go green

well,in my home i am going to make sure that there no wastage of electricity.(this is mainly because the state is facing power shortage because of drought ).i am gone make sure that i switch off the computer when not in use, and make sure i switch off all the lights when no one is in room. an addition to this i will try to walk to get errands done rather than go on my BIKE.

bathe in cold water there by reduce using less power.
( i have set myself 100 such objectives and i will consider myself green if i complete 100 objectives)

Convert my home to a green enviroment

i’m putting down that i WANT to do this, even though i’m already very green because it’s an on going thing for me. and i love it

Ok, well first of all, I am already somewhat knowledgeable when it comes to being green. I know to replace my light-bulbs, I know to unplug things from the wall, I know to shut off the lights when I’m not using them, I know that when I get a new car I will get a hybrid one, I know that I should walk to places close to me instead of drive a car (aka- drive less), I know to use cleaners etc. that are not toxic, I know to recycle… and how to… blah blah blah… but there is still a lot that I feel I should work on… for example, I still forget my canvas bag when I go shopping, I buy toxic make-up/nail polish… NO GOOD, I need to switch toothpaste, Crest is not good, I need to learn what products to buy is what I’m saying I guess… A friend of mine told me that buying things from Goodwill is environmentally friendly because it’s used… I could start doing more of that. But probably the WORST thing I do by far is I buy plastic water bottles all the time… and even though I recycle them it still is NO good. I’m sure of that. I just have things that I need to work on.

So here’s what else I’ve done.

1. I now wash my clothes in only cold water.
2. I just moved in with my sister, who never use to recycle. So I’ve taken it upon myself to start recycling for her.

That’s all I can think of for now.

when we get ill we have medicenes that we can take
the earth doesn’t, we all need to do this
for the enviornment and endangered species.

So I’m going green!!

This was our new years resolution. Well, one of them. And it’s been so rewarding to actually acomplish it. We recycle as much as we possibly can. Even things from our jobs that we’ve just thrown away in the past. We waste SO much at the place I work and it’s so frustrating becasue it would be so easy to just recycle it instead. We buy as many eco friendly products as possible and have encouraged people in our neighborhood to do the same. My son is such a little environmentalist.

I’m not doing badly, I’m just not doing well enough. I use way more napkins/ tissues/ paper towels than I need. Half the time I forget my reusable grocery bags. I’ve been buying more things individually wrapped for diet purposes. And I use way too many post its at work.

On the other hand. I only drink my water from a nalgene bottle. I borrow books from the library. I recycle all the bottles I end up using. I wash my laundry in warm/cold instead of warm/warm or hot. I take really short showers.

But, I could still wash my laundry in cold/cold. Stop using paper plates/cups/napkins all together. Get a tea strainer instead of using tea bags. Drive way less. Think before I print something. Request only electronic statements from my banks/accounts. Buy locally grown/ made products.

And there’s about a million other things I can do, but let’s start there.