Coming out of the (over-cluttered, environmentally unfriendly) closet

In honor of Chris' birthday (yesterday, April 19th...I'm a bit late I know, but feel free to send him lots of birthday wishes!) I thought I'd post this as a bit of a birthday present for him.

After about 2 years of harping on about the environment, my wasteful ways, etc...I think Chris has finally done it. He's turned me into a(n) ... (budding) Environmentalist! Happy Birthday, Chris!

In honor of that and because Earth Day is coming up soon (Sunday, April 22nd - I'm a bit early for that, but we'll be away on the actual day) I thought I'd post a little Public Service Announcement on how YOU TOO can start on your way to becoming an Environmentalist (and know that I probably sound extremely hypocritical as I'm just beginning to turn over this leaf myself...)

I read this article in Real Simple* the other day (Thank you to Ed and Theresa for helping me get my magazine fix over here!) *and yes, I know...magazines = paper waste = bad for environment. Like I said...a BUDDING environmentalist - i'm not all the way there yet!

I saw the website Greener Penny this morning on Daily Candy (I know, my mentioning Greener Penny is doubly hypocritical, as the site is about both the environment AND cleaning!)

Also in Daily Candy, these ideas for reducing your carbon footprint.

Oh, and one more thing...This month's Vanity Fair (thanks mom and dad for THIS magazine hookup!) is their green issue and is Carbon Neutral, which made me feel better about it!*

*See above asterisk

OK, the PSA is over, but if you have a chance, take a look at these sites. The more Chris tells me about how we're really screwing up the poor planet for ourselves down the road, the scarier it becomes (and yes, I know you've probably been beaten over the head with this in the media in the States now and I'm wayyy behind the times) I just wanted to throw my two cents in. If I can change (or at least start to), anyone can!

Unrelated and Fabulous!
I love and miss my former coworkers at Armstrong Shaw for many reasons, but the latest being that I received a big box from them (more specifically Terry, Lisa, Joanne and Robin) the other day, containing an adorable felt Easter basket, more candy than I'm going to be able to eat for the rest of this year (and still remain on my Bridesmaid Dress Diet) and a Colony Grill (yum!) T-Shirt. I took a picture of all of this beautiful candy - including Tootsie Rolls, Hershey's Hugs and Caramel Kisses, Mike and Ike's, the ever-controversial Peeps and numerous other delightful surprises - but am having some technical difficulties uploading. I'll try again when we get back from Cyprus next week. It was the best package I've gotten in a long time, and my neighbors, students and I are all enjoying and partaking in it! And I'm pretty sure that candy is always good for the environment :) Thanks guys!!!