Going Green

When my husband and I bought our house a little over a year ago, that seemed like a good time to make some changes to our lifestyle. The more I read and talked to other "greenies" the more convinced I was that I wanted to do things differently. However, change is never easy and we sometimes felt overwhelmed. Then I figured something out. It may seem obvious, but it was an epiphany for me. You don't have to do it all at once. You don't have to change everything, just one thing!

Tiptoe. Take small steps. Go one day at a time. If you try to do it all at once, you will probably throw your hands up and just quit. Small changes are better. The more passionate you are about it, the easier it will be to stick to it. It is amazing how many ideas, I scoffed at when I first heard about them, that I have now implemented in my house. If you hear about an idea and think "Is that really necessary?" or "I can't imagine how that would possibly work in my house" then put the idea on the back burner and move on. If you read about something and feel convinced that it is something you really want to do, then go for it! For a better chance at success, figure out how to do it with the least amount of disruption to your current pattern. Each successful project will give you the courage to try something new and little by little, you can make big changes!

Although we have been on this journey for more than a year, I still feel like a newbie in the crunchy world. My hope is that someone a few steps behind me on this journey will be encouraged to keep going by reading my blog. In the next few days I will share some of the small changes we have made around our house, as well as some of the bigger projects I am embarking on. In the meantime,

Enjoy your tiptoe through the tulips!