Celebrate Earth Day in Little Ways Every Day
April 17, 2018
Earth Day is April 22nd. This week, I was planning to write an epic article about making big changes to create big change!
But then I was realized that we can create big change through small but consistent positive steps every day.
I was reminded as I (and you can try these, too):
Filled my re-usable water bottle with home-filtered water;
packed a lunch to eat between my client appointments;
washed and re-packed my reusable drinking straw;
opened yesterday’s mail while standing over the recycling bin;
added errands to Friday’s Errand List (if you plan just one trip for all of them, you can save time, money and fuel!);
planned our weekly menu, incorporating food we already have (saving time, money and minimizing food waste);
wiped down the bathroom counter with a concentrated cleaner we mix and dilute ourselves;
opened the blinds and curtains during the day while the sun warms the house;
grabbed a sweater instead of turning up the heat;
made sure my stash of re-usable shopping bags are back in my van where I need them; and
encouraged and assisted my clients today to reduce, re-use and recycle.
These steps aren’t even hard to make. Little steps, turned into habits, taking no time at all to complete regularly, but amounting to a big difference over time. Like so many challenges, weight loss or fitness or getting organized, progress towards a goal is made daily in small increments.
So, with Earth Day just around the corner, how can you celebrate taking care of the earth every day? Not just once a year but every day in little ways?
