(Updated 2.14.13)
Hi, I’m Allie, aka: The Practically Green Mom – a green(ish), semi-vegetarian, coffee addicted mommy of a toddler boy.
I’ve been a blogger for many, many years – but my transition to “The Practically Green Mom” didn’t begin until November 2011.
Let’s back up a bit…
In 2009, I jumped on the green bandwagon. (I guess because it was the “cool” thing to do??) It started with my {first} attempt at becoming a vegetarian, and before I knew what was happening, I was cleaning out my chemically-laden beauty products, and buying cloth diapers for my non-existent baby.
Now, years later, I still say that I’m “practically green”, because I not everything works out as planned (more on that later).
(Is anyone really 100% green anyway??)
Several years prior to my “green obsession”, I met my husband {Scott}. When we first met, he asked me if I was a vegetarian. (He likes his steak and potatoes.). Luckily, I was not at the time. We married in 2007.
In August 2011, we welcomed our first son, {Hunter} into the world. He’s almost 18 months old now! (Where does the time go?!)
So, back to that part about “things not working out as planned”…
I’ve kind of backslid on the vegetarian thing. I now consider myself a Flexitarian, though I did a 30 day VEGAN challenge in June 2012…that was tough!
I always thought I would be a SAHM (stay-at-home mom) whose babies (yes, babies…we plan on having at least one more) would be exclusively breastfed. I intended to wear them everywhere (car seats are for cars, right?), be selective about vaccinations, and only let cloth diapers touch their bums.
Fast forward to today…due to supply issues early on, we ended up formula feeding, and because I work full-time, we vaccinate and use disposable diapers for daycare. There’s been a lot of mommy guilt, but I’ve come to realize that every ounce of breastmilk he got was one less ounce of formula, and every cloth diaper he wears means one less diaper in a landfill. If this way of thinking is right up your alley, learn more about my feelings on ALL THE THINGS!
Hope you enjoy the blog, and thanks for reading!
