tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post4818810259088768636..comments2024-02-17T18:15:36.228-05:00Comments on A New Day: work in progress {Happy Earth Day!}Meegshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09218498742250493159noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-77580506702225450782012-04-26T14:52:42.151-04:002012-04-26T14:52:42.151-04:00Thank all for your great comments!Thank all for your great comments!Meegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218498742250493159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-62100885450565427822012-04-24T22:03:06.748-04:002012-04-24T22:03:06.748-04:00I think the steps you have taken are fantastic. Lo...I think the steps you have taken are fantastic. Love the info on how many trees are saved by choosing cloth napkins - I hope you encourage many more people to do the same. I especially liked that you are collecting rain water - such a wasted resource in most places. We have an abundance of water in Dominica but the water system isn't always so great. So from Friday to Sunday we were without Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684698960387428709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-13519578841365599732012-04-24T02:20:56.618-04:002012-04-24T02:20:56.618-04:00Really, who is perfect? Some steps are better tha...Really, who is perfect? Some steps are better than no steps! I try hard to be as green as possible but I can only do the best I can with what I have available each time. Sometimes time, money, and resources are not on the side of living green at that moment. Good for you for making the strides you have! I can't wait for an update next year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902150350516852100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-87341164443613188432012-04-24T00:18:02.272-04:002012-04-24T00:18:02.272-04:00I love the idea of baby steps adding up to really ...I love the idea of baby steps adding up to really help. I feel sometimes like we are not doing "enough" but really we're moving forward and getting better with our choices, so I should celebrate that! Stopping by from the carnival. Puttering around, I see your hubby is a Pittsburgh native? Me, too :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-88468679836231074782012-04-23T21:16:41.153-04:002012-04-23T21:16:41.153-04:00Meegs, great post and I appreciate your honesty, a...Meegs, great post and I appreciate your honesty, as I too feel like I still have a long way to go in creating a greener, more sustainable household. I absolutely love your idea about collecting rainwater and will definitely look into that for our condo building...Kerry McDonald, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05970816682727759140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-38313542478761001082012-04-23T08:27:16.106-04:002012-04-23T08:27:16.106-04:00Your journey is admirable, some of what you do I d...Your journey is admirable, some of what you do I do too, and you've inspired me to do a bit more. I also love the idea of a progress report :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767847394956942818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-90450939335391981152012-04-22T22:15:45.894-04:002012-04-22T22:15:45.894-04:00Oh, I love this progress report idea! It sounds li...Oh, I love this progress report idea! It sounds like you're being very reasonable with yourself and not succumbing to too much eco-guilt, which is a huge thing. =) I'm still working on the paper towel one, myself, but I agree about cloth napkins: I wish I had used those more diligently for years, now that I know how effective they are at napkin-duty, and totally easy to get clean, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950605728434169576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-72716292542935122202012-04-22T20:03:15.541-04:002012-04-22T20:03:15.541-04:00Aw, thanks Rebekah! That's makes me feel good!...Aw, thanks Rebekah! That's makes me feel good! :)Meegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218498742250493159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-13785471863115790052012-04-22T20:02:43.222-04:002012-04-22T20:02:43.222-04:00You know, I think that's what we're going ...You know, I think that's what we're going to have to do. Say, "once we're done with these, we're not buying them anymore!"Meegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218498742250493159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-17661087375852971662012-04-22T20:01:49.632-04:002012-04-22T20:01:49.632-04:00Thanks Jenn!
I've been reading MBJ for a whil...Thanks Jenn! <br />I've been reading MBJ for a while (its how I found out about this!), so it will be nice to see you here too. :-)Meegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218498742250493159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-32037604263912330612012-04-22T16:25:27.813-04:002012-04-22T16:25:27.813-04:00Wow, those are all some really big things you and ...Wow, those are all some really big things you and your family are doing! When you said you had a LONG way to go I figured you were going to list just a few things. And, of course, there's nothing wrong with doing just a few things - every little bit helps. But dang, I think you are a lot farther along than you may think!<br /><br />We too do a lot of the things you mentioned. Cloth napkins, Rebekahhttp://www.liberatedfamily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-14830853015734850482012-04-22T11:50:35.567-04:002012-04-22T11:50:35.567-04:00Great post - and happy to have found your blog thr...Great post - and happy to have found your blog through the Earth Day carnival! <br /><br />Definitely feeling ya with the 'more to do' list - we have many similar things on ours (it always seems like food is the most difficult!). I will say that we kept using paper towels 'every so often' until we just stopped buying them altogether - the only way for me to switch fully to cloth Kellyhttp://www.becomingcrunchy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-6228131104132727542012-04-22T08:09:05.279-04:002012-04-22T08:09:05.279-04:00You've taken a lot of the same steps we have: ...You've taken a lot of the same steps we have: rain barrel, composting, etc. We're expanding our garden this year too as we are hoping to reduce the amount we have to purchase from the grocery store. The little steps add up to a big impact over the course of weeks, months and years. Great post!<br /><br />And I'm so glad you decided to participate in this blog carnival - it led me Jenn @ Monkey Butt Junctionhttp://www.monkeybuttjunction.comnoreply@blogger.com