Lucy Goes Green

My name is Lucy, and I’m kind of a hippie.

I didn’t set out to be a green living mama. In fact, if you’d told me 10 years ago that I¹d be composting my leftovers, canning my own applesauce and convincing my kids that empty toilet paper rolls are the new Legos, I would have laughed my $200 jeans off at the thought. But little by little, I found myself making changes for the greener: I started making my own cleaning products when my daughter was born because the idea of all the chemicals in manufactured cleaners kind of freaked me out. I wanted to know where our food was coming from, so I started shopping farmers markets with a canvas tote slung over my arm. I took a sewing class after my son was born and fell in love with the idea of making things instead of buying them. I became an obsessive recycler who’s always on the prowl for abandoned egg cartons and empty glass jars. And now I’m the girl who’s trying to convince her husband that we really, really need our own little flock of chickens in the backyard.

So, yeah, I didn’t expect to end up living green, but I’m glad we did. The more I learn about the impact we have on the environment, the more I want to do my part to keep the planet healthy, and the more I want my children to understand how important it is for them to do their part, too.

In this blog, I’ll be sharing my favorite easy strategies for going green and giving real-mama feedback on what it’s like and what kind of effort is required to tackle living a more sustainable life. And I’m hoping to get lots of good ideas from all of you, too; what works, what doesn’t, what to try, what to skip. Let’s explore these greener pastures together.

- Lucy