Between the weather and people dropping out sick, this has been a week I would like to see over. Things are not as bad as they were on Monday, but I've had better weeks.
Looking forward to the weekend, hopefully it will be nice enough to finish the outside work. We need to pick up some more plywood to close the deck in again for the winter. We also need to do a serious grocery shop, so we'll head down to Lewiston at some point.
It is time to start thinking turkey day. My mom and brother will be here this year, so that will be fun. I invited my friend J so we will have a full house for T-day dinner. I'll be doing the bird as usual and be spending the week running up to the big day getting a lot of the side dishes and desserts done a head of time. Hubby is also wanting ham, so I will bake one the day before and then have it sliced and ready for the next day.
We are going to make Keister sauce this weekend. We are getting together with our friend B and then we'll have enough for our family and hers.
I need to start cleaning out the freezers, I am going to need room for the turkey and the ham since I want to get them a head of time. I do have a lot of turkey stock from last year still, so I am going to condense it down and then pop it in the dehydrator so I can make powdered stock and then I can store it in the pantry for use.
Looks like I will no longer be buying any products from Melaleuca Inc, a company that makes a tea tree oil lotion I like. Seems the wife of the owner donated $100,000 to the Prop 8 campaign in California. Sorry, I will vote with my dollars and avoid companies that support denying people equal rights.
Looking forward to the weekend, hopefully it will be nice enough to finish the outside work. We need to pick up some more plywood to close the deck in again for the winter. We also need to do a serious grocery shop, so we'll head down to Lewiston at some point.
It is time to start thinking turkey day. My mom and brother will be here this year, so that will be fun. I invited my friend J so we will have a full house for T-day dinner. I'll be doing the bird as usual and be spending the week running up to the big day getting a lot of the side dishes and desserts done a head of time. Hubby is also wanting ham, so I will bake one the day before and then have it sliced and ready for the next day.
We are going to make Keister sauce this weekend. We are getting together with our friend B and then we'll have enough for our family and hers.
I need to start cleaning out the freezers, I am going to need room for the turkey and the ham since I want to get them a head of time. I do have a lot of turkey stock from last year still, so I am going to condense it down and then pop it in the dehydrator so I can make powdered stock and then I can store it in the pantry for use.
Looks like I will no longer be buying any products from Melaleuca Inc, a company that makes a tea tree oil lotion I like. Seems the wife of the owner donated $100,000 to the Prop 8 campaign in California. Sorry, I will vote with my dollars and avoid companies that support denying people equal rights.
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I also am a customer of Melaleuca and their products have done so much for me, my family, and so many others. When I heard about that immense contribution, I was sick-just completely sick!
I would encourage anyone reading this to consider this thought:
Whatever store you shop at or whomever you work for-do you have COMPLETE clarity on how the wife of that company votes, donates their money, or what issues are close to their heart? What lotion will you now use and how much did the wife of the owner of THAT company contribute to causes you feel strongly against? As consumers, we have a HUGE voice in our spending choices. Just make sure you're not cutting off your nose to save your face.
For me and my family, I will continue to shop at Melaleuca because their products and services serve family well. I have let them know my feelings about the contribution and I continue to support a country and system that allows people to stand by their beliefs-even if they are in stark contrast to what I feel is right and good.
As for Melaluca products, well, I can find alternatives. Like Burt's Bees, which I can buy locally at the Coop, both companies support causes and believe in things I believe in. Or, I can get tea tree oil at the Coop and make my own products if I feel like it :)
"Today, the couple’s quirky enterprise is owned by the Clorox Company, a consumer products giant best known for making bleach, which bought it for $913 million in November. Clorox plans to turn Burt’s Bees into a mainstream American brand sold in big-box stores like Wal-Mart."
I too have used Melaleuca products for many years. The administration absolutly does not represent my political beliefs. But they have been a squeaky clean company for many years and they do represent my standards of ethics in business. They treat their employees with great respect and they have performed countless humanitarian acts. They are the total suport for an orphanage and received awards from the Salvation Army and Red Cross for their generosity
It is really hard to know what company leaders are doing.... where the money is going and what fits with our personal beliefs. It is a secret when big corporations buy out little green companies, in order to look green. Burts Bees is just one example of this. Melaleuca has been green for 24 years.. it is not a new consept to them. It is their mission.
I absolutly do not agree with her donation but I will continue to buy their products.
There is more to be concerned about.... when you make your own products... how do you know what and where the ingredients have come from. I know blue berry and bilberry can't be told apart unless you do a gas cromatological test. (I may have spelled that wrong) There are no standards in this country... just like the labeling laws are non existent.
Tina, everyone has a right to stand by their beliefs -- but if I disagree with those misguided beliefs for sure I'm not going to make it easier for them to keep on nurturing their prejudices by giving them my money.