Mine is not the most eco-friendly household on earth.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m green. Green as grass. My little one-car household eats veggies from our Community Supported Agriculture group. We line-dry laundry like crazy. I clean the toilet with vinegar.
But in between bus trips to the library and walking my daughter to preschool in a snowstorm, we watch Dora and Elmo, shop at Target and (gasp) use paraffin wax crayons. Going green doesn’t mean going broke on sweaters of organic cotton handpicked by shamans. I guess it could mean that, if you’re rich or trendy or an organic cotton salesperson. But it’s not for me.
What it could mean is using less energy. Buying less stuff. Driving less.
It means going outside and playing. It’s always surprising that when you give something up (like selling a car or banning fabric softener) you find you don’t really need it as much as you thought you did.
This blog will offer tips on simple mothering for a healthy earth. Coming in the next few weeks: 10 tips to going green on the cheap.
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