Going Green!

So the latest trend is to green these days, well for some of us going green was years and years ago. You see when I was in high school we were already recycling and we even had our own "Environmental Club". I lived in a small town that already had recycle pick up, hippie organic clothing stores, and a huge Farmers Market every Saturday and another day during the week, which I can't remember :( Anyway it's as if this is the new thing but when I was young(20 years ago) we were already taking steps to make our earth a better place to live.
I have taught my girls the importance of recycling and conserving energy. Oh, by the way our electric bill will be going up in price once again in March, Ugh, I am sooo tired of this!! Having to depend on a company for electric is tireing, but what would we do? A couple of things that we definetly do in our house to cut costs and conserve are *unplug everything in the house that's not being used (you are still pulling electricity even though you are not using the device) *use cold water rather then hot when possible *hang towels to dry, they are so expensive to dry because they take so long in the dryer( you can use a little drying rack, very inexpensive, place in laundry room or outside) * I light candles at night (just a few) and thats whats on when we are watching T.V. or reading *open windows when weather is at good temps *keep your thermostat low, you can always add socks and sweatshirts or turn fans on to circulate warm air out *reuse items when ever possible * buy from thrift shops, I love to do this, you can find such great deals!
There is so much more we can do to go green, it just takes effort. And as far as having the children follow along I would introduce things one at a time other wise they could get over whelmed with all the changes. Once your accustomed to it you can't help but to do the right thing. Trust me when we travel it's difficult to see that there is no recycle bin and you have something in your hand that needs to be recycled, what to do? right!?
Try to also ride your bike when possible. You would be surprised at how much we depend on our cars to take us on short little trips when we could have walked or ridden our bikes. Not only is it good for the environment but good for our health and our kids too! Remember kids learn by example. If you are not doing what you are preaching then what makes you think that your kids are going to do what your are saying? Lead by example. Go Green! By for now Mama Bakes, Organic!