the tmz of method?! huh!

I've just gotten such a sweet compliment from Kari, over on Rice It Up!

"...As I had mentioned once in my blog before I have become obsessed with the cleaning product line called Method. Oh how I love the sweet sweet smell of method's sweet water air care products! I have even stumbled across and (now) read religiously a wonderfully entertaining yet always informational blog by graphic artist Nathan Aaron called Method Lust which examines, critiques, lusts and gossips (that's right, it's like the TMZ.com of household cleaners!) about all things Method."

who knew! Thanks, Kari! I'm blushing!

u show me yours, i'll show u mine

Show some lust (and links), that is! Have you added method lust to the links/blogroll section of your own blog/site? If so, let me know! Just drop a comment and let me know your own site's address, and I'll add your link in kind, to this site! They will be added to the u share + i share section on the sidebar to the right!

And thanks for helping spread the method lust word! (And thanks to you for helping spread my site's word! Oh you're welcome, and thank you for adding my link! Oh no, thank you for adding mine! Oh you're quite welcome, and thank you for... oh I'm getting dizzy...)

helping hand

Have you recently blogged about method on your own site? Found a great article online pertaining to our most favorite brand? Want to provide a review (good or bad) of a method product you purchased? Send me an email with the link, or review to: artist@nathanaaron.com And thanks for your help! Us advocates gotta stick together!

the dynamic duo

Over on the method people against dirty blog, there's been an Adam + Eric sighting!

"We think Spring in San Francisco is so cool and we're not talking about the weather. Spring, an eco-boutique located on Polk near Broadway, hosted a shindig for method’s very own Adam + Eric in honor of their new book, Squeaky Green. In case you missed it, don't you worry, Eric is heading over to Borders in Alameda on May 30 at 6pm to talk about Squeaky Green.

Squeaky Green , if you don’t know it yet, is the first book co-written by Adam + Eric, co-founders of method. Caution: facts contained within may result in readers rethinking their cleaning habits. If you’re late on checking it out, you can get your own copy by clicking here to methodhome.com."

life worth living

Over on life worth living, another method advocate has been born! Check it out:

"a couple of my friends have posted about what they love... here is what i love right now - I LOVE METHOD!

a while ago i posted about trying to rid my house of all the bad cleaning supplies and so far i have replaced all my surface cleaners, hand soaps and window cleaning. it has made all the difference in the world. i no longer have headaches and stuffy head for a whole day after i clean. i would literally feel like my head was going to explode from the headaches i would get. now i clean and i have no after effects, it has truly been amazing. i am obviously very sensitive to chemicals... i cannot walk down the garden aisles at lowes because the chemicals drive me crazy. when thad is doing something in the yard with fertilizer... i stay in the house. (ps-don't know if i have convinced him to check out organic fertilizer yet... maybe i will tell him i will help him do lawn work if he buys it {wink wink})

So over the past few months i have been investing in new organic cleaners, going phosphate free, voc free, antibacterial free, all types of bad stuff free. what i have not used of my old cleaners i am going to haul out to the toxic dump site, along with old paint cans, etc. on earth day i was reading a few blogs and came across this great new book that method had written about detoxing your home... i am half way thru it and have already made some other new changes. did you know that 4 trillion plastic bags are made each year... we have gotten into plastic bag rehab here... we own reusables and we recycle any plastic bags that accidently come home.

my next new purchase is one i am dying to go buy today (the method omop) (but won't because i am good). then i can get rid of all my floor cleaning supplies....bring on the 5 second rule. nothing bad in this here cleaner... pure organic goodness. my kids could eat off the floor with this bad boy! ha ha. well maybe not, cuz of the dog, but you know what i mean.

i am not advocating that method is the only organic cleaner... but with a smell that yummy... what are you waiting for... go forth and clean mothers, in an organic way! and check out this site, if you want some method lusting news, visit method lust!"

not just green... squeaky green!

method has just posted their latest update to their people against dirty blog, pertaining to the new squeaky green book! It begins:

"Congratulations – it’s a... book! It’s our first one, and we’re so proud. We’ve named it Squeaky Green: The method Guide to Detoxing Your Home. (Kind of a mouthful, we know. We hope it doesn’t get teased too much on the playground.) In a nutshell, it’s a room-by-room guide to lots of easy things you can do to rid your home of toxins so you and your family will breathe easier.

In celebration of Earth Day, here are five easy and inexpensive tips – all pulled from our very own Squeaky Green.

1. Exercise that green thumb by picking up a plant, or five. Plants are nature’s detoxers and can actually boost oxygen levels in your home. Some real botanical champs are philodendrons, green spider plants, dracaenas, palms, ferns, English ivy, peace lilies, mums and daisies.

2. Slay the energy vampire. OK, we know you don’t want to come home every day and reset the time on all your appliances. Neither do we. But for those times you’re leaving for a while, plug everything into a power strip and simply switch it off. (Er, you might want to make sure you haven’t lost the manual for your DVD player.)"

To read the full Earth Day tips list head over to their site!

military mama goes method

Here's a wonderful blog article about a military mama (hence the name of her blog) as she decides to go green, which includes using method products!

"At the start of the year, I posted about my New Year's Resolutions. Well for once, I am actually sticking to them! I'm very excited about the changes that are happening in my life. It feels awesome to know that I am really following my heart towards the bigger picture. I have always been a lover of the short term goals with longer term goals always eluding me. Not this time!

Going Green has really been my major goal this year and I'm happy to report I am doing what I can to help the environment.

I don't have the money to just toss everything I have and replace it all so I've been doing it product by product. Method has really been taking over my house. I totally love that they are so affordable! I mean really affordable! I don't feel any guilt about spending my money [it happens on a small budget, for good or bad purchase reasons] because it's the same price, if not cheaper, then what I already spend. So far I have
*the All Purpose spray in Hollyberry
*Dish Soap in Peppermint Vanilla [my NEX is fully stocked still with the holiday scents still]
*the Aroma Pill in Lavender Lemongrass and a refill in Vanilla Apple
*I have Lil' Bowl Blu
*Eucalyptus Mint Flushable Wipes
*the Ylang-Ylang Daily Shower Spray
*Wood for Good furniture polish wipes
*foaming hand wash - sea minerals

I'm loving Method! I'm looking forward to the full body care line in August....How do I know about that? Check out Method Lust.

Adding to my Green-ness, I use Clean Well hand wash downstairs. It's ultra safe to use with kids and babies and since Emma like to teeth on my hands...it just makes me feel safer about what my kid puts in her mouth.

I have a nice collection of reusable bags going on. My Commissary on base sells them for 70 cents a pop! I have 5 of those and it holds all my groceries. Did you know JCPenny is selling reusable bags too? I bought one for 80 cents on Military Appreciation Day at the Mall [when I got my new dress to wear for Hubby when he comes home]. I also got a free reusable bag the same day from one of the local papers.

I also am finding a habit of my Dad's sneaking in on me [I know realize even more how awesome my dad truly is]. He would always bring home the groceries in paper bags and then line them up in the kitchen to use as garbage bags. How cool is my Dad? Been doing some Green for years and I didn't even know it. After all paper bags break down, plastic not so much. Now when I forget or don't have enough bags with me I ask for paper.

I'm still trying to find a Greener affordable garbage bag. I have found Greener but at way too much of a price. Until then I am using 7th Generation garbage bags. Recycled plastic is better than new plastic.

My biggest change, I think, it my switch to gDiapers. I am loving them! They do require a little more work then disposable diapers but it's worth it. Plus the little g's look so cute on Emma! More to come on my gDiaper love! I'm looking forward to being even more Green. I can't wait for products to run out so I can replace them with better stuff. Like Charlie's Soap for my laundry but since Justin bought what we have now at Cost Co it will be awhile. I'm going to do something for Earth Day to celebrate too. It will be one big party since Emma will be 6 months old the same day!

My favorite part of Going Green? My Sister-in-Law called me today telling me how she bought some reusable bags for her groceries cause of my influence! Go sis!

Every little bit helps!"

bullseye

Ok, so while this isn't really method related, I LOVE it! I just discovered a blog out there called Slave To Target. OH my word, truer words have never been spoken! And since I'm a slave to Target, because I freakin' go there every other day looking for method, method, method! - it's more than fitting! (And check out that logo, it's so EXCELLENT!)

whoa!

I'm REALLY blushing right now, take a look at this short but sweet article titled "method lusts after method lust" from Kelly Mooney, over at Mooney Thinks:

"Target couldn't pull it off.

But method is. Check it out! Method is acknowledging, embracing and even celebrating the blogosphere -- and one blogger, in particular. In a fairly recent entry on its own blog, people against dirty, method introduces its readership to Nathan, the author of method lust + one man against dirty.

Who is this Nathan guy? Just a big, giant brand fan who wants to share his passion and expertise around all things method. We call Nathan (and millions more like him) an icitizen. Note that Nathan is not an employee of method and he isn't compensated by them (according to method).

Besides, you can't buy this kind of authentic, transparent brand love. Nathan posts multiple entries per day (way, way, way more than method posts to its own blog!), hosts polls and even offers a method lust widget."

A bit about Kelly:

"Fanatically curious and acutely observant, Kelly Mooney has spent her entire career studying, creating, and advocating for the optimal customer experience by keeping herself firmly planted in the customer's shoes.

Widely known for her consumer-based insights, Kelly is co-author of the best-selling book, The Ten Demandments: Rules to Live By in the Age of the Demanding Customer (McGraw-Hill, 2002). A real-world roadmap for winning customers' hearts and keeping their loyalty..."

High praise, all the way around! Thanks! Today really is ego day! (But don't worry, mine is really really small. In fact, I only own the 'e'. I'm working on finding the 'g' and 'o', but no luck so far! I know they're here somewhere, darnnit! Now where did I put those?...)