Damn, the Sheer Ignorance is AMAZING>>>

Its days like this that really make me wonder if I really am living sustainably. I mean, I have no idea what goes into the products that I use in my everyday life, (like shampoo, nail polish, beauty products) and I have no idea where my food comes from...plus, my setting is not exactly ideal for recycling or composting. I mean, what would happen IF I asked girls in the house to save their food for recycling and make compost? We could sell it to the other houses on the row as fertilizer...or even the surrounding community.

And I wonder if they (the other girls in the house) even know about what kinds of food they eat, where they buy their clothes...and things like that. It really makes me want to start buying only sustainable products...but how do I determine that measure? There's no "seal of authenticity" or approval for that sort of thing like there is for organic food. It also occurs to me that I know NOTHING about composting. Perhaps I should send Aunt Nancy an email...hmmm... food for thought, pun intended!

Which also makes me wonder. As house manager, depending on the products that I use to upkeep the house, which are sustainable? Is the paint that I bought for the back sunporch sustainable? It's oil-based... I'm finding out that I have such a GLARING lack of knowledge on the sustainable options available for my life that it really disturbs me!

yikes.