Happy Earth Day, yo
Hi guys! Happy almost-Friday and HAPPY EARTH DAY! Today is going to be spent doing last minute things,
dropping the puppers off (Bella at funny quotes ladyโs house)
Vieserton to the kennel (she has a crush on the boy who helps run it, so sheโs very excited)
doing the recovery Insanity workout
and leaving for VEGAS! So stoked ๐
Last night after Zumba, I couldnโt wait to dig into the Indian feast that was waiting for me.
I put some into a bowl and poured a lovely glass of Riesling to go with it.
Curry eggplant, tomato and okra
+ a glass of vino
What I *thought* would be the perfect meal.
Well apparently I got a little overzealous with the spice action, because even for the self-proclaimed Queen of Calienteโฆ. it was too hot for me. *Hides face in shame* It almost burned my mouth off!
Crazy huh?
On top of realizing that I was a little too big for my โspicyโ britches, I also realized that I own something blog-trendy and didnโt even know it.
My cousin bought me this headband for my first half marathon:
I wear it ALL the time and if the pink doesnโt match my outfit (which is rare, haha), I roll it so you canโt see the crown, like so:
Well last night I took a closer look at said headband.
Itโs a Bondi Band! The same brand that Ashley and Ryan sell. I had no idea and have had it for over a year. I can attest to the fact that they are indeed very good headbands ๐
So today is EARTH DAY!!!!
In honor of spreading some lurve to out planet, hereโs a lovely poem:
Kiss the Earth
By Thich Nhat HanhWalk and touch peace every moment.
Walk and touch happiness every moment.
Each step brings a fresh breeze.
Each step makes a flower bloom.
Kiss the Earth with your feet.
Bring the Earth your love and happiness.
The Earth will be safe
when we feel safe in ourselves.
For todayโs earthy holiday, I wanted to ask yaโll what steps do you take to be more โgreenโ??
For our little family:
โ We buy organic meat and produce and also buy locally when possible
โ We eat a high plant-based diet, which means we donโt contribute to waste and pollution caused from factory farms.
โ I bring cloth bags to the store, and if for some reason we forget, Iโll use the plastic bags for puppy disasters so that theyโre at least being re-used
โ We recycle. This was a hard one (TWSS) because they donโt offer recycling services in our neighborhood (Valdosta is slow to get on the recycling wagon). So we have to sort our recycling and lug it to base to be recycled
โ I started recently making our own cleaning products and will buy the Seventh Generation brand
How do you green-ify to your life??
Well Iโm out like sauerkraut. See ya from the airport!
xoxo,
GIna
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TOO SPICY FOR YOU??? Iโm pretty sure the United Nations would declare that a โweapons gradeโ Indian dish and I donโt want to scare you but there are UN Security Resolutions against that sort of thing ๐
LOL. i had to dispose of it properly ๐
Your crock pot Indian meal looks YUMMY! ๐ Wonder if that would freeze well ?
You mentioned youโve started making your own cleaners. Iโm really curious about it. What do you make? How do you make them? What resources have you used for recipes and whatnot?
Iโve slowly been switching over to more natural cleaners (Seventh Generaion, etc.), but now that Iโve adopted a dog, I really want to make sure Iโm cleaning my floors and house with natural cleaners that are more pet friendly.
(Also, since youโve got to pups, any great natural doggie-stuff recommendation youโve got would be appricated as well!)
Love the wine glasses and the BondiBand!
We have a compost pile and we recycle so we hardly actually throw away anything!
Iโm trying to stop coming home for lunch everyday since itโs a bit of a drive from my office; less miles on the road is less junk in the air! It takes more time to think about packing a lunch, but Iโve found that the location of my gym by my office offers great lunch-time classes, so Iโve been going to those. It pays to be green! ๐
your crock pot meal looks awesome!
I try to do my part everyday to protect the Earth so today I didnโt think to do anything extra special today. I live a fairly earth friendly lifestyle.
1.I eat a vegetarian/mostly organic food diet
2. I drive a hybrid car
3. I recycle
4. I donโt dryclean my clothes (dry cleaners are a big source of pollution because of the chemicals they use)
5. I take public transportation to work instead of driving solo
Wow. Iโm not sure I wouldโve lived if Iโd eaten that curry dish ๐
To be green, we:
* Use reusable tupperware for food storage
* use canvas grocery bags or reuse the plastic ones
* I drive a very compact car. Iโd love to drive a hybrid, but they donโt make them inexpensive enough for students like me to afford.
* We rarely eat meat anymore. Iโm not vegetarian, so we do eat it occasionally, but not nearly as much as five times week like we used to.
* I try to buy locally and organically whenever I can (my area is VERY limited on whatโs available)
* I wish we could recycle, but our area is VERY behind on recylcing. It makes Valdosta look good. Since I live in apt with no patio, there isnโt even a place to store the stuff to gather and take somewhere, even if there were somewhere to take it ๐
Love the headband as a new runner I have learned that my hair is always in my face! Iโm getting me a Bondi Band ๐