An update on our usage of cloth napkins

It’s probably been a few weeks since we turn to use cloth napkins instead of paper napkins. It has been working wonderfully. In the beginning, I washed them every meal but later I notice that sometimes we hardly use the napkin so we reuse for another meal before washing. It sounds gross but it’s not. Remember cloth napkins are generally 20x20 inches and they are fold up when we use them. If I wipe my month on just one of the many folds and it’s not dirty or greasy, it’s pointless to wash it.

I haven’t asked if my husband likes it better but he notice we are not using much of the paper napkin that we have. It is a wonderful change for the better.

Low budget napkins - going green

I’ve been reading 2 magazines and how they say to go green as much as you can in your own home.

We have decided to buy 100% cotton table napkins for us (when we have guests come over, we’ll use paper napkins/tissues).

Normally, we buy a whole pack of short size 3000 1-ply Kimberly-Clark dispenser napkins from Costco that costs $12.69. I have no idea of how long that lasts us (probably 2 packs per year) but we do use a lot of napkins.

We purchased 6 cotton table napkins (they cost $1.99 each at Century 21 department store – after checking all other napkins online and in this department store, this one seem to be thin (easy to dry), reasonably price and I prefer cotton over polyester) so that my husband and I can test them out and we intend to wash them after each meal. They are thin cotton napkins and they take about 2 hours to dry. It works pretty well so far. We will try for a week or two and if they are working well, we will get a few more napkins just in case we get too busy and unable to wash them right after dinner (after all dishes are done).