Project Laundry Line Challenge- Seventh Generation || Part I

I am participating in the Project Laundry Line Challenge with Seventh Generation Natural 2x Concentrated Laundry Liquid (good for 66 loads of laundry), portable laundry line and clothes pins. Yes, this city girl has been washing all her clothing in cold water and hanging them out to dry in the fresh mountain air using a laundry line and clothes pins. For those of you who know me well, stop laughing and read on.

I started this project with every intention of starting and completing it straight through for the 30 days. However, when I realized I hadn't done laundry in a few days and needed a pair of pants that was dirty that day, I had cheated. Then, Luke was out of undershirts and I had to do that load right away and on both occasions used the dryer. That led to another load and then that led to another and before I knew it, the laundry line was empty but my dryer was not.

So - I began anew and will soon be posting my 15-day update. Basically, this has been a bit harder than I had anticipated but I know that it is much better for the environment and our bank account. "If the average family washed their laundry in cold water and dried it on a clothesline, they could save almost $200 a year. If every household in the U.S. replaced just one bottle of traditional 100 oz. concentrate laundry liquid with a 100 oz. concentrate plant-derived product, like Seventh Generation, we could save 466,000 barrels of oil, enough to heat and cool 26,800 U.S. homes for a year."

Stay tuned for my next update and for the upcoming giveaway as well!!

Seventh Generation provided me with the free product, gift pack, Flip camera, and a giveaway through MyBlogSpark.