Happy Mommy's Day!

Mother's Day is such a lovely, sweet reminder about the joy of having children. You get breakfast in bed. Beautiful handmade cards and gifts from your kindergartener. An almost baritone sounding "Happy Mother's Day, Mom" from your sixteen year old son. Ahhh. It's Mother's Day! I made it to another one. So, since today is all about me.....I reckon I will relax with a glass of icy water, sit in under the beaming sun, and work on reading my growing stack of magazines. Sounds great! However, who am I foolin'? With every page turned in my Food Network magazine, my 5 year old will have another set of six questions to ask, a Barbie's hair to be fixed, a book to be read, a snack to be gotten, a.......    Ahhh....it definitely is Mother's Day. A Mother's day to do just what keeps her family feeling loved, supported, and whole.

Earth Day Rah-rah

Today our planet is celebrating Earth Day. The day set aside to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. Yay! I've been on the road to going green for awhile now. Reusing and recycling and teaching my children to be Eco-Rangers by turning the water off while brushing their teeth and flipping off the light switch when they are not using it. You know, easy peasy stuff. I consider our house a greening work in progress. I would guess that most folks are where I am. Having made a conscious effort to alter our consumer habits, behaviors, and life style to curb the harmful effects on the environment.

Then came the big BUT! What I was doing was a great starting point. But, it's not enough. What about the toxic chemicals we use everyday in our cleaning and personal care products? Recycle the plastic then use Clorox to clean the kitchen. Hmmm....something's wrong with that picture.

It's not so hard being green. It simply takes more thought to make sure we consider more than just the recycle-reuse mantra. Here's to going completely green!