My friend Ceri gave me a good pointer. She informed me that using vinegar and hydrogen peroxide disinfects just as well as any other disinfectant but without the harmful chemicals. You simply put the white vinegar in a spray bottle, put a spray bottle top on the hydrogen peroxide bottle (it needs to remain in the dark container), spray one, spray the other, wipe down, voila.

Another thing that Thom and I want to invest in is a compost bin. We can't do it right now but we eventually hope to invest in an indoor kitchen composter. This little container takes care of almost any kitchen scrap. Our reasoning for buying an indoor one is that we aren't very likely to keep up an outdoor one and just end up with a mess. But who knows, maybe someday we'll have an outdoor compost.

One thing we're really excited about is Thom's new scooter. He has to go pick it up from Springfield tomorrow. It's a Sicilian 150. It gets 80+ miles p/gallon so not only is it less harmful to the environment, it will also save us a lot of money in fuel (plus we won't be giving as much money to the big mean oil companies). Thom calculated that the scooter would pay for itself in about 8 months just in fuel savings. It makes sense for us since he goes more places than me (school, work). We eventually hope to buy a good diesel car and convert it to vegetable oil. This idea comes from James and Lacey Bell. Kudos to them for being ahead of the game (at least my game).

Thanks to Ceri, James and Lace for inspiration and ideas.