Happy Earth Day

Each day is a new opportunity to do better...at whatever it is we feel we must improve.

Today is Earth Day. It is a topic in which I'd like to improve.

So, today I cleaned my apartment using mostly water, an old toothbrush, and some rags made of old fabric. It's amazing what those tools, combined with some elbow grease, can achieve.

I'd like to remove plastic from my life. Would you? One way to do that is fewer bottles made of it to contain the usual suspects-cleaners, lotions, shampoo, water!

There are natural alternatives to most of these things. However, if you are not interested in them, scrub harder. You'll get some exercise as well as need less product, which results in less plastic. I like to think of the olden days before plastic, when houses and castles were cleaned without Windex and Scrubbing Bubbles and the ever-ubiquitous antibacterial soap. Sure, hygiene left a lot to be desired, but plastic bags were not the alternative to fruit hanging off of trees. People were more in touch with their dirt and their cleanliness.

Whew! My soapbox, of barred soap, not plastic-ly contained....

Choosing a goal can help us minimize our expenditure of carbon emissions and cash alike.

What is your goal for Earth Day or minimizing in general? I'm interested.

Good luck doing a bit more and buying a bit less on this Earth Day.