As the first entry here in our blog, I thought I’d address the topic of green living!  Yeah, just a little topic like that!  Okay, so not really the whole range of ecologically sound, enviro-aware, non-toxic lifestyle choices.  More like, how do you get there from here – you know, where ever you’re at right now.  At times it can seem so overwhelming.  The more research you do, the more it seems like everything you were doing is wrong!  And suddenly you need to change everything in your life before catastrophe hits!  It truly is frustrating when you suddenly realize that you can’t or at least shouldn’t trust anything you buy without at least asking a few questions (and good luck with that at your local W-mart).  So I just wanted to take this first post to remind you that whether you’re at the beginning of your journey towards making yourself, your home, and your world a safer and healthier place, or you’re all the way to the point of going “no poo”* (more on that at a later date – let’s just say it’s a far cry from finally deciding you should really recycle all your empty water bottles!) that baby steps are way more likely to get you where you want to go.  Oh yes, there are a few of us who can quit a typical American lifestyle cold-turkey.  But for most of us, while this approach is exciting at first, it is so consuming that failure is almost guaranteed.  Try changing one thing at a time.  Or if you have the time and are very committed – one thing in a couple areas of your life: recycle those bottles, commit to losing one prepackaged food item from your shopping list, trade in a cosmetic for a chemical free option, etc.  But don’t try to do it all at once.  Rome wasn’t built in a day, and there’s a reason we’ve all gone along with the “browning” of America.  Convenience and price.  These toxic things we buy and use, often need less elbow grease, seem to work better (which is often a sham), and are almost always cheaper.  Cheaper because quality ingredients cost more money, and money is the bottom line.  Some changes will take getting used to, and some will far exceed your expectations!  A greener life takes a little more work, but I think it is ultimately incredibly more rewarding.  One step at a time and you will get there.  And you’ll enjoy the enrichment you get out of each step along the way!

*"no poo", for those who don’t know, refers to the modern movement of not using shampoo.