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Momlogic's Andrea: The economic news seems to get worse everyday: Foreclosures,
downsizing and dwindling retirement funds. Sadly, the last thing on a
parent's mind is "going green."
But not celebrities! While we're busy clipping coupons, they're busy saving the planet. In the past "People" has featured a peek into Jessica Alba's eco-friendly nursery and home and last year, Halle Berry reportedly spent $60,000 on greenifying her new baby's three (three!) nurseries.
For you new moms out there who are considering eco-fying your new bundle's dwelling, we give you the cost of going organic, the cheap version and the ultimate (and utterly silly) way to go green.
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cute & funny article, except, I have to ask… are you really classifying breastfeeding as an “utterly silly” way to go green?
- Annette
The best way to be “green” is to reduce. So no matter how many “eco-friendly” products Halle Berry loaded her nurseries up with, it was still excessive. Anytime something new has to created, resources are used. Now, if she had stocked her nurseries with secondhand furniture and hand-me-down clothes, THEN she’d be a unique celebrity.
- Heggie
I think what you really should be saying is that you shouldn’t get your parenting or green advice from celebrities. Like raising a child, you can do green living as expesively or as cheaply as you choose. When my sister & her friends were having kids, they’d let the current mom to be borrow their bouncy seats, boppies, maternity clothes, etc. They practically had their own unoffical co-op going! They did it to help each other save money and get another use out of their baby stuff that they weren’t using but still wanted to keep just in case. That’s a green practice. They also hand around/down their kids clothes to each other - also free and also green. Don’t think that the celebrity way is the only way to go green or do everything else for that matter. If that’s the case then why aren’t we all driving imported sports cars?
- Condo Blues
Agree with Heggie about Halle’s excessiveness.
- Linda
We only bought a handful of infant clothes for our DD. I went around with my MIL and SIL to garage sales (they are like experts with these!) and I loaded up on baby stuff that she was only going to outgrow in a few weeks/months. I certainly think recycling is the best way to go green. I agree with Heggie that youstill use resources when you create anything. AND I don’t know about you, but I don’t have $1400 to blow on a crib that only stays a crib.
- Ju
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