Over the past several years I’ve been gradually easing into the whole eco friendly cleaners and organic food thing. Moving to California, I decided to jump in wholeheartedly. And it’s easy to do here. Organic is really not much more than regular food, and there is a lot more variety. It’s nice.

So now I’m more likely to get organic produce (though not every time) and I believe all milk in California is not treated w/ growth hormones.

The myth that California is so much more expensive just ain’t true, folks. Housing might be a little higher than, say, Arkansas, but our house is comparable to what we paid in Orlando. Food is dirt cheap. Here are some examples you might think are interesting.

• Avocadoes $.50 each
• Zucchini 3 pounds for $1
• Pita bread $.50 a pack
• Blueberries $.99

And there are so many grocery stores, I haven’t been to any one twice. But back to the green thing. I’ve stocked up on organic flour and no corn syrup (my husband swells at even the sight of it ). No premade treats, which can be hard when I’m craving something. Instead I made cookies the other day. We’re trying to eat whole foods more.

And I’ve been lucky that through GiveDaddy I’ve gotten to try so many eco friendly cleaners. Like 7th Generation. They’ll keep me in stock on cleaners for years. And it just makes no sense to put harsh chemicals in our house. So I’m happily turning green.

The husband has a company car. Right now it’s a Nissan Altima Hybrid. I’ve decided my next car will be a hybrid. They’re so quiet and use so little gas. And you get to park up front at Fresh & Easy, one of my favorite grocery stores.

We’re recycling more too. We have an entire trash can (like huge one that is as big as a regular trash can) that we fill weekly with recyclables. We have more recycle trash than regular! In Arkansas, my pet peeve was that the recycle man regularly rejected what I tried to recycle. Here they take any plastic, paper or glass.

Sorry this is so rambly. I just love being green!