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Well it’s that time again. And to continue with my all natural lifestyle I’ve been trying it’s about time to take that into the land of laundry detergent. I actually have been using this stuff for a couple of months now and it seems to be going pretty well. It’s called Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day. I’ve been using the laundry detergent and fabric softener. It took some time getting used to the fragrance, a lemony type of scent, but after a while I found it pleasant and relaxing. The fabric softener also does a good job. The one down side I’ve found to this stuff is that it does not cut down on static and working in the industry that I do, static is a bad thing. So….anyone out there know of any good all natural anti-static dryer sheets? I’ll test them out for you!!

Ok so I haven’t posted in a couple days but I have good reason. I’m actually working on a new site that will make it easier for me to post and be a little more visually pleasing. Right now it’s in Beta and I’m working the bugs out of the system. I also hope this will give you guys some better ways to interact with the site and others who read it.

For the time being, the picture included is a glimpse of what the site will be…

peace

OK for Christmas my family totally came through for me and got me a blender. Now most guys my age would be making margaritas and the like but me being who I am I’m all about Smoothies!! With the organic fruit I purchased and stocked my freezer with I’ve been able to come up with my own concoctions. Today’s blend…Apple juice, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and honeydew. I would totally suggest!!

Oh yeah don’t you love the CareBear glass? Classic early 80’s from Pizza Hut!

In my natural quest I have found a place that that I can get something to eat without having the nasty artery clogging liquid fat that comes with eating at McD’s. Nothing against McD’s, but I’ve got a relative who works there and has since become a vegetarian…I think that speaks. hahaha

Anyway, Eden Alley Café on the Plaza in Kansas City totally fits the bill. From the pic you can see that the atmosphere is very chill, and laid back. The food is great, and they have free WIFI!!! I highly suggest it to anyone looking for something different.

So today I think I made a break through in the use of Burt’s destinker stuff. It’s a bit complicated but stick with me here and you might just learn something.

Ok, so what I did was after my morning shower I put on about 7 sprays under each arm. I then went about getting dressed and ate my breakfast. Then I thought “hey why not a couple more sprays for good luck. So I did. I think I managed to get some on my shirt too and that might have been the key. Because instead of trying to keep my arms glued to my sides all day I only noticed once during the day a foul smell and it wasn’t nearly as bad as it had been before. So I’m going to try the same thing tomorrow and see what happens.

On another note, something I had mentioned in another post was that I’m trying to get suggestions from all you out there as to what products you’d like to see tested. The next one on the docket is Burt’s Lavender Mint Toothpaste. I’ve already been using this one for a while now so I’ll let you know how it’s going soon.

Yeah the title says it all. The Burt’s Bees (8 freaking dollars!!) deodorant is getting a failing grade from me. I can’t go another day where I have to keep my arms nailed to my side because the deodorant is a failure!

i have to give props to a new reader. Jodi pointed out to me another company. She pointed out that Tom’s of Maine specializes in all natural products so tomorrow I go in search of the end of the stench.

Jodi’s recommendation also got me to thinking…I have a talent for testing a reviewing products. When I worked at the church that was part of my job and when I wrote for a couple different magazines my reviews were highly sought after. So here is your chance. In the comments tell me what all natural products you’d like to have tested. I will be your Guinea pig (aaww those cute furry little rodents). I will test out the products you are too chicken to test out on yourself!!! hahaha So there is your challenge people. By doing this I hope to get everyone thinking about how we can all be more nature conscience.

I have been thinking, for a while now, about ways I can make my blog stand out and make it something worth reading for other people. Of course my pointless rambling and pointing out the oddities of life (read some former posts) does provide some nice comic relief.

Well yesterday it hit me. I’m going to take you guys on a trip through my venture into trying to go all natural. What the heck does that mean? It means I’m going to attempt to eat organic food (although I do have to have the occasional McDonald’s), I’m going to change all my personal care items to natural items, and in the long run maybe even move my house to solar energy.

This whole idea started a couple of years ago when I bought a new car. I had decided to go with a hybrid and since then I’ve become more and more environmentally aware. So this year I decided to make it official and go full guns with it.

So for Christmas I asked my family for a blender and natural cook books and they came through. So of course right now I’m drinking my morning smoothie from organic fruits and also made my lunch for today ( a salad).

The food is all good and honestly it’s pretty easy for me to do. The hard part comes when you try and switch over personal care items. Organic foods are pretty readily available and not too expensive (check your local farmer’s market) but natural personal care items are not always around when you want them. Well I recently found 3 items to switch to that will help in my quest. One is a laundry detergent and fabric softener. The next would be toothpaste. But the final one, and the one I want to talk about first is deodorant. Now let’s just say I’m pretty picky about stuff like this. I hate to stink. I don’t really like to sweat either but since most antiperspirants contain some metals you don’t want going into your body (aluminum) I thought I could give up the not sweating thing as long as I don’t stink. So where do you find this stuff? Well this is what I found. Burt’s Bee is a company that specializes in natural products, and when I found this deodorant at a local store I figured I would give it a go. The initial shock was that this stuff is $8 a bottle!! Ok that’s freaking expensive! I’m used to paying no more than like $3 for a stick of antiperspirant. I went ahead and bought it hoping this stuff would last long enough to kind of even out the cost.

Well I’m about a week into this experiment and so far I’m not impressed. The stuff does smell good. A little flowery but you’re not going to go around and smell like a girl all day. Girls smell nice and all but as a guy I don’t want to smell like one. So anyway, this stuff kind of works. It took some getting used to though. Just because I’m sweating doesn’t mean I smell bad. It’s kind of a good thing I guess since sweating removes toxins from the body and cools you off at the same time. The problem I have with this stuff is that it seems to only work one pit at a time. One day I’ll put it on and it work under the right arm but the left will stink. The next day it will decide to change. It’s the strangest thing. I have no idea what’s going on with that but at least I’ve got one arm pit covered. The way around this? Just don’t lift the stinky arm during the day…ummm yeah right. I’m going to try this stuff out till the end of the bottle ($8!!!!!), but unless things change I’m not going to be purchasing this deodorant again.

I’ll keep you guys posted day by day as to which armpit is covered and which which hand I won’t be raising during the day.

some future reviews you guys can look forward to include Burt Bee’s toothpaste and that laundry detergent I told you about. Also if you guys have any products you would like to see reviewed just let me know in the comments and I might just give it a go.d

Ok, so right now it seems like I’m posting once a month. Bad blogger!! Bad! I know, I need to post more so what to post…. Well I haven’t put up any photos lately. I used to be able to post directly from my cell phone but for some reason my phone has been acting up and won’t let me send SMS or MMS. I’m going to get it figured out soon, but in the mean time here is some stuff to tide you over.

This first pic just cracked me up. Usually you don’t find the most healthy foods in vending machines but Ramen? and then look at the price!!! Who in their right mind would pay $.80 for Ramen? Can’t you get that stuff for a quarter or something?

This one I just thought was pretty because of the colors. It was taken on the Plaza during my lunch break one day.

Anyway, I’ll try and keep up more. peace!