"HER" Day!

Monday was our weekly contribution to saving "HER". "HER" is in reference to our earth and the environment and is a reference that Noah has began saying. It's cute. I am a proud mom, knowing her child is getting engaged and thinking about about contributing to save "HER". It feels good. It feels right.

I'm amazed with the few conversations that we've had, how much this has opened this topic up for discussion. Just the other morning Noah asked me 'where does the garbage go'? We also had the conversation about plastic bags and plastic water bottles, specifically about how long it takes for them to break down in land fills. It has made Noah think and I love watching him figure this out on his own as well as come to his own conclusions. For example, almost every other morning Noah has decided to brush his teeth in the dark (to save electricity) or the other day, he caught me leaving the water running while brushing my teeth - eiks! Bad move on my part, he gave me a lecture on how this is not good for "HER"!!! Of course the ONE morning I didn't shut off the water, I get caught by the GREEN POLICE! It seems to come very natural to Noah which is very encouraging - maybe these few little conversations have brought awareness to this subject. And maybe this is all it takes?

So our weekly contribution to 'HER' involved:

• no TV (we played Tennis instead - now my muscles are aching!) on Monday
  
• no bed warmers on Monday
• recycling an empty milk bag for Noah's lunch
• we purchase of a Brita Water filter - on Saturday (to save on plastic water bottles piling up in land fills)
• we also (actually I did) took the pledge at the 'Filterforgood' website (check it out, the website offers lots of information, oh and don't forget to take the pledge)
• we also purchased some SIGG water bottles (to save on using plastic 'throw-away' bottles and also in light of all the fears with using plastic bottles).

Noah picked out this one is the one

I picked out this one (Jacques did not want one)


So, again it all may be baby steps - but we are aware now and are actively participating in helping save "HER". What steps have you taken?

A little 'blip' from the filterforgood.ca website about bottled water:

Canadians drank 1.9 billion litres of bottled water in 2005 – nearly 60 litres per person!¹ Packaging all this water creates an incredible amount of waste every year, and in Canada an estimated 88 percent of water bottles are not recycled.² The rest end up in landfills where they can take up to a thousand years to biodegrade.

This is why Brita has created the FilterforGood pledge. It's a simple commitment to reduce waste by giving up bottled water. Together, filtered water and a reusable bottle are an excellent solution for going green at home and on the go. Giving up bottled water is an easy change that can make a big difference. Now that's refreshing!