Be more green

I picked up a few of these the other day when I did my weekly shopping. Now, I just have to remind myself to bring them along when I go to the store. I’ve been shopping twice since then and I keep forgetting them. I do re-use the plastic bags as trash bags so I’m not just throwing them away, but I’d like to cut down on how many I bring home each week.

I finally had some lights burn out so I bought a box of the energy saving bulbs. Now the real question is, the box says they last up to five years… I wonder how long they actually will!

I’ve been collecting the used paper I have laying around for notes and things. Hopefully I can make a habbit out of keeping this in one place on my desk and putting it out with the recyclables every week. I know it’s not a big step, but over time I really feel like that paper adds up to a lot.

I started bringing my own silverware in to work for breakfast and lunch rather than using the plastic ones and throwing them away each day. I’ve also started using my coffee mugs to drink water from the water cooler through the day instead of using the plasic cups on top.

But I’ve really grown to love organic coffee! Not only is it organic, but I can make it myself and save money on buying a cup from the coffee shop everyday. I’ve also figured out that by bringing in my own ceramic coffee mugs I can stop using all those little wasteful cups each day.

I’m making a new effort to turn off lights and unplug appliances when I’m not using them. I also try not to use my heat or AC unless I really have to!