Over the last few years we have been becoming more environmentally conscious. I know there are a lot of arguments for and against the idea of global climate change, but I just don't really worry about that either way. I figure God gave us this beautiful Earth so we should try to take care of it. I know I probably could be a little better, but Ryan and I have made some changes to try to be more Earth friendly.
We use reusable shopping bags. Once we started using them, it was actually really easy. I just keep them in the car by Lucas's feet so that I remember to grab them when I enter the store. They hold so much more than normal bags, I usually only use 3 or 4 at a time. I feel really good about myself when I do, too. And it's nice not to have huge piles of plastic bags to try to remember to take to the store to throw in the recycle bin. We were really stock piling plastic bags for a while there.
All of Lucas's cartoons have had episodes about recycling. I love it.
There is a big trend in crafting lately towards recycling old items and clothing and making them into something better. Ryan ripped a pair of pajama pants and he threw them in the trash. I grabbed them back out and made Lucas some pajama pants. He LOVES them because he recognizes them as Ryan's pants. He pats his legs and says "dada".
And we got a more fuel efficient vehicle. It's diesel so we get 45 mpg, and its emissions are 30% cleaner than a gasoline engine. And we even got a tax credit.
So this Earth Day, take a second and try to think of something you can do to help. There are lots of easy changes you can make.
7 comments:
I love the pajama pants you made for Lucas! They are so cute. (And I totally recognize them as Ryan's too.) We're excited that our new house is going to be energy star...approved(?), certified(?) (not quite sure what the right word is), so it will be more energy efficient and we'll save money on utilities.
LOVE IT!!!! Happy Earth day! we also use the reusable shopping bags so easy to do.
You will fit right in when you come to California. Although if you take it too far, you may need to move to Santa Cruz :)
Lucas looks so big in that picture we can't believe he's grown so much!
Great idea to repurpose Ryan's old PJ's. The recycle containers in San Jose are pretty small. We would need at least two of them every week. We have more recyclable stuff than garbage. If they would recycle glass here, we probably wouldn't need a garbage can. Yay, to keeping the Earth cleaner!
My daughter the hippie. I couldn't be prouder!
Lucas' jammie pants are super cute.
You definitely fit in here in California, There are different size recycle bins but they are either double or triple the size of the trash can. Glass and almost all plastic can be recycled. There is a recycle place next to Safeway that will pay 10 cents a pound for glass containers.
I'm gonna start spritzing you with Patchouli. As long as you continue to shower I will support your hippie ways.
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