I get to update my "Green List" because I will be trying mama cloth in a few weeks. I have already ordered and received my pads, I am just waiting on "The Aunt" to come back. I placed my order with Gem Cloth.

Aren't these pads gorgeous?!

Customer Service: Nice. She answered my questions within 24hrs. and went out of her way to make sure I was comfortable with my purchase.

Delivery: Quick. I ordered them on a Saturday night and received them on that following Wednesday.

Packaging: Nice. Everything was tied together with a cute bow.

Was it as described? Yes. The product I received looked as it was described on her website.

I have not used the pads yet but, I have washed and dried them and they looked and felt exactly like they did when she sent them to me. No shrinking and the colors didn't bleed.

*Make sure you read her site in it's entirety. Start here

*She uses fleece on the outside of the pad (the backing, the part that touches the underwear) and that fleece may or may not match your actual pad colors. This is something I did not know and was shocked to see when I got my pads but, after I contacted her she explained why it was like that.

Her prices are very reasonable and she has great feedback. I can't wait to try these pads out; I am sure I will be ordering more. I ordered out of the clearance section and I received 6 pads (3 heavy 3 regular) for $25 shipping included in pricing. 

You should try out some cloth menstrual pads- "Mama Cloth" when you can. It saves you money and they are so soft!!

I said in my intro that I am a light weight green person meaning, I'm probably not green enough to have one of those catchy names like "environmentalist" or whatever the new one is these days... BUT I'm still a little green.

I decided to make a list of things I would like go greener in, as I get better in these areas I will cross the items off the list.

1. Cloth Snack Sacks (found some cute ones on Etsy that have nylon here)
2. Glass food containers. I now have plastic and I have been hearing some awful things about the hormones in them. I would like to move away from it completely. 
3. Unpaper towels (check them out here) {sorry I will not be using unpaper toilet tissue, no thanks.}
4. Cloth baby wipes (I just need to get a pack of baby wash cloths)
5. I would like to try to make my own soap. And I made laundry detergent! Yeah!
6. Cloth menstrual pads (Check out my review of Gem Cloth)
7. Various sized reusable bags to use instead of using grocery bags.

My main reason for wanting to be "greener" is not so much to save the environment although that is important to me, I want to be a bit more self sufficient. I know I have a loooong way to go but, in the case of an emergency I want to still be able to provide for my family. I know in the long run the more I learn to do on my own, the more money we will save as well.  ( I hope that makes sense)

I have always liked to craft and design but, I never thought I would enjoy making things for my family as much as I do. 

If you're wondering why sewing clothing isn't on the list.... *ahem* I don't really like sewing clothing. If it involves reading a pattern and cutting out a million pieces...no thanks.