Now that it’s the beginning of the year I thought it apropos to combine our healthy eating goals with creating healthy environmental habits. Per Newsweek: “Saving the planet…might be a little easier than expected. It could be as simple as eating a healthier diet.” Here are some simple points to consider: When able, purchase locally grown produce. This…
Category: Plastics
The Holidays are Here; Share the Love, Not the Waste
Each year, when the holidays roll in, we seem shocked, “I can’t believe it’s here already!” This year, before you step out to shop, attend parties or prepare for the family’s invasion, make a plan to Watch Your Waste. Did you know: It is estimated that in the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve,…
Wanna Go Plastic Free? Start Here, Start Now…
If you haven’t heard of “Plastic Free July”, then you are missing out on an eye-opening challenge. An organization out of Australia started a campaign to bring attention to just how much single-use plastic we each use on a daily basis and that campaign caught my attention. I started July 2016 and, although I was already using…
Spring Cleaning? Remember the 3 Rs!
Flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, days are longer & warmer and we’re coming out of hibernation. Who cares if allergies are on high alert…it’s time to kick up the dust and start cleaning out the cobwebs! Garages, patios, closets – it’s time to clean it all out! As we come out of hibernation, though, and…
I almost did it…
I went shopping the other day & forgot my shopping bags and I almost did it. I almost asked for plastic. Not sure what was going on, but for a few moments I just felt…defeated. Or deflated. Or frustrated. Maybe all of these things, but whatever it was I felt like it didn’t matter anymore….
My Eco Awareness 