a little late for earth day but nonetheless sincere these are the things i've changed to start living greener everyday!
but first, since buying a big volvo suv in december, which i felt very good about at the time because weren't driving very much and i like a big safe family car that i can pack all of our stuff in for road trips. and then about 5 weeks after purchasing the big suv i got a job and i commute, eek! this is not a commuter vehicle. i feel guilty about my comfort and safety and that sucks, not to mention the wretched gas prices in california. so my solutions to guilt and to minimize my "footprint" as they say here's my short list:
as of yesterday i am officially vegan!
i bought a big SIGG water container to carry with me, no more little plastic bottles. eliot has one too.
shorter showers, especially in our old home, one of our showers takes forever to get hot so that shower will now be used minimally.
i unplug electronics that aren't in use
we use seventh generation diapers
we use seventh generation recycled paper towels
i use cloth napkins everyday
i buy biodegradable household cleaning products
i buy organic produce/foods
i recycle my old running shoes
we recycle more then ever at home
we walk where ever we can
andy's commuting on the train more
we only run the dishwasher when it's about to explode because it's so full!
i finally have some tote bags to bring to the grocery store!
i plan on going to our local farmers market next weekend when it reopens for the season
we buy into our local green energy company
so that's what i can think of off the top of my head. so my wish is for everyone to go just a little green. green is beautiful!
clothing: yesterday i wore my bay area boot camp light blue tank under my baby gap preppy blue argyle sweater vest, i love that thing. today i have on a pink t with tiny dinosaurs on it, plaid patchwork shorts, brown belt and brown born platform sandals.
Vegan, Wow. That is a huge lifestyle change. I need to get some cloth grocery bags too. I plan on visiting my local thrift stores for that soon. I wish we had more recycle options here, we have the curbside recycle which takes 1. plastic bottles only when the opening is smaller than the body (no yogurt, cottage cheese, or oil containers) 2. cardboard and paper this includes milk and juice containers in the paper cartons 3. metal cansWe can't recycle glass this way, we have to drive into Fife to recycle these, we do. Plastic grocery bags can be recycled in a bin in Fred Meyers.everything else that can be recycled, like appliances, all other plastics, Tennis shoes, have to go in the garbage. What I am saying is that I am jealous of your recycling options. ❤
i'm able to drop my shoes off at a local sports therapy office. something to look into!
maybe one of Aaron's running buddies stores do that. I will look into that, thanks!