Linen Napkins are Making a Comeback

Linen Napkins are Making a Comeback.

Going Green- 1 Step @ a Time

Several years ago our family started eating a clean diet because of some health issues. We

accomplished this 1 tiny step at a time. We started off with 1 meal and then expanded it

each week with 1 meal, snack or replacement item. Eventually we were able to really clean

up our diet and even if we fall off the wagon, we can get back on again quickly. This

process I hope will also apply to our desire to live a more sustainable and green lifestyle.

Come along for our journey.

As a person who loves to hunt for beautiful things and even more so when I can find them at

rock bottom prices, I always look at the discount sections in all the places I shop. The other

week, I happen to be shopping at Kroger and had just checked out when I spied a cashier

marking down items. In the cart, I saw 2 packages of linen napkins. The first packet had a

beautiful grey strip and the second had a lovely blue/green strip. Each package had 6

napkins. In addition, this find only set me back $0.70 per pack for a total of $1.40 or $0.12

each.

Not only do these napkins elevate our tablescape, but it helps to keep paper napkins out of

the landfills. We use approximately 1 napkin per day per person, so our family throws out

21 napkins per week. By switching to linen napkins, we just use them and toss them into

washing machine along with our regular laundry (no extra cost or environmental impact) and

can use them over and over again. I know it seems like a very small step, but a thousand

step journey begins with just 1 step. Let’s travel together and see how far we can go in

helping to reduce our waste, reuse our current items, recycle what we can and help the

Earth to heal itself.

What tiny steps have you taken to become for environmentally aware or sustainable?

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