I can't believe it is already the middle of the year...but it must be...the sales are on, winter break is imminent, the ski gear is about to come out, I am wearing my Scanlon black sweaters everyday and the fruit shops are filled with apples...As this is the 26th week of the year, it is a good time to take stock before the rest of the year slips away...My Green Resolutions were to: buy more organic, buy More products from recycled materials and re-start my Yoga practice....On a scale of 1 to 10, I would have to say I have been a 5.
The organics are proving somewhat challenging...I so wish we had a Whole Foods here. I went to one when I was in the US and the range of organic fruit and vegetables was amazing and the checkout bill was less than a pair of Jimmy Choos...Here, it is really hit and miss with the local organic stores, my kids look at the apples and expect a worm to jump out and $50 a bag is a good guideline of what it will cost you...my favourite is still Lettuce Deliver which has beautiful produce and more reasonable prices. I am back online for my weekly delivery now...I have been trying to fill in with local produce (and have resisted the beautiful cherries from California).
The same challenges are here for recycled products...pretty much all our paper products are from recycled material (toilet, tissue, copy - we don't use paper towels)...but apart from that it has been pretty difficult to make any serious headway on this...to be honest by the time I check whether a product is organic, where it is from, whether it has preservatives or food colours, what sugar content it has, I am too exhausted to figure out whether the box if from recycled paper or not.
The good news is that I am back into my Yoga which I am loving...Why is Yoga green? I guess it involves no energy-intensive equipment (you can buy Yoga Mats from recycled materials!) and makes me feel a bit more in a green-frame of mind if that makes sense...
So, some small steps, but I hope when 2010 roles around I might have moved from a 5. Let me know how you are going on your resolutions. xxx
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My biggest achievemnet? Knocking a couple of hundred dollars off the power bills by changing to gas heating. Very happy about that. Hope you had a great holiday.
Thanks for the update! I'm with you on yoga.. here's my attempt at explaining why it's "kind-a-green"... it brings you into the moment; stops you thinking about what else you should be doing / buying / consuming ... and so makes you appreciate what you have now. And it teaches you that the breath can warm you up quicker than heating or a hot shower.
As for new year's resolutions... well I've gotten back into yoga too, kept up the composting, and am rather proud of my mini-vege garden of herbs, rocket, silverbeet and our first crop of zucchini. So that feels okay.
xxx
It's crazy to hear the differences in different countries. Don't you guys label GMO's though?
Also I'm very jealous that you are wearing sweaters. We are just sweating here. It has been staying around 100' and that is VERY humid heat here. The air feels so heavy I swear it's hard to breath at time, maybe that is just me and my asthma but it sucks lol.
Yeah Suzie! Gas is so much better...
Jen - love your Green Yoga...veggie garden is on my list...you will have to give me some tips.
Lisa - sorry to hear you are not feeling well...have to double-check on the GMOs...will let you know. xxx
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