leave it to a holiday to inspire me to write...
i love holidays.
i love having a reason to celebrate.
i love focusing on something specific and dressing, eating, drinking, celebrating accordingly.
very event-oriented, i am...
that being said, i love earth day.
i love the earth, i love the outdoors, i love the fresh air, i love trees, i love flowers, i love fruits & vegetables, i love gardens, i love picnics, i love mountains, i love fields, i love rain...i love it.
(but at the price of feeling so strongly about holidays (earth day, included), i feel guilty the days surrounding i do not focus on the aspects once so-celebrated.)
THIS earth day, i was stuck inside working, sad i could not visit the farmer's market and eat my finds on a checked-blanket at the park--yet remained inspired with the magic of the day, as my brain whirled with the thoughts for this post...and the fact that,
yes, every day can be earth day. here are a few of my specific year-round loves + new tips i am striving to adopt.
IN REGARDS TO FOOD...
- go to the farmer's market!!
(or if you live in kansas like me, drive down the road to a local selling their produce off the side of the road.) :)
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| FM with mom, perfect peaches, FM with the boys & dad, mouth-watering tomatoes, farmer cole, mom getting some goods at the FM. |
- eat local, organic, and in-season.
- buy whole foods, and make your own meal.
(no product placement here, the actual adjective.)
- use
reusable tote bags when...toting.
IN REGARDS TO WATER...
- filter/purify your own!!
- use cold water to wash your food/clothes/self, as much as you can.
- take showers, not baths.
IN REGARDS TO HOME...
- plant a garden!!
(and make your own compost.)
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| baby coley & me with my first garden. |
- turn off heat/AC during the nice months.
- take advantage of that daylight!!
- unplug and turn off electric appliances when not in use.
- use natural cleaners on your homes/selves.
(whether it's making your own like this, this, or this...or using eco-friendly/toxin-free brands like this, this, this, or this!)
- give back, and plant a tree!!
(not possible? try filling your home with air-purifying plants.)
IN REGARDS TO TRANSPORTATION...
- carpool as often as you can.
- avoid traffic, slow down, and keep those tires inflated.
- and when possible, ride your bike!!
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| dad teaching me to ride a bike...whilst actually riding my bike. |
IN REGARDS TO CLOTHING...
- make your own!!
- buy from local and/or small business.
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| this beauty--that is sadly, no longer. |
- if neither of those are options, buy used as much as possible.
(thrift stores, antique malls, yard/garage/estate sales, flea markets, etc.)
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| is there anything better than antiquing/thrifting with the ones you love? |
IN REGARDS TO FUN... (you mean, besides what i've already addressed...??)
- read a book.
- have a picnic.
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| a perfect day at shawnee mission park. |
- go to the lake and kayak, fish, swim.
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| kayaking with the fam. |
- go to the park.
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| "vintage" deanna rose park. |
- go on a hike.
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| yellowstone, smokies, and rockies. |
- play some yardgames!
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| croquet your heart out, quinny. |
*anything you love doing, if possible, try doing it outside...catch some fresh oxygen and vitamin d, while developing an appreciation and wonder in mother earth.
AND OF COURSE, reduce--reuse--recycle.
