I'm Just A Little Scared

I'm all about convenience and well, trashing the environment. Okay, that's not totally true, but let's face it. If you use any type of paper product (namely, diapers for us) you are slowly polluting the environment, and well, that's a lot to hold on your shoulders. Shit, I did use cloth diapers for awhile, but that combined with the thanksgiving diet was a little much for one frazzled new mom to handle.

Generally speaking, I'm reasonably crunchy. I mean, I do shave my armpits and legs, and I SOMETIMES wear unnatural fibers, but overall, I love being HEALTHY and WELL, and I'd like our world to stay that way as well. I used to be a vegan, I'm not a huge fan of meat and leather - oh, and I think farmers rock...  And, I hate using wrapping paper. In fact, I perfer to just put a nice ribbon around things and call it a day.

The trouble is, when you have a kid, it becomes very difficult. It doesn't help that our town (aka EBF) does not recycle. And, well, you just don't have as much time as you did to wash and dry everything. Coupled with the fact that they now have EVERYTHING disposable for kids - bibs, mats, washcloths, floor mats. Hell, I think they may be working on a totally disposable outfit. You wear it once and then you just throw it away. Anyway, as a mom, you just get SUCKED in by the disposable products - they literally grab you by the neck and drag you in. Okay, maybe it's not that dramatic, but I will not give up my tampons, toilet paper, and paper towels - oh, and swiffers. Life would come to a stand still in our house without swiffers.

BUT, there are some things that I will not do...And the new CROCK POT LINERS are one. Criminy, those folks are trying to make it so NO ONE ever has to wash ONE dish, aren't they? I mean, a CROCK POT LINER? Granted, I didn't even know half these things existed, nor would I ever buy them - but seriously, do we need liners for our CROCK POT? Is it THAT hard to clean it out? And even better, do we really want to cook our food, for long periods of time, in THIN PLASTIC? Are you using your crock pot THAT much that you can't just wash it out (okay, scrub a little) when you are done?

So to cancel out the fact that I am filling the landfills with about 28 diapers per week, I have decided that this year, I will NOT use Crock Pot Liners. Let's start a movement. Save the Earth. Don't Line Your Crockpot Today.

Comments

[Nadia]

There is no need for crock pot liners its just another way for someone to fill our heads with irrational fears in order to make an extra buck. There are plenty of safe crock pots out there and ones that are even dishwasher safe. I found this product review website that helped me choose a fantastic, safe and easy to clean slow cooker, check it out http://wize.com/crock-pots-and-slow-cookers/west-bend-84716-6-quart-slow-cooker/39614?t=24680

[Judy]

Personally, I would rather throw away a little plastic than have my children & grandchildren suffer from LEAD POISONING. Most of the crock pots use a glaze that contains lead!!

[Dyane]

Yeah, when I saw the crockpot liner commercial, I thought that was truly ridiculous. And yes, it's also GROSS because it just does not seem safe to cook anything for a long period of time in thin plastic, for #%^&*'s sake! I think the people who buy these things need to get off their asses and scrub their own damn crockpots!

[JChase]

Wow. There is such a thing as TOO MUCH convenience...

~The Paper Products Queen

[Horace Finkle]

Hey, just surfed by your blog. Your writing is great. They don't recycle in my town, either.

- Horace Finkle, Teenage Ghost
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