Be honest.......am I weird???

OK. Here it is. Brett & I had a conversation last night (and I told him it was going to turn into a blog post). It was about me feeling the need to make our life a little bit more.....'NATURAL'. And by NATURAL I mean: Cutting back on Processed foods (which would involve making a lot of my own stuff such as tomato sauce, bread, cake mixes, etc.), using more natural shampoos & conditioners & household cleaners & detergent & cleaning products etc. RIGHT NOW those are my biggest concerns.

I guess I am just starting to inform myself rather than just going along with what the majority of people say is NORMAL & SAFE. I would rather choose the healthy alternative & I believe there are a lot of healthier choices out there for us. YES, I have been reading stuff on the internet & NO I am not someone who believes everything I read (although I am a little bit of a hypochondriac but that is a different post). In fact, I have always been a little skeptical about things I read. But I do believe that the things we eat & SOME products that most of us use are affecting our health in a way that MAY NOT (and I stress MAY NOT) be as good as we think.

So I told Brett last night that I found a recipe to make deodorant. I didn't even tell him I was going to try and make it (which I probably won't because I don't want to go searching for all the ingredients I would need.....beeswax, essential oils, & stuff like that) but he got all worried that I was going to turn into a WEIRDO HIPPIE. I'll admit that if the ingredients were easily found, I would probably try it out.

This led to other discussions about vaccines & medicines, homemade laundry detergent & shampoo (because I have recipes for both of those ;) ), and buying organic foods. Brett is in the medical field & he relies HEAVILY on what his professors teach him & also studies that are published. I am certainly not saying those studies are wrong. But what about Mercury in vaccines for instance---They once thought it was safe, but now it has been taken out of most vaccines because IT ISN'T. So just because there are studies done, doesn't mean it is CUT & DRY and I can never question it again. I am just going by my own logic (for example 'Organic fruit has got to be better than fruit that has been grown with pesticides').

So here is the bottom line: I want to stop eating a lot of foods, make my own household products if it is simple, & YES, I do think some food is better ORGANIC. I think there a lot of ingredients in our products (food & non-food) that DO NOT belong in or on our bodies.

I don't want to turn into a WEIRDO HIPPIE though. So please tell me....am I getting to that point? Should I just forget about making homemade deodorant???? (haha.....but this is not really about homemade deodorant)


Disclaimer: I am totally PRO-VACCINE. I have no doubt they are beneficial...but that doesn't mean I am not scared of pumping dozens of shots into my babies when they are so tiny!!!! I do it....but I don't like it.