Just wanted to write down my eco-improvements over the last year. I still have quite a way to go, but I've also come a long way. Here are the green things I've done from April 2007 to April 2008:
- Got my daughter in a daycare close to home and started walking 4-5 days a week to work (a bad winter with a couple of falls on unshovelled sidewalks had me taking Trax through much of the winter).
- My husband and I bought large hooks which he installed on our bathroom wall. There's one for each of us, and we each get one towel to use for the whole week. It's helped us cut back on laundry.
- Bought a bike, helmet and lock and will be using it shortly.
- Helped lead a book group that explored the environmental impacts of our food choices, which has helped inspire me to eat more vegan meals (I've been a lacto-ovo vegetarian for 13 and a half years).
- Have a complete set of reusable grocery bags and have been making improvements on remembering to use them.
- Made a concerted effort to wear items of clothing (with the exception of underwear and socks) at least twice before putting it in the wash.
- Purchased our first ever CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share and will be picking up a friend's CSA share as well this summer to save car trips.
- Purchased and have been using a stainless steel drinking bottle, and despite my fears of over-fluoridation have been drinking more tap water. (Gotta save up for a purifier that takes the fluoride out . . .)
Much still to do, gotta get busy!
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