Green is the New Pink
The holiday season may be over but it is never too late (or out of fashion) to find ways to give back to others. And to our beautiful planet. There are many wonderful sites that provide tips on how to live green.
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The best part is that you don’t have to be an expert to live healthy or to live green. It is really very simple. It is all about the choices you make. Start by making small changes. Buy a tote and use it when shopping instead of the store’s plastic bags. When not using an appliance leave it unplugged. Buy local produce. Carpool with friends, use public transportation, ride your bike, or walk. Make small choices. Make day-to-day changes and before you know it you’re happier. And Mother Nature is happier too.
Here are two projects I’ve stumbled upon that I found particularly inspiring:
“Starting May 2009, I have pledged to wear one dress for one year as an exercise in sustainable fashion. Here’s how it works: There are 7 identical dresses, one for each day of the week. Every day I will reinvent the dress with layers, accessories and all kinds of accouterments, the majority of which will be vintage, hand-made, or hand-me-down goodies. Think of it as wearing a daily uniform with enough creative license to make it look like I just crawled out of the Marquis de Sade’s boudoir. The Uniform Project is also a year-long fundraiser for the Akanksha Foundation, a grassroots movement that is revolutionizing education in India. At the end of the year, all contributions will go toward Akanksha’s School Project to fund uniforms and other educational expenses for children living in Indian slums.”
“Glove Love is where Green Thing rescues lost single gloves that have become separated from their original partners, calms them down and gives them a hot bath, then pairs them up with brand new glove lovers. These lovingly hand-washed and matched new Glove Love gloves come with names (Five Finger Fiona, Red Fred), labels that tell you where they lost their old partners, plus a glorious Glove Love letter - and we sell them for just a fiver (plus VAT and postage). The money goes to Green Thing which is a not-for-profit organisation set-up to inspire people to lead greener lives and which gives all profits to its registered charity Green Thing Trust. Organisations like the Ambassadors Theatre Group, First Group and London’s Natural History Museum are already kindly donating lost gloves and if anyone in the Green Thing community wants to send in their single gloves too then we’d be enormously grateful.”
