How are you Green?

I selected this question in honor of October being Energy Awareness Month. We do try to be environmentally friendly. Having a kid really puts a face to the little people who will be inhabiting the Earth after we are gone. Right now here are some of the things we do:

• Drive fuel efficient cars (30-35 miles per gallon) and our next vehicles will hopefully be a hybrid/green versions
• Use cloth napkins and microfiber towels instead of paper
• All our most use lights have energy efficient bulbs
• Recycle some, but we should do more (we would be better if our city would start curb side recycling, right now they don't even have a good recycling center)
• Buy organic whenever possible...tastes better, healthier and so much better for the environment
• Use cloth grocery bags (Whole Foods sells them for ~$1 a piece and you get a $0.10 credit for each one you use every time you check out, so there is really no excuse for us)
• I did buy cloth diapers, but when I ended up having to work instead of stay at home, I couldn't attempt the extra laundry...maybe for the next one
• Use environmentally friendly cleaning products. I can't say enough good about Method products. They work great, smell good and are non-toxic, renewable and biodegradable. What more can I say?!
• Try to use glass over plastic. I am hooked on these Pyrex glass storage containers. They work great, never warp, stain or trap odors. Not sure why I didn't switch a long time ago.

I am sure there are some more, but these are the little things we try to do every day to make our planet a little better for all.



What smell brings a lot of memories for you?
Shalimar by Guerlain. That is the only perfume my mom will ever wear and she wears it every day. Her pillow always has a lingering scent to it and I can smell a slight whisper on my daughter after she has spent the day with her grammy. I even have vivid memories of the vintage bottle she always had on her dresser...so 70s!