I came across this very nice web blog Hip Mountain Mama and decided what she was writing about just made sense especially in light of the arrival of a brand new year. I have been thinking about consumption and wondering how I am going to curtail some of our waste, excess, and unnecessary consumption in the new year. Hip Mountain Mama is hosting a challenge to make “One Small Change.”
Once a month, between January 1st (or whenever you decided to embark) and Earth Day, April 22, 2010, you decide to make One Small Change in your life that will have a green positive impact. Then blog about it and share it with the growing community of bloggers who are also choosing to make One Small Change to green their lives.
If you feel inclined to make a few small green changes to your life, check out this challenge. Hip Mountain Mama even offers a wonderful list of ideas to get you started. For January….my One Small Change is to not use a single paper towel (and this will be for the entire family.) Okay, now that I have actually written that, I wonder if we will be able to do this…tune in the side bar for periodic updates and February 1st for the results post! Happy new year!
I think paper towels might be a goal of mine for next, that’s a tough one to tackle, you can do it.
That’s a good challenge. I’ve got paper towel use of my own almost completely gone, but breaking my kids and my husband’s paper towel habit is taking a lot more effort.
I gave up paper towels 2 years ago and it is the easiest change I’ve every made. First, I cut up all my baby’s receiving blankets and zigzagged the edges. All his washcloths, my wash cloths, stained dish towels, Cut up t-shirts, etc. (probably 50 or more pieces) now reside in a large drawer in the kitchen that my son can reach. We use these exclusively and throw them right into the washer when they are ready. Like with cloth diapers, it generates a few more loads of laundry per year, but it was worth it. It cuts on expenses, there’s no packaging in the trash and no counter space is taken up with that roll! Good luck. You can do it.
Great goal, and YES you can do this! I switched to white washcloths over a year ago and haven’t bought paper towels yet. It’s great!
Congrats on your first change! This can be a real challenge…I look forward to hearing how it goes!
Suzy