True Stories

This past year I have become more vocal and more active in green awareness. I didn't make this a goal at first and really just woke up one day and realized that I was already being proactive, so why not put some thought into it? For me, the best turning point I can think of was when I started to ride the city bus to work. I came to love using the buses where I went to college because they provided a warm, dry, quick way for me to get around campus and they were free for students. In my adult life, a city bus route was a 3 minute walk from my apartment and the downtown station was a closer walk than the free company parking lot. It also became free for me to take the bus a few months after I started riding because my company started providing free bus passes to employees. From this change I started slowly adding other environmentally conscious aspects to my life, but it still took a while before I completely woke up to what I could do.

After purchasing a house I felt more empowered to make important choices and that my decisions really had an effect, plus it was fun for me. I started looking for eco-friendly cleaning products, and I got overwhelmed by this so we still use whatever I have leftover from when I lived in an apartment along with a few eco-friendly samples. We also started painting rooms in our house and just completed the third painting project. This last time we used no VOC paint from Sherwin Williams and I think we finally have an efficient painting process even if we aren't perfect yet. Each time I try something new and am successful, I feel good even if I'm just easing in.

In future posts I plan on sharing more information about current projects my husband and I have planned for our house and other changes we're making in our lives to evolve.

Welcome Party

The description for this site should explain our goals clearly. Posts to this blog will be written by and about typical people living in the Midwest and the green things they do or care about. Hopefully, it will also provide information about local green businesses, programs, and products. The larger green blogs do a great job covering these areas globally, but I live in one of the many smaller cities in the middle of the United States and I want to share options available in this area and also learn about new ones. So if you stumble across this site and find the information useful, or have something to share, please let us know and help enrich our greening lives!