Happy New Year, Readers!
Not only do we have a new year but also a new decade facing us. For some reason, society has put the big “Make a New Year’s Resolution” burden on us. Frankly, I don’t like it and seldom make resolutions.
This year, though, I would hope you would join me in making a resolution to be “more Green.”
Now that is quite broad but here is what I am going to do and hopefully you will like my idea and pursue your own Green Resolutions.
First of all, most resolutions are way too big and way too general. “Being more Green” is a great example of that. So instead, I am going to take on a new Green project each month. As I do that, the accumulation after a full year should show that I did “become more Green.”
So what to do. Here are some ideas.
1. Change out your incandescent bulbs. Since the new bulbs are more expensive, you may need to stretch this over four week’s time in order to be able to purchase them. Even though these are more efficient, remember to turn them OFF when not in the room.
2. Purchase some “reusable shopping bags” and get in the habit of taking them in to the store with you. That is the habit that I need to work on for a month. Remembering to TAKE THE BAG WITH ME!
3. Really pay attention to water usage. Every time you turn on a faucet, see how quickly you can finish up and turn it off.
4. Pay attention to your comings and goings when using your automobile. Work really hard at consolidating your trips so that you can drive less. This takes planning but I know you can do it!
5. Do some research into your local economy and determine that you really can shop more locally. Shopping local supports the local economy but also cuts down greatly on the cost of transporting other products to your area.
Keep it simple. Do something new each month and really concentrate on keeping to that. As you go along, what you worked on last month will be much easier to continue with in the new month. You know, habits are formed in 30 days.
Hope that gives you some ideas for a Greener New Year.
Make a Green New Year’s Resolution – but make it one you can keep!
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January 3rd, 2010 - 12:31 pm
These are great ideas, and the organization Local Harvest ( http://www.localharvest.org/ ) has a U.S. map that can be helpful in finding local produce in your area. Another simple resolution is the January Money Diet ( http://januarymoneydiet.com ) to cut unnecessary spending for a month. Happy Green New Year!