Update on "One small change", looking back on January (family cloth), and combined two projects for February/March (natural self-made cleaning and washing/hygiene supplies and reusing furniture)

03/05/2010

Update on "One small change", looking back on January (family cloth), and combined two projects for February/March (natural self-made cleaning and washing/hygiene supplies and reusing furniture)

Just to update you on my "small changes". Sorry I´m so way back with telling you about it- the last months were very turbulent and with lots of movement- I moved from Berlin to Stuttgart in Germany and started Waldorf teacher training.

How worked my family cloth project? Well, pretty much the way I wanted it to work from the start in January.

Only problem was to have enough cloth available, and I ran out at the beginning and ordered more from a WHAM at Etsy. The cloth I got are great, but I still run out and have to install a washing routine...But, I could keep it up at my new appartment with a new flatmate!

For February and March I did not divide it up into two months, because I had to start from the beginning at the new place and decided to leave my cleaning stuff behind in Berlin and do natural selfmade cleaning in Stuttgart. Thus, I ordered Borax, Olive natural soap, baking soda and washing soda via Internet and gathered recipes for self-made deodorant, washing detergent, cleaning,....

I got my ingredients all together and have to start mixing and using them pretty soon.

The other project for February/March (I moved February 14th) was not buying new furniture, but using/recycling what was already in the posession of my brother/parents or get stuff from freecycle.

This was pretty successfull, I got a writing desk (sturdy wood) from my parents, which used to be my brother´s when he was in school and a sturdy wooden bed for free from freecycle. I got a little foldable cupboard and lots of kitchen supplies as well. I just did not have the money to buy new stuff, wanted to use what was already there and not needed by the people storing it, plus- I will have to move at the end of June again and don´t know what will be there in the new appartment. Thus, buying new stuff did not make sense as well.

I´m pretty happy with the outcome of this reusing project!

I will update you at the end of March about my progress with natural self-made cleaning supplies and post some recipes...

Till then,

all the Best from Stuttgart, Germany,

Viola.

Mar 5, 2010 6:57:14 PM

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I am so glad to hear how everything has been going!! Feel free to let us know how it is going any time this month at http://1smallchangeblog.blogspot.com/
Suzy

Posted by: Hip Mountain Mama | 03/08/2010 at 07:08 PM

Hi! I hope your March change is going great so far!

Make sure to stop by the One Small Change blog to enter into our latest giveaway and see what the community is up to!
http://1smallchangeblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/giveaway-reusable-produce-bags.html

We also started a face book fan page which can be accessed from the blog! :)

Thanks!
Suzy

Posted by: Hip Mountain Mama | 03/19/2010 at 05:08 PM