Things that are Awesome

I've made many changes over the past year or so. Some are hard, some are easy, some are easy to stick with, and others.... well.... others I have flaked out on. Here's what's awesome:

• maple syrup. 'nuff said. I realized that my brother (Gato Negro) has the real deal at his house. I asked him when he started buying it. He told me "when I started buying my own syrup". Take that gradgreen!
• sugar. Why was I using Splenda? I was obviously brainwashed by Weight Watchers.
• weight loss without lots of artificial foods
• giving stuff to Goodwill -- I now have a permanent Goodwill box in the closet.
• crayons (As you know, I have 3 little kids. Crayons are my favorite art supply. Why do markers even exist? Oh... to destroy my house... right...)
• homemade pizza -- I got a bread machine and it has been worth it for the pizza dough alone
• line drying clothes (this is C's department. Thank you!)
• Murphy's oil soap for cleaning wood furniture -- bye bye Pledge.
  
• cloth napkins
• hankies
• Craig's List
  
• cloth diapers (I've been a total failure with nighttime cloth diapers, but I am convinced that cloth diapers made my little one potty train at two years old ... a whole year earlier than my other two children)
• less/no TV -- we still use the TV to watch movies, but now we don't have any cable, which keeps us nice and commercial free :)
• ceiling fans -- since we have moved to a place with fans in every room, we are able to keep the AC set at a higher temperature and be very comfy.
• Wrap-n-mat to wrap sandwiches in for sack lunch. Very cute, creates its own placemat, and quite a conversation starter.
  

What hasn't worked out so well?

• CSA -- It just didn't seem worth it and the food was rotting.
• worm composting -- they freaked me out a little, and we killed them. Sorry wormies!
• going car free/ car light -- very very hard with three little kids. The basic problem here is that I can't spend long periods of time on public transportation because I have to get home and pick up/ take care of my children.