
Okay, okay, I surrender!
I swear grandma, I can still make you proud by going green.
There's one problem: I don't know what the snazzlepuffs I'm doing when it comes to green-living!
I pretty much look like this dude. Okay, so I may not have a hairy face like this man, but my face sure-as hell expresses a sense of SOL. I, like many people, am searching for more ways to save and conserve through this economic-crisis (and beyond) while still attempting to have a good time. And it looks like one of the ways to to do so is to think green. Now I'm not talking about everything green, like boogars, you can still keep those to yourself, thanks.
I've always been somewhat aware of the environment (okay, so some people accuse me of living in my own, far-off little world), but seeing as I recently started working for a green magazine/website, my income and apparently my life now depends on being green-savy. I think thousands of people are scared to go green because they aren't ready to make adjustments; we blow this idea completely out of proporation; kind of like the way many people deal with their diets:
"Hey Bill, I thought you were on a diet?"
"Yea, well, if I eat one donut I might as well eat all of them."
"Hey Bill, what's with the beard?"
"Oh, I started recycling, and if I'm going to recycle that means I have to move to a farm where there are only candles for light, and a windmill for minimal energy. I never learned how to shave without an electric razor, so now I'm screwed."
Green does not have to be that extreme! And I'm so guilty of thinking that way.
Okay, stay with me... this blog isn't going to be perfect green. It's more greenish. I'm not what you call a green-freak, or a tree-hugger (I have hugged a tree before, but for my own special reasons, we can get into that another time though). This blog will chronicle my life as I attempt to make slight green adjustments to my everyday life. It might be a mess... it might get a bit off target at times... but I hope that my struggle can be your gain, your laughter, your entertainment... and dare I say it, provide a bit of inspiration. Like all aspects of life, green-living has its points to poke fun at. Yes, it's time to take green seriously, but where would we all be if we didn't have entertainment to keep us sane; if we couldn't come home from work and watch our favorite TV show, read our favorite book, or tell our favorite jokes? Hopefully, this is a nice balance. Even green living can be funny, beautiful, and a whole lot of inbetween. So here is my attempt at what simply has to be.
(Photo by me)