Summer is the season for wasting water – swimming in the pool, running through a sprinkler, washing the car, watering plants and the lawn and taking multiple showers to wash off the sweltering heat. For my next good deed, I decided to find ways to conserve water and hopefully make up for some of the water that I will inevitably waste this summer.
I used to be a bookstore addict. I would go in and spontaneously buy whatever book or magazine caught my attention. As I made my gradual transformation into a green mom, I started paying more attention to my book- and magazine-buying habits. Read on for some tips on how to cut down on cutting down trees.
I recently had an epiphany . . . I buy way too many things. But I made a commitment to stop buying so much stuff.
When I had a baby, it seemed like the catalog companies knew about it before anyone else did. All of a sudden, I was overloaded by catalogs selling baby toys, breast pumps, children’s clothing, and more. I learned some great tricks for stopping junk mail.
Other than recycling, one of the first changes I made in my attempt to be a green mom was to bring my own bags when I went shopping. It started with the grocery store and now I try to remember to bring a bag everywhere I go.
