Around here, our years are counted from September to September.
I'm a teacher so my break is in August and we've got two kids who have the holiday in August too, so it makes sense that we count that way.
This post is really because of how bad I felt during the past few months on my beliefs on sustainable living and the low impact movement.
In July, as it was going on the campaign #plasticfreejuly, my life was upside down: I had my in-laws staying over, I was working many hours and with the kids going to the beach with school, the routines were crazy. So it was too many the plastic that found his way to my home.
In August, we went on vacation and it was very hard to keep up with the stuff we've bought for our kids (snacks, etc...) because we were staying in a hotel and it wasn't easy to accommodate much stuff in our little fridge.
The second part, we went camping and it didn't get any better.
But... In September, and getting back to the routine, I think I can give myself that challenge!
Be aware that we are four: two grownups and two kids, and ... it's going to get ugly!
The reason I'm doing that is that I want to check out if we can do an improvement with plastic-free alternatives, from that moment on, and especially to scare my husband. Let me explain, every day he's getting more conscious of plastic pollution and I think he will be shaken by this challenge and start doing more.
I think that is going to be an impact for us, more than throwing out the garbidge every week and not looking inside. It will be fun to analyze how big our footprint is and how much we still can do as a family and thinking together in alternatives to improve.
Stick around for the next posts to follow our gigantic mess!
Kisses,
PG
I'm a teacher so my break is in August and we've got two kids who have the holiday in August too, so it makes sense that we count that way.
This post is really because of how bad I felt during the past few months on my beliefs on sustainable living and the low impact movement.
In July, as it was going on the campaign #plasticfreejuly, my life was upside down: I had my in-laws staying over, I was working many hours and with the kids going to the beach with school, the routines were crazy. So it was too many the plastic that found his way to my home.
In August, we went on vacation and it was very hard to keep up with the stuff we've bought for our kids (snacks, etc...) because we were staying in a hotel and it wasn't easy to accommodate much stuff in our little fridge.
The second part, we went camping and it didn't get any better.
But... In September, and getting back to the routine, I think I can give myself that challenge!
Challenge
See and post every week the plastic we are consuming around the house.
Be aware that we are four: two grownups and two kids, and ... it's going to get ugly!
The reason I'm doing that is that I want to check out if we can do an improvement with plastic-free alternatives, from that moment on, and especially to scare my husband. Let me explain, every day he's getting more conscious of plastic pollution and I think he will be shaken by this challenge and start doing more.
I think that is going to be an impact for us, more than throwing out the garbidge every week and not looking inside. It will be fun to analyze how big our footprint is and how much we still can do as a family and thinking together in alternatives to improve.
Stick around for the next posts to follow our gigantic mess!
Kisses,
PG
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