Saving the planet one day at a time

Our family started recycling a few months ago. Where we live, it is not entirely convenient to recycle. You really have to want to recycle. You must take the items to be recycled to the collection center and some items are not accepted. I am amazed with the amount of "trash" that we are keeping out of the landfill. Before we started recycling, our garbage bin was always full, sometimes running over with just a week's worth of garbage. Now, we barely fill it half way. I am actively doing something to help the environment. And my daughter likes to help "cycle" too.

Kitchen clutter

I haven't had my green tea today. In fact, I haven't eaten much of anything. My kitchen cabinets were crammed full of food that I wasn't eating so I figured that only way to make myself eat what I had and not be wasteful, was to put off going to the grocery store as long as possible. Now I am at the point where I am going to need to use some imagination to cook or bake something tasty. My motivation to do this has been very poor today. I keep getting side-tracked by the laundry or my kids. I generally have difficulty finding something to cook because my kitchen is not organized well and when I go to find something to cook (usually on the spur of the moment), I am overwhelmed by the plethora of food, and I just can't decide or I don't have the time to create something tasty that everyone would like. I am decluttering my kitchen cabinets. It feels good. I can eat the food we have and then buy more food in moderation. One of my New Year's resolutions was to become organized. I am getting there.

In an attempt to become more healthy, I read a book which promoted healthlier behaviors. Of the many changes presented in the book (including becoming a vegen), the only one that I have been able to stick with is drinking organic green tea. Now, I haven't done this everyday, but I did go to the grocery store for the sole purpose of buying organic green and I actually purchased it and drank it as well. Guess what? It was rather tasty. I didn't add any sugar or honey either. So, I can certainly incorporate this into my daily routine, well maybe not every single day. (I get busy. I forget.)

And so begins my blog. I will comment on the weather. Weather is universal. Dreadful weather today. It rained continuously. I am so ready for some sunshine.