Happy Earth Day

It's here, now what? Try something green dummy! Woody and I decided we would not drive our car today. We live and work downtown, so we don't drive that much anyway, but still everything helps. That's just one thing we are trying to help the environment. We have switched over our light bulbs to compact fluorescent, and thanks to Stanford we are all carrying fashionable hemp totes to the grocery store. Here is my list of the top 5 easiest things you can do to help the environment.

1. Replace regular bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs.
2. Use cloth totes instead of disposable grocery bags.
3. Recycle at home and at work.
4. Turn off the water while you brush your teeth.
5. Leave the car at home and walk or use public transportation whenever possible.

This is just a few easy low cost options that everyone can do to help our planet. After all, it is where we live. Happy Earth Day!

Happy Green Week

I hope everyone had a wonderful 420 yesterday! I know I did. It was the perfect kick off for a green week. As I am sure everyone has heard by now, tomorrow April 22nd is Earth Day. I remember when I was a kid Earth Day was just something they talked about at school. Now it's a big deal. Even large retailers' are on the band wagon. Almost every ad in the Sunday paper featured the stores eco-friendly products. I took advantage of the deals to complete the switch over of all my light bulbs to compact fluorescent. I know going green can be very over whelming, but if everyone took a moment to think of one thing they can do to help the environment that would be a great start. Compact fluorescent bulbs are expensive, so if you take advantage of periodic sales you can switch over gradually. That's just one easy way to help the planet.