Recycle This March 24, 2007

I like to consider myself an environmentalist. True, there have been days (ok, serious lapses of time) where I have done things that may not have shown how much I truly adore mother earth. There was the time in college where Josh and I stopped using dish and glassware because school was just too stressful. Spend 10 minutes a night washing and drying plates and bowls?? No can do. Instead we used foam (yes foam) disposable plates and plastic cups.  For almost 6 months. Oh the horror. Then there were the 2 years of disposable diapers and wipes. Did I mention I used to own an SUV?

But I’m trying.

I have always been diligent about recycling household materials whereever possible.  I am adamant against dumping computer components, batteries etc.. in the trash.

What’s new?  Well,  I love the new wine tetra paks that the LCBO carries.  I’m almost confident enough to bring them as a hostess gift (apparently some people think they’re tacky).  Did you know that the entire life cycle inventory (considers all sources of possible energy consumption/pollution from manufacturing the containers,  shipping said containers, disposing of said containers etc..) that bottles produce almost 6 times the greenhouse gases of a tetra pak??? Don’t even get me started that green glass is not recyclable in North America. (Read the complete article here )

Also good news?  Mississauga has started an organics composting program.  Now paper towels, bones, dairy products, paper plates, hair (ew), grease and shredded paper can be diverted from my landfill. ( All things that can’t go in my backyard composter).       

Things that really tick me off?  All of the new single-use products popping up everywhere because we are obsessed with convenience and simplicity.  How fucking lazy do you have to be to use a single-use pre-soaped disposable dishcloth?

That being said,  SAS said this the other day as we left the club (pretentious sounding eh?) “Mommy!  That is the fastest, bestest truck I’ve ever seen! So pretty! We have room in our driveway?”
How do you think I’m going to explain MPG to a 3 year old?? 

Not Really March 12, 2007

I have been more than excited by the idea of getting this site up and running. In fact, this has been on my bloody ‘to do’ list since Sam was born. Can you say procrastinator? Every time I thought of a new topic, I’d grimace that the site was not yet up. And now that it is ready? I’m on empty. So THIS is my first post. Impressive, isn’t it? So worth the wait.