I was forwarded a link to an article about reducing your family’s footprint, meaning footprint on the environment, and am passing it along because there’s some good information here. I spent a few minutes clicking around this blog and related blogs and plan to go back and read more later when I have a bit more time. (Not sure when that is exactly, but it’s the plan.)

While I make no claims about running a green household or always making green decisions (I drive to work, I don’t carry my own Starbucks mug, etc.), I do take opportunities to conserve when I can. And with a baby, the amount of trash is just more than I could have imagined. My husband and I have commented a few times on the amount of paper towels we use. Prior to having a child we used about one roll of paper towels a month, perhaps less. We’re just not that messy. These days, though, we’re buying a new roll every week. I keep a stack of dish towels in the kitchen, but we’re still rolling through paper towels.

And then there’s the diapers…

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