Simple Steps to a Greener Lifestyle

Green lifestyles are evolving. I learn something new every day that I can incorporate into my green lifestyle. Recently, I've made some serious changes in how I eat, what I eat and who I listen to about my eating. That is how I connected with Blythe Metz. Her YouTube Channel, The WYTV, keeps me informed about healthy changes that can be simple and effective.

Here's my review of Blythe's Top 7 tips on Keeping It Green from Blythe Raw Live TV, January 20, 2012. She's really focused on what will make a difference in creating a green lifestyle!

#7 Pay Your Bills Online - simple, easy and saves time!

#6 Shop at Farmers Markets - local food, supporting local businesses and economies, again >>> simple!

#5 Stop Using Disposable Bags - we all have some reusable bags, take them with you!

#4 Use Reusable Water Bottles - most tap water is equal in quality or better than bottled water, fill the water bottle at home and save time & money!

#3 Get an Energy Efficient Appliance - from computers to dishwashers to water heaters, there are green options that make a huge impact on energy use.

#2 Plant a Garden - Blythe recommends connecting with My Edible Gardens & I'll also recommend asking for advice in your area while you're shopping at the Farmers Market ;~)

#1 Get an E-Reader - Kindle, IPad, Nook, so many choices to make life more green while ridding your life of stacks of glossy magazines that can't be recycled...

Do you have any other tips to share? Add them in the comments below!

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Time conservation is very green

There's no time like the present, as it goes, so I've taken today to do some life inventory work. I've considered how I spend my time each day, where I direct my focus, and how it's impacting my results.

Time is our most precious resource. We can't recapture it once it's gone. We can't make more of it. Once each minute passes, it is gone forever. Looking at time from a green perspective, it is even more important that decisions and processes be simple, be seamless, and make a measurable difference.

One organization that provides guidance in this area is Do Your Part. I visit their website when I have a question, when I want to learn to do something better, and when I have a client who has a question that I can't answer. The wealth of resources the Do Your Part team provides have made better use of my time.

Taking this idea to another level, check out the TEDx talk by Global Cool executive director, Caroline Fiennes. She poises some interesting questions for us all to consider. 

2012 Changes & New Dreams

Over the next few weeks, I'll be completely reconstructing my online and offline businesses. It's time to do a little, really a LOT, of spring cleaning early. This space will be focused on sharing some of the best news about sustainable and green business, how it is working in the real world, and how readers can apply more sustainable practices to their own lives.

For now, consider this a head's up! This will be a very big week with both the #OccupyCongress action in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 17th as well as the online #SOPA protests across the internet on Wednesday, January 18th. The issues facing the economies of the world are difficult and far reaching. Accountability and transparency are essential. The availability of the internet to share information as well as develop new relationships and initiatives is the way we move forward and find solutions.

Here's a brief video from NewDream.org about some of this and something I truly believe will make a difference. If you know me, then you know, I want to make a difference. Happy to hear your feedback in the comments ;~)