The challenge works like this: Bloggers (old or new - some folks are starting up new blogs just to participate!) commit to making one eco-friendly change per month from New Years to Earth Day. Participants blog about their changes at the beginning of each month to let people know how things are going, and then the Challenge wraps up on April 22.
There are already over 200 participants! The link to the Challenge is in the first paragraph - it's not too late to sign up!!
So, what is my small change going to be? For January, I'm going to reintroduce myself - and my family - to our small collection of re-usable grocery bags.
I know - this isn't an earth shattering thing - but I've really fallen off the wagon here. When we lived in California, I ALWAYS used the re-usable bags. I think it was easier there because we walked to the store, so it was a no-brainer to grab the bags on the way out the door. Here in Deep Suburbia, I'm more often driving, and the bags are usually NOT in the car when I'm at the store, instead they are hanging on their hook by the basement steps. The new home for the shopping bags is going to be in the car, behind the driver's seat. I think I can hang them from the drivers side head head rest without compromising safety. That way the bags will be readily available, behind Happy Apple's carseat, so I shouldn't be able to miss them. Unless, of course, I'm also missing Happy Apple - in which case, I'm in bigger trouble, and disposable bags will be the least of my problems!
Thanks for joining the challenge!! I think bringing your own bags is a great first change! I started doing this just about 2 years ago and it is amazing at how more and more people are doing it! Way to go!
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