Getting Started

I tried to start a blog several months ago, but never did more than create this page. For the past couple of weeks I have been reading some truly inspiring blogs about living green and the impact that we can each have on this climate crisis that we are staring in the face right now (Burbanmom, Crunchy Chicken, Greenbean Dreams, Kale for Sale, Chile Chews, Vegan Ruthie and Greener Nashville you are all incredible!) . I've always been somewhat conscious of the environment, I've been fortunate enough to have lived in neighborhoods growing up, and now where we had curb side pick up for recycling, so it's just part of what I do, no extra effort. I've also always been conscious of turning off the lights when I leave the room, not leaving my car idling, that's mostly because I'm cheap. I drive a VW jetta because I knew that it would be better for the environment and my wallet than the SUV that I wanted. I did jump on board with the Green Power Switch through my electric company a little over a year ago, which means that I pay a supplement on my electric bill each month to purchase blocks of green power, but there are so many things that I had never thought of. Sustainability was a concept that I hadn't been exposed to. I am a MySpacer and one day I came across Greener Nashville on MySpace. I read a blog on that page which linked me to Burbanmom, and from there I clicked away on so many other wonderful blogs! Thank you all for educating and inspiring me to do what I can to impact our world for the good! I don't have children yet, but when I do, I want them to experience some of the same things that I did as a child! So, this is my journey to making a change, living simply, and doing what I can to inspire others!