@ Valerie – Awesome, thanks for the link!

here is a DYI for a diaper sprayer & making your toilet a dual flush model:

http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/05/easy-upgrade-super-toilet/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YoungHouseLove+%28Young+House+Love%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

@ Valerie – YES! Great points, thanks for the reminders.

@ The Naked Redhead – Well hooray for the first comment! Welcome out of the lurk. =)

Congrats on the e-book. You’re site is rad!

You also said I could mention a project…well, I just published my first ebook, and what’s greener than a digital book? And what’s better for summer reading than a FAUX-MANCE novel!?!? :) Feel free to check it out! http://www.thenakedredhead.com/thenakedredhead/first-ever-tnr-e-book.html

Thanks! I’m glad to see you posting again, too!

Glad you’ve been enjoying the bs/vinegar recipes, and I’m so glad you like the site. Hope to see you ’round here!

@ Crystal – Awesome! Hope it’s treating you well. Let me know how it all works out for you!

@ Meghan – No, not convoluted at all! The thing is, I always feel like it’s wasteful to pre-wash dishes before the dishwasher. It’s like, either I run sink water and wash the dishes all the way, or I just throw them in the dishwasher un-rinsed. My dishwasher is ancient, too, but it mostly works for me. Once in a while I have to re-run a few dishes, meh. It may not make sense but I’m crazy like that, haha.

For what it’s worth, I don’t know that the water getting chlorinated is a fair trade off for the chemicals in conventional detergent.

@ Heather – Recipes are on the way! I have a ton of them ready to go. =)

@ Kenna – Interesting idea, leading a cleanse. Even if I don’t do it officially, I’d be more than happy to be a sounding board/resource for you if you do it. Fell free to email me any time!

@ Shelby – That’s so cool, good luck! And I hope they like my recipes!

@ Becks – Aw thank you, you’re so sweet! That’s so great to hear. =)

@ TeenyTinyStar – Thank you! And yes, lots of new recipes coming soon!

@ Cary M – I love my cloth diapers! I don’t need a sprayer yet because he hasn’t started solids – I still have a few months before that. But I’ll need a sprayer then, I think, so I’ll definitely look into the DIY options. I’m on it! =D

@ Minna – Thanks lady. It was, so so special. And sunny too!

@ Nina Zephyr – Wow, lots of change! Good luck with everything. And yes, I read Ishmael many years back and loved it. Haven’t read anything else by Quinn, but I’ve heard the rest of the books in the Ishmael series are not as good. =(

But I should revisit Ishmael . . . let me know how you like the others!

@ Valerie – Oh I hope the no-pooing goes well! And that’s great that you’re moving more towards veg*nism! Sounds like a lot of great changes. =) Good luck!

@ April – Kombucha, like soft cheeses and raw fish and deli meat, carries a very small risk of food borne illness. So, it’s safer to avoid it while pregnant, ‘just in case’. Not that it’s more likely to hurt you ’cause you pregnant. It’s just that if it does, it could be very bad for the developing fetus. It just wasn’t worth it to me to take the risk.

More recipes are coming! But are you really having trouble meeting your protein and micronutrient needs? I found that if I met my calories and included a variety of grains and legumes and nuts, I didn’t really have any issues. I would write down everything I ate once a week or so, and track it at http://www.nutritiondata.com/ Its a great resource and a great way to keep your sanity! I was always surprised at how much I was actually getting. Just remember, protein = whole grains like quinoa, brown rice, good hearty whole grain bread, legumes like beans and lentils, nuts and nut butters, and seeds like sunflower and hemp (hemp seed is a complete protein)

Calcium can be a tricky one. Make sure you include lots of dark leafy greens, beans, almonds, and sesame seeds/tahini. I also took a tablespoon of Blackstrap molasses every day.

Feel free to email me if you have any other questions! I love talking nutrition!

@ Tenise Rae – Yay, thanks lady! It was a great day. =)

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