Our Planet is Such a Pretty Little Home

Happy Earth Day!  Our little home in the galaxy is such a pretty one.  I do hope that we can keep it that way.  And it is such a rainy, dreary day here in Chicago that I hope that the earth day community and school events are able to be as productive as they planned. 

I think that over the past year Dan and I have become much more earth-friendly in our lifestyle.  We have finally finally been able to remember to take our reusable bags for shopping trips- very late to that party, I know.  Our diet changed pretty significantly... the effort to cut out processed foods as much as possible has led to a serious decline in the amount of trash we put out from food packaging. We are very conscious about purchasing locally produced options whenever possible- the obvious farmers market and also little things like in the grocery store we go for the locally produced tortillas or beer over the 'big brand' ones shipped in.  Cutting back on my caffeine habit has resulted in my tossing next to zero paper coffee cups. Among other little things like these.

The little incremental changes are not quite as flashy as making a bold statement to say I can shower in 2 minutes flat in cold water (not happening).  But I feel good about the fact that we try to not be wasteful in our daily lives and are thoughtful about trying to be more environmentally friendly.  I love the beauty of nature and hope that I can reflect that through my lifestyle... which is always a work in progress. :) 

Have a happy weekend!

Comments

[Married In Chicago]

Even though the weather has been awful in Chicago, your photos make it look gorgeous! My husband and I really need to work on remembering our reusable bags. It always pops into our mind the second we walk into the grocery store. So you are definitely not the last one to that party :)

[Terese]

have you seen this story? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/21/zerowaste-family-maintain_n_823477.html

i can't imagine ever being that extreme, but it certainly does make me examine all the "stuff" i like to have around that i think makes me happy.

[Tara]

@ Married In Chicago - thank you! The remembering to bring them was the hardest part for me too.

@ Terese - I haven't seen that story- will check it out. Thanks! We found ourselves examining the 'stuff' after watching No Impact Man... definitely recommend it if you haven't seen it.