Even those households that have curbside recycling offered to them, may discard some recyclable items into their regular household garbage can. Unfortunately, lack of convenience and knowledge, are often key factors to this oversight.
Modernization and chaotic lifestyles have seriously impacted the attitude of western civilization. We always want the most convenient and easiest way to complete any task. But, whatever is the most convenient isn’t always what’s best, when it comes to recycling.
The issue is the planet. You know, the one we live on, Earth? We only have one planet …

“Treat the earth well:
it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children.
We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors,
we borrow it from our Children.”

This week is designated Earth Week and the 22nd of April is Earth Day. It’s also marks the 4th anniversary of my journey of being a more responsible caretaker of this beautiful planet.
There are a plethora of things that one can do, to be more environmentally conscious and reduce their carbon footprint. I will be sharing …

A fellow Shaklee distributor shared this website with me and it really would have been best to have posted it on Ash Wednesday. But, never late, than never! It includes 40 easy things to do, one a day, to reduce one’s carbon footprint, beginning Ash Wednesday and ending on Easter Sunday.
The following was shared at the National Catholic Reporter website. These are super easy things people can do, to reduce our personal impact on the planet and many may even save you money. Please share them with others also!
By Rich …

I’m going a new direction with my Christmas Card giving this year. This is a VERY hard change for me, because I LOVE to write up a Christmas letter with pictures and mail to EVERYONE! But, even using recycled products for this project, isn’t really helping my carbon footprint reduction
Therefore, I just signed up for a great online greeting card program that is done all via internet. The selection of virtual cards for Christmas, birthday’s, thank you, etc, is quite significant. Plus, they are animated and very unique. …

In a previous post, I shared about the Twelve Steps To Unite To Combat Climate Change on the World Environment Day website. Then, I decided that I would like to become more accountable and have begun to share the 12 Steps on this forum, and what I am personally doing to walk through them.
Last week, I talked about Step Number One, which was Commitment. In this post today, I am focusing on the Step #2.
Step Number Two: Assess Where You Stand
By assessing where I stand, I will know where and …

No time…like the present, is a well-known saying, as well as: Why put off for tomorrow…what you can do today?, is another one. Well, today I’m sharing some no or low cost suggestions, that you can incorporate into your daily lifestyle. They have the potential of improving your health as well as planet’s.
There’s a large percentage of activities that we can do that are focused on reducing our carbon footprint on the planet, and that also can help us financially, physically and emotionally. An example would be to change the …