the green gods...

Well, the green gods have had me thinking tonight...since not dropping off our recycling bins and keeping the recycling in house around here-we have a LOT to recycle which is yes, very good...but it is also a sign of how much we are taking in vs. what we can keep out. As I watch things piling up-the majority of it being water bottles, paper, magazines, junk mail, etc. I realize we can do something about eliminating all of these things entering our house in the first place. For example, there are ways to eliminate junk mail-(which I just did through the following website) http://www.donotmail.org/article.php?id=86 I went to their website, signed up and was able to download and print several pre-made letters to send to 17 different companies to keep them from mailing me their junk. And while it might be a little tedious, and it will take me a few minutes to sign my name and stick them into an envelope, the time saved in the long run from leafing out all their trash from my mailbox will be better used...not to mention the environmental impact from the trash I did not ask for in the first place :) Gee-I feel better already!