My work has gone green!

Last Friday when I went to work I discovered that we h

ad bought our own re-usable bags like all the groceries stores have.  I was super excited so, of course I had to buy one.  We sell them for $1, which is comparable to all the other stores in town.  

I have been to work 4 times since last Friday and they seem to be selling pretty well, people aren't just buying one, they are buying a couple, or 8 like one of my fellow employees did.  

I work at Treasury of Memories, a scrapbooking store and we do our 

best to recycle the paper scraps.  The employees are really good, 

but some customers are not, even when the recycling bin is just as close as the garbage can.  Some times I just do not understand them.  There are even signs about how we should recycle paper scraps.

But here is a cute picture of our cute bags!

This week my spending has been very good.  I had three exams this past week, so I was very preoccupied with them to go anywhere and spend money, which is a good thing.  

I also accomplished all three of my goals this week.  

I took the bus to work on both Monday and Wednesday, I bought some local produce from the Co-op and I also cooked dinner for myself every night this week using fresh ingredients. 

Taking the bus really saved on my gas mileage, I only drove 20 miles and that was from last weekend.  I didn't spend any money on not needed items and I spent about $20 on groceries. 

 

I did the assignment this week and looked at the 

toxicology level of my personal hair care products.  And one was much better then the other.  

I first did my face wash, that I use daily, it is from The Body Shop and it was only ranked 3 out of 10, which wasn't to bad.  It was considered moderately toxic, but a low moderate.  

I also looked at my shampoo, which is a Redken Color Care shampoo, I also use the conditioner, and I love the way they make my hair feel.  It was ranked 7 out of 10, which was a little more shocking.  

After discussing our products, we came up with the conclusion that even though the salons recommend them for you, they are not necessarily better for us, which really sucks.  I now am going to try and look for another shampoo and conditioner.  One that isn't so toxic.

Here is the link, if you want to check out your products too:

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1