I'm Just Being Honest

I am not a very green person. I recycle, buy some organic food items and purchase some “green’ cleaners for my house but that’s the extent of it. I decided that I want to become healthier, more aware of the environment as a whole and our personal little space. I purchased a book called “The Honest Life” by Jessica Alba as a kick start to a more conscientious lifestyle. Now I am scared. The book is FILLED with information on everything from food, personal hygiene, decorating, fashion, parenting and so on. I am overwhelmed by all the things that are toxic and the overhaul I apparently need to make. This book encouragesyou to have an organic mattress and comforter. What??? I only thought you could buy organic apples and milk! I haven’t even had the heart to skim through the section about decorating kids' rooms and toys children play with; I am afraid if I read it Audrey will end up playing with nothing but organic wood and living in an organic cotton bubble.

Where do I start? Jessica offers up her personal tips and line of non toxic skincare and cleaners (and I am interested in trying them) but its not enough for me to calm my anxious nerves. Then I remember, everything in moderation. I don’t have to read or even agree with every section of the book. I don’t see myself giving up Lean Cusines entirely or taking away Audrey’s plastic beach balls. But I am inclined to make the yummy and easy salad dressing recipe she shared and start using more white vinegar as a cleaning agent. I need to take from it what makes sense for my life, not the life of a wealthy celebrity who means well.