Environmental Guilt?

I am feeling kind of guilty about the whole paper plate incident in my last post.

We really are trying to go green over here, but as a parent it is so hard!

It is also way expensive.

Sometimes, I don't have time to wash dishes.

I know there are alternatives and at the grocery store here we can buy disposable plates made of corn that biodegrade rapidly. I have looked at buying them, I have even had them in my cart, but then took them out because they are SO expensive. There isn't enough discretionary income in my budget to pay $3 for 8 plates.

I got a bread machine at the thrift store and I use that instead of buying bread. That cuts down on the waste we have from plastic bread wrappers. We carry around plastic cups with water instead of water bottles, and use reusable grocery bags.

But life is busy for a mama in 2008!

My family is open to more ideas for going green, if you have some send them along.

We are trying to do our part a little bit at a time.