Without really meaning to I accidentally made a New Year's Resolution that seems to have stuck. Sad about the legions of "resolutions" that never see mid-January, I started out eschewing them entirely. Instead I threatened "reasonable changes for positive growth"(RCfPG). Perhaps that is the difference, for this year the pattern changed. It is mid-March and the RCfPG are not only still in place, they have GROWN.
What am I blathering about? I've decided to stop letting the hugeness of it all weight me down and have instead decided to save my planet on my own with my own little changes. I know, sounds a bit megalomaniacal, doesn't it? Well, perhaps, but I figure I have saved over 200 paper coffee cups from the landfill already and it's only the first quarter of the year!
Not only have I managed to stay the course, I have also apparently been talking about my little mission excessively, for the suggestion to blog on this topic has been heard numerous times. Of course, it could be that those making the suggestion are hoping they can simply ignore the RSS and be done with my eco-chatter, but I can deal with that. So here I am. Mom? Are you reading? ; )
4 comments:
Yes, I am! And I agree, we must do what we can. Without getting crazy. Own coffee cup, and shade grown coffee? Own water bottle. Each little step helps us adjust to another life-style. Live smaller, live better! Feel and think about our connection to the entire earth and all its inhabitants...okay, that sounds like a bit much. But native cultures talked about such things. I've always admired your vegetarian stance; especially the more you know about factory farming, not just he lives of the animals, but the pollution. anyway, as I am used to saying by now: YOU GO GRRRL!
Gwen's bloggin'. Woo hoo.
Blog bookmarked.
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is your bible. It gives a detailed analysis of exactly how the decisions you make effect the environment. One thing you're definitely doing right is living a vegetarian lifestyle. You'd be amazed how much energy goes into feeding our food. Congrats babe! It's a cool thing you're doing. =)
Damn, Blogger didn't like my super snazzy HTML tags.
The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists
http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/
Check it!
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