(Photo Credit)Back when I first started this blog I posted about how I was "becoming green". It's interesting to me to look back at this post and see how much I have changed even since then. I wrote about how I never really intended to "go green", but how it kind of snuck up on me because of small changes that I started making.Now, being green is something that is increasingly more important to me. I am called to Love God and Love His people, and one important way to do that is to care about … [Read more...]
ReUsable Bags
I love to use re-usable grocery bags at the store. I have a few like this that I bought from Meijer for $1 each that are pretty nice, but getting a little flimsy as they get more and more use. Also, Jer got me 2 ND Credit Union ones from a business expo that are really, really nice. They are alot like the Meijer ones, but made out of stronger material and are more sturdy. One store in our area, Martin's Supermarket, even gives a $.05 discount for each re-usable bag that you use. Not much, but … [Read more...]
Reduce, Re-Use, and Recycle
Maybe this is really dorky to say - but I really like recycling. I still remember when we were introduced to the phrase "Reduce, Re-use, and Recycle" in elementary school. It made so much sense to me, I didn't know why anyone would not recycle. It was the mid-80's and I think that was the beginning of the big recycling "push". Well, it must have worked for me, because I have been recycling ever since. I went home and talked to my parents about recycling and we started recycling paper and other … [Read more...]
