Stewardship

For some reason this has been on my mind today. In no way am I an extreme conservationist, but I figure I might as well make some lifestyle changes and small things that will help me be a better steward of this earth and its resources.

I'm trying to recycle, but gosh it's hard with a husband in the house LOL. I don't know if it's worth going back in the trash to sort it after the fact. I'm not there yet if it is. I like to carry reusable shopping bags. Part of this is because of "saving the earth" but the other is because God knows I hate to bust through plastic or paper shopping bags. They are never strong enough! And then they dig into your hand (the plastic ones, that is) when you are carrying them. And then when I've used them I always find myself collecting a whole bunch of them until I finally take them to the supermarket recycling bin.

I use CFL lightbulbs. Now that I'm typing, I realize a lot of these actions are because it is more convenient for me rather than for the earth's sake! CFLs last a lot longer than the "regular" bulbs. And sometimes their cheaper too. It's a win-win for me and the environment.

Junk faxes? I used to actually look at the faxes at my job that say "Trip to Jamaica for only $199" and then I realize they're all a bunch of rip-offs! So at work I find myself calling every "remove my fax number from the list" phone number listed on each one. At one point we used to have 10-20 of these faxes per day. Today's total? 2. And I called to remove the number from those two lists.

See, I'm a little random. Sometimes things might be serious issues; sometimes just things I'm thinking about that are not that deep. Then again, depth is a matter of perception. So maybe recycling is more deep than mental health.

Be free to be you.