Thursday

and that means that it's my turn for a day-time shift at the store. Which I really enjoy, by the way. The only reason I work evenings rather than days is because Michal's mom watches her kids during the day time. And my babysitter's hours are more flexible.

Today's already been a bit busy. Not so many sales yet, but some interesting folks have come by. Two lovely women from Waterford who had never been in the store before and seemed to like it quite a bit and will hopefully be back. I told them to spread the word! Word-of-mouth advertising is really the best kind, in our experience. The women particularly enjoyed reading the "Pigs in a Poke" line of cards from Tree Free Greetings. I am such a fan of TFG. They are one of the companies I am most proud to represent. The cards, note card sets, and gift bag sets are absolutely gorgeous, high quality, very reasonably priced, and very "green." NO new trees are ever harvested for their products.

The production of Tree-Free paper uses less water, no chlorine or harmful chemicals, & requires less energy. Tree-Free uses paper from sustainably harvested sources like kenaf, sugar cane, and bamboo, as well as from post-consumer recycled paper.

That it's "post-consumer" recycled is key. As TFG's website states:

Unless it says post-consumer recycled or Tree-Free, "recycled" paper may legally contain a high content of wood fiber from virgin forests and/or unsold "pre-consumer" waste. Such paper is bad for the environment.

When you buy anything that says "recycled" on it -- look for the PCW%. That's the percentage that truly reflects how "earth-friendly" the product is.