Happy New Year! Time to turn over a new leaf they say… when I read that we only posted 11 blog posts last year, I was truly disappointed – I know we can do better! We have SO much more to say than that! So, on the other side of that new leaf is a commitment to share more and more often with you – via our blog. I thought I would kick off my new found commitment by sharing with you, some of the various Moss Envy products that my family and I actually use and love, why we use them, and what’s the big deal!

I’m a big fan of Eco-Armour’s Shaving Foam and Body wash. I love it’s ingredient list, I love how it smells and I love how it feels on my skin and how it leaves my skin feeling. I really feel like it lays down a nice (natural) lubrication for shaving – any part of your body. My personal favorite is the Eucamint scent. It’s invigorating – great to wake up to in the morning!

I have serious plastic bag guilt… so any thing that can help me and/or my family use less of them is awesome. I make my son’s lunch most days and LOVE using our SnackTaxis! Fun/cute fabric on the outside, easy to clean nylon inside, closes with velcro. Sandwhic size and snack size is pretty much all I need to help create a waste free lunch for the kiddo.

When ever I walk into my bathroom, I am greeted with the pleasant scent of cedar and mint thanks to my Sunleaf Natural’s Reed Diffuser. Sunleaf’s line of soaps, diffusers, and candles are made right here in Minnesota. Most reed diffusers cut their oil with a thinner so the oil wicks up inside of the reed… Not this stuff – it’s pure 100% essential oil, which means it’s too heavy to wick up inside the reed, so for a burst of scent you can turn over one reed or all of them. Throw away your synthetic chemical sprays and get into the real stuff!
My bed… my bed is outfitted with most Moss Envy treasures! My wife and I sleep on top of one of our Savvy Rest Serenity Organic Latex Mattresses – Medium, Soft, Soft. On top of that we’ve got the most amazing wool filled cotton covered deluxe Topper for some added softness. Then I top it all off with one of our shredded latex pillows. The mattress is simply amazing! I know I am not polluting my air or body with chemical flame retardants and synthetic off-gassing crud… the Serenity is certified organic through and through. Natural latex holds its shape over time, so I don’t have to worry about creating a trench where my body meets the mattress. Healthy, supportive, long lasting, and comfortable! But that wasn’t enough… we like it really soft and cushy, so we added 4 inches of plush goodness in the form of a topper. Pressure points are things of the past – we feel like we’re floating! I love the pillow because it allows me to adjust its firmness and move around what’s inside. This is very important for me because I am a combo sleeper – I switch from my side to my front. I need it to be flatter when I’m on my front and fuller when I’m on my side. This has been the only pillow that I have ever owned that morphs to fit my needs.

Last but not least, being the outdoorsman that I am – I have one of our AM/FM/Weatherband Radio/Solar/Crank Powered Flashlight/Cell Phone Chargers in my camping gear! It allowed me to ditch three different pieces of gear for one… and if you’ve ever tried to pack a backpack for a weekend hike, you know that every bit of space and weight counts. About two years ago, we narrowly missed a tornado while camping. I will NEVER go out into the wilderness again with out it!