Comments on: Monday Mission: Use the Real Thing http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/12/21/monday-mission-use-the-real-thing/ Balancing God's Gifts...One Baby Step at a Time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:01:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/12/21/monday-mission-use-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-200764 Katie Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:34:11 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=4126#comment-200764 Deirdre, I was thinking before I read this that I'm going to make each member of the family a different color hankie...maybe that would be a solution for you to be able to participate in that one? ;) Katie Deirdre,
I was thinking before I read this that I’m going to make each member of the family a different color hankie…maybe that would be a solution for you to be able to participate in that one? ;) Katie

]]> By: Deirdre http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/12/21/monday-mission-use-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-197440 Deirdre Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:17:05 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=4126#comment-197440 Great article. I was disappointed when I couldn't find any more ideas than what we are doing. We already use #1. cloth unpaper towels #2. mama cloths instead of pads #3. family cloth instead of tp #4. cloth napkins #5. "real" plates, cups, cutlery We do use paper towels for emergency cat dos on the floor, and paper napkins for ketchup or bbq sauce meals. And tp for #2. The only thing I cannot do is the cloth kleenex. I never reuse a kleenex, nor use it on more than one kid. I cannot imagine doing that. These are all great! Any more ideas out there? Great article. I was disappointed when I couldn’t find any more ideas than what we are doing. We already use
#1. cloth unpaper towels
#2. mama cloths instead of pads
#3. family cloth instead of tp
#4. cloth napkins
#5. “real” plates, cups, cutlery

We do use paper towels for emergency cat dos on the floor, and paper napkins for ketchup or bbq sauce meals. And tp for #2. The only thing I cannot do is the cloth kleenex. I never reuse a kleenex, nor use it on more than one kid. I cannot imagine doing that. These are all great! Any more ideas out there?

]]> By: Rebekah http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/12/21/monday-mission-use-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-69043 Rebekah Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:19:58 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=4126#comment-69043 Except when you throw them in with the diapers or white load. We use cloth all the time now, for toilet paper too. No increase in washing. Just throw them in with the diapers. Except when you throw them in with the diapers or white load. We use cloth all the time now, for toilet paper too. No increase in washing. Just throw them in with the diapers.

]]> By: Dawn http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/12/21/monday-mission-use-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-68709 Dawn Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:26:19 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=4126#comment-68709 After winning a set of four cloth napkins last year, I wanted to try, but four isn't really enough for a family of four to make a go of it. I went on Amazon and found a clearancing company offering simple white cotton napkins with a small yellow flower embroidered on the corner. I bought 80 of them for about $30. It was a great deal, and they've held up beautifully! They get a bit dingy, and then I use a bit of oxygen bleach on them. My family gets a lot of colds, and I am not sure I'm ready to go all out with hankies only, but I do like the emergency kleenex idea. I've been decluttering with FlyLady, and perhaps I'll make some hankies with some of the items I am planning to fling... THanks for the post! After winning a set of four cloth napkins last year, I wanted to try, but four isn’t really enough for a family of four to make a go of it. I went on Amazon and found a clearancing company offering simple white cotton napkins with a small yellow flower embroidered on the corner. I bought 80 of them for about $30. It was a great deal, and they’ve held up beautifully! They get a bit dingy, and then I use a bit of oxygen bleach on them.
My family gets a lot of colds, and I am not sure I’m ready to go all out with hankies only, but I do like the emergency kleenex idea. I’ve been decluttering with FlyLady, and perhaps I’ll make some hankies with some of the items I am planning to fling… THanks for the post!

]]> By: Amie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/12/21/monday-mission-use-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-14390 Amie Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:50:30 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=4126#comment-14390 Katie, thanks for the update! Felt-like fabric is a great idea. Katie, thanks for the update! Felt-like fabric is a great idea.

]]> By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/12/21/monday-mission-use-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-13235 Katie Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:03:37 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=4126#comment-13235 Amie, I think about this comment/question every time I wash towels, and I think it's been long enough that I can say that they're holding up well! They are a little frayed, yes, nothing you would show off somewhere, but they are not falling apart or making a mess. I bet some fabrics would, but this is a tight weave, almost like felt. I'm so glad it worked out! :) Katie Amie,
I think about this comment/question every time I wash towels, and I think it’s been long enough that I can say that they’re holding up well! They are a little frayed, yes, nothing you would show off somewhere, but they are not falling apart or making a mess. I bet some fabrics would, but this is a tight weave, almost like felt. I’m so glad it worked out!
:) Katie

]]> By: Kellie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/12/21/monday-mission-use-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-10539 Kellie Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:11:24 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=4126#comment-10539 I also hated seeing all the paper napkins we were throwing away as a family. I have three small boys and really wanted to start using cloth napkins, but I kept finding ones that were just too expensive or too pretty for my boys to trash :).....so we bought brightly colored (jewel tones) washclothes to use. My 4 yr old son loves to fold them when they set the table; they add a little color to the table and in the laundry, we can tell them apart from our regular washclothes/dishrags because of the bright colors. I also hated seeing all the paper napkins we were throwing away as a family. I have three small boys and really wanted to start using cloth napkins, but I kept finding ones that were just too expensive or too pretty for my boys to trash :) …..so we bought brightly colored (jewel tones) washclothes to use. My 4 yr old son loves to fold them when they set the table; they add a little color to the table and in the laundry, we can tell them apart from our regular washclothes/dishrags because of the bright colors.

]]> By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/12/21/monday-mission-use-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-10243 Katie Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:04:43 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=4126#comment-10243 Noreen, Welcome! I love that overseas you all are taking good care of the earth! :) Katie Noreen,
Welcome! I love that overseas you all are taking good care of the earth! :) Katie

]]> By: Noreen http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/12/21/monday-mission-use-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-10201 Noreen Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:15:26 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=4126#comment-10201 I am from Ireland and using paper plates is unheard of, unless at the odd childrens party. But people would be offended. Yet my american in laws think nothing of using styrofoam plates all the time and plastic cups (thrown away after one use) . And did I mention they have a perfectly good dishwasher! Anyway, will be trying to wean my husband off paper towels and try to move to cloth napkins. Great website!!!! I am from Ireland and using paper plates is unheard of, unless at the odd childrens party. But people would be offended. Yet my american in laws think nothing of using styrofoam plates all the time and plastic cups (thrown away after one use) . And did I mention they have a perfectly good dishwasher! Anyway, will be trying to wean my husband off paper towels and try to move to cloth napkins. Great website!!!!

]]> By: Renae’s Personal Goals For 2010 | Madame Deals http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/12/21/monday-mission-use-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-8428 Renae’s Personal Goals For 2010 | Madame Deals Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:03:14 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=4126#comment-8428 [...] where I can. We spend a great deal of money on paper napkins and paper towels. I was inspired by Katie to be more green and cut out the paper towels and napkins. I have been slowly cutting back on paper [...] [...] where I can. We spend a great deal of money on paper napkins and paper towels. I was inspired by Katie to be more green and cut out the paper towels and napkins. I have been slowly cutting back on paper [...]

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