Today we marked another Earth Day. We each do our own thing to do our part.  And in our little corner of the world we made a few changes lately to help us do a little more.

With help from Mom Central and the Majesta blog tour we have changed a few of our everyday products and become a little more ‘green’ around here.  To be honest when I signed up for the Majesta blog tour I wasn’t expecting to decide to switch brands.  I figured we would get to try some new products, see how they fared and carry on.

When the package arrived from Majesta we were blown away by the quantity of samples.  When you get to try things, usually you get a small amount to sample, not always enough for you to make a decision on whether you would make a switch or not.  And when it comes to  paper products in our house we are pretty picky.

This is what arrived in our box from Majesta.  A 12 pack of toilet tissue, a two pack of paper towel and three boxes of tissues. The water bottles were for a shake test we did, where we get to see the toilet paper break down in the water almost immediately. Take a look at J doing the shake test.  He kept trying to get the other brand to break down, when all it did was sit in the bottle like a glob.

And the folder has information from Majesta about their products.  Amazing. Majesta plants three trees for every one that is used in the making of their products.

Tissue is a big deal here, Hubby uses a lot and we find that certain brands stick to his 5 o’clock shadow.  Majesta passed with flying colours and Hubby was happy to agree to continue to purchase it.  I will also say that Hubby is the paper towel user in our house as well, an old habit he picked up from his Dad.  The Majesta brand held up just as well as our usual brand. The only complaint was that they didn’t come in the half sheet sizes.  And well, I am the toilet tissue connoisseur here and I was a little leery, however, I was not disappointed.  And because Majesta‘s toilet tissue breaks down as soon as it hits the water we actually found we had less problems with our low-flush toilets clogging up (which happens a lot here).

Thank you Majesta for helping us make a little difference in our house towards a greener future.

Majesta is also holding a contest where you can win $15,000 to do a green makeover at your own home.   We live in a home that is only five years old, so it is already pretty green as a house goes but, if I won the $15,000 I would certainly have the opportunity to make some green changes around here.  We have three or four appliances that are getting on in years (16 year old!) and I know that they could be replaced with much more energy efficient models.  In addition we would love the opportunity to add some more green to our exterior.  Being in a new neighborhood means that we are short on trees and shrubbery. The kinds of things that help keep your house cool in the summer.  Our home would benefit tremendously from such a generous award. What would you do with $15,000 to make your home greener? You can enter once a day until June 27th, 2010.

Thank you Mom Central and Majesta for helping us make a few changes around here.  Tomorrow I will tell you about your tree planting we did to celebrate today.