  I am hoping that as I find remedies that I like (or love) that I will come and share them with all you.  I have found many blogs of people who are trying to live a more natural lifestyle... I guess mine will just be another one to add to the list.  I hope mine will spark people's interest, as I know there are some out there that I just couldn't get too into.  My hope is just to help someone!

I guess I will add here, too, that sometimes I'm not sure that the whole "green" and "natural" hype is all that it's cracked up to be... meaning, the chemical cleaners may not be as bad as some may think.  I know this, but I have decided that I will still attempt to live this way.  Why?  Because what will it hurt to go towards this lifestyle??  I figure that using natural products cannot possible hurt me, at least not any more than the chemical-enhanced products can... so why not??  Especially because in many cases, this route is a whole lot cheaper!

I hope to share my natural secrets, recipes, and remedies with you soon!