I wish I were doing more for Mother Earth. Fortunately, its easy being green in this emerald city. So here is what we are doing that is good and the can do better department.
Good
- We have one car, seven years and counting; it’s our biggest achievement. We combine trips and pick each other up which makes us spend more time as a couple/family. And we all use the abundant public transportation in Portland.
- I am proud to say that 90% of Anjali’s clothes, shoes and toys are reused/hand me downs. And some of mine too!
- Almost never use disposable plastic water bottles, except the gallon ones when camping (need to find a replacement for that).
- All my grocery bags are now the reusable kind. I have been really good at this
- I reuse one sided paper from work at home for Anjali’s art projects. It’s kind of funny to see colored paper with Strawberry shortcake stickers with an article on Melanoma survival in the back!
- I don’t shower! Actually I try to just shower in the gym! I do like long hot showers though!
- We compost all our fruit, vege and garden scraps and recycle about 95% of our waste with the city.
Can do better
- I do like to water my flowers and vegetables! A rain barrel might help this
- I hate when I have just come home from the store and forgot ONE key ingredient for a recipe!
- We tend to accumulate stuff whether we like it or not (gifts from my mother might top this category)
- I hate to run the dryer but clothes need to be dried. I cant imagine trying to hang them outside
- Love the dishwasher too… but try to run it full
- Unfortunately, we are not commuter bikers. I just dont get the 'Share the Road' thing.
There are probably dozen more areas where I can improve, but the most important part is to be conscious of our use of resources and keep trying to do better.
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