“One Small Change” Go Green Challenge

@hipmountainmama, one of my Colorado Tweoples, has issued a small challenge to those of us who are willing to make a positive “Green” impact, no matter how big or small. She is asking everyone, starting now to make at least 1 green change a month until Earth Day which is April 22nd.

Hip Mountain Mama | One Small Change, if you want full details, but here is the just of it, taken from her blog.

“How does it work? On January first (or soon after) you will decide on what change you want to make for that month and blog about it.  For the entire month you will be conscious of this decision and follow through with what you decided on.  Then on Feb. 1 you will write another blog post explaining how the month went with your new green change and also write about what you will change for that month.  You will do the same on March 1st and April 1st, then will have one final post on April 22nd listing all the changes you made and the differences it made in your life.

What if I don’t have a blog? I would suggest setting up a blog with Blogger.  It is free and it is easy!  We strongly encourage everyone to blog about this so we can all share with the world ways that we are making a difference and hopefully inspire others.  However, if you do not want to start a blog, we still want you to participate.  Simply email us at suzy@hipmountainmama.com with your progress (you will still need to comment to this post in order to sign up).”

Now I’m not nor have I ever been consciously “Green” in any shape or form. This is very much new to me, but there is no better time to do something positive than the present. Now my first month or two might be baby steps, but we all have to start somewhere right? So for this month I will do the following things:

• Unplug all unused appliances, sounds easy enough to do, but for me will take some discipline.
• In a effort to reduce water use I will cut those long showers down to about 7 minutes, this will also take some effort.
• I will also start washing in cold water more often and hang dry after.

Now I know this is not some major save the world actions, but it’s a start.

Are you up for the GO GREEN CHALLENGE?