(This giveaway is now closed for entries. See “comments” for winner announcement!)
A healthy mantra to carry through life is “don’t sweat the small stuff!” While I DO attempt to do this in my everyday life, I often fail on a daily basis, in epic ways … I seem to sweat everything! (And anyone who truly knows me would probably agree!)
Well, it just so happens there IS a time when sweating the small stuff might actually do a world of good. I will begin this explanation by first saying that I’ve always felt that going green isn’t just about installing solar panels on your rooftop or buying a hybrid car… it’s about doing all the little things in our daily life that can make a great impact.
Want to know one of my sources for all of these little “daily life tidbits”?… well, it’s a fantastic little book called “The Green Book”. It has shown me countless and simple ways to put conservation to work. It includes tips for everything from home, to work, to school, to shopping, to travel…. all organized in a tidy, easy-to-grasp package.
And if you think the “little things” can’t possibly amount to much, read this excerpt from the book:
“You create 4.5 pounds of trash every day. Over the course of your life, that will total six hundred times your average adult weight… in garbage. Broken down, your torso would be paper. One leg would be yard trimmings, the other food scraps. One arm would be plastic with a rubber hand. The other would be metal with a wood hand. Your head would be glass, and your neck would be all the other stuff. In the end, we will each leave a ninety-thousand-pound legacy of trash for our grandchildren.”
In usual Mom Goes Green fashion, I have a copy I’d like to share with a reader… interested? Well, just leave a comment here saying you’d like to win, or send a Twitter message that includes a reply to @momgoesgreen and a link to this blog. Facebook friends can also leave a comment to be entered. The winner will be randomly selected on June 4! (U.S. entries only… sorry!)
So join me in changing “the small stuff”… and I promise, you won’t even have to break a sweat!
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I am always looking for new ways to be green. I would love to win a copy.
I’d love to win this book….it sounds like the perfect handy reference to start and maintain green changes in my lifestyle.
Recently I did a presentation on our recycling program and threw in some tibits of information like you showed from the book. I would love to have this book to to share with our Green Team members. We are trying to change the thinking on our campus and it starts with the small things. This books sounds like the perfect informational source to show how one small change can make an impact.
Count me in! I’m trying every day to reduce my impact but I know I can do better! The Green Book would be a good way to learn more about living a sustainable life.
Kimberly
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I was green well before it was hip or happening. This book would be another source and an afirmation. I would be honored to add this book to my collection.
no matter how green and eco-friendly we all our in our ways, small or large, there is always new and old methods that we can learn to use to become even better. i am sure that this little green book has many ideas to offer. i would be very happy to own it! thanks for the opportunity!
Facebook entry: Julie Amaral!
I’d love a copy of the Green Book to read and review!
.-= Catherine McMullen´s last blog .."May in Montana" from Guest Contributor Diane Lockard =-.
I would LOVE to win this book! It is all about the small things we can do every day!
Facebook entry: Deb Bowman!
I’d love to win and read this
*Thanks* for the giveaway!
Sounds really interesting book, I would love to have one!
Tati
http://Groovybabyblog.blogspot.com
Forgot to post the winner – Congratulations to Poet! Enjoy this fantastic book!
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