I loathe water bottles...

I love water. I gave up soda and other drinks when I was 16 and only drink the delicious H2O. I HATE flavored water or carbonated water.. just plain old filtered water is heaven to me. I used to use the plastic bottles to reduce my carbon footprint, but guess what?! They're leaching chemicals into my water. WHAT?! So I have been looking out for a cute bottle that is safe to drink as I chucked my in the trash. :( (Sadly, I might add!)

I was going to buy the Kleen Kanteen but after an article on Apartment Therapy, I found Earthlust! So, I rushed to buy one and can't wait for it to get here. I'm really bummed they have such a limited selection for the 33oz (1L) size, so I selected the clean looking silver with black crow. I'm really happy to find a good product that is safe and good for the environment at the same time. I suggest if you are using ANY Nalgene brand bottles to recycle them b/c they have been recalled.

I'll let you know what I think of mine when it gets here, hopefully in time for my birthday on Tuesday! :)

This weekend I'm hoping to spend some quality time w/ BF and cleaning around the house. I'm also planning on doing a craft project involving cement and my babies! We're going to make them their own stepping stone. I can't wait; I'll post pics when they're done.

As for my diet, I'm ROCKIN'! I've lost 8.5lbs since Tuesday, July 8! Going through some more detoxing today, I almost called in, but I'm hanging in there.

Have a blessed weekend and be safe!

Best,
LL

"You're not a hippie, you're an activist."

That's what a co-worker told me last night at work. This is the same co-worker after we took a little personality test for fun, put my name down in association with the color green because he said I care about the environment and green is the new term associated with it.

I don't hide my shame about caring for the environment, I believe every little bit helps. I pick up trash when I'm walking and put it into the trash. Imagine if we all picked up one piece of trash a day, wouldn't the results be amazing? Now, you may not see them, but nationally it would make a big impact. I also pick up empty cans if I see them in order to recycle; California pays almost $2 a pound for aluminum cans, so now we collect them for our trips to Cali. Why not get a little cash for some empty cans some inconsiderate person just dumped on the sidewalk?
I also traded all of my lightbulbs for the energy-efficient ones when I moved into my house and I try to use environmentally-friendly cleaning products as much as possible.

I yell at my parents when I visiting and CRINGE when a can, plastic bottle, etc goes in the trash. They said they were going to order a recycle bin, I should call tonight to see if they finally got around to it!!

People don't realize how easy it is to recycle and your trash can would not be as full! My brother and sister-in-law are also big into the environment as well. They share a car between them, they have a manual push mower instead of a gas-guzzling, polluting one, and they recycle. My roommate busses it around Tucson; he hasn't had a car in years. This not only saves him a ton of cash (no insurance, upkeep, payments, gas, etc) but really great for the environment.

It's not hard as one would think to think about the planet, it's really not difficult at all!! Little baby steps are the best way to begin, I think once you start it becomes addicting and you want to find out what you can do to make a difference.

Send me your ideas and tips...what do you do to help the environment?