Getting carried away . . .

This whole BPA thing has me thinking what other chemicals I can eliminate from my life, especially after I read pets have 2-5 times as much of common toxins in their bodies as people do. It makes sense when you think about it, as the NPR piece put it: when you walk across the floor your body absorbs some of the chemicals that are on it, when you lay on the floor for a few hours, then lick your fur, you absorb even more!

I also worry about the respiratory effects of chemicals, and wonder if Todd's cluster headaches don't have something to do with common household toxins. I have decided to take the same approach to cleaning as I do to food: if I can't pronounce it, I best avoid it.

So far, I have found two excellent substitutes for the chemicals I used to use: a microfiber mop (100 dollars on amazon; 20 dollars at BJ's,) and these handy microfiber cleaning cloths (11 dollars at Ukrops, I dont' know where you NC yokels can get some.) They both work FABULOUSLY, and, although they are a higher initial outlay, they use only water!

Edit: look how nice I am, you can get both from QVC for 30 bucks. http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.aol_refer.false.tpl.detail.msn_refer.false.item.V24246.ref.GBA?cm_ven=GOOGLEBASE&cm_cat=For%20the%20Home&cm_pla=Floorcare%20&cm_ite=V24246
(it looks like amazon has a mop for 20 bucks, too, if youre like me and have Prime)

and see: method
http://www.methodhome.com/products/
biodegradable cleaners and microfiber stuff.