When I was young, my family camped in a tent and went to places like the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota. I loved the clear lakes and tall pine trees. I also once went on a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.  For this goal area, I made a homemade spray from a recipe with natural ingredients including chopped up serrano peppers and vinegar. I sprayed this on my tulips as a deterrent to squirrels who "eat" my tulips which are blooming now.

Recently, I have eliminated buying toothpaste in tubes. Instead, I bought tooth cleaning tablets in a re-fillable glass jar. These tablets work fine and now I have no empty tubes to recycle. I also used up my last plastic deodorant roll-on and started using a deodorant cream--again in a refillable glass jar. I bought these products at the Tare Market. 

Practicing conservation at home. Shorter showers, fill dishwasher full before use, full laundry loads, 

Just filled my glass at the refillable water station.

This is the least I can do today as I enjoy my coffee.

Look at both what is in need of repair and possibly forgiveness and what is good and right. 

Quiet.  Able to actually see people and greet them.  Notice with joy the greening that is spring, the beautiful spring flowers and trees coming back to life.

I am pretty healthy and haven't experienced much personal reaction to cleaning products. I am concerned about the impact of cleaners  released into the environment. I plan to avoid products I used in the past like Magic Erasers and oven cleaners.