While it’s true that since I personally hit an (unfortunate) milestone birthday not long ago (and I decided to start counting my chronological age backwards) I can actually (and truthfully) say that I’ve reached my toddler years as Mom Goes Green! Yes, MGG is TWO YEARS OLD!
Two years. Wow. This post is # 315. I’ve still had moments where I thought I would give up and put it to rest, but then… along comes a reader, full of thanks and praise, and I wonder how I could even think of stopping.
So… what has Mom Goes Green been doing in the past year? (*insert dizzying dream visual here!*)
Through my journey as Mom Goes Green I have:
- Learned to vacation “green”
- Contemplated my “animal magnetism”
- Revisited the sadness of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- Shared my favorite ways to raise green kids
- Discovered better ways to conserve in wasteful situations (and especially birthday parties)
- Worried about toxic water from landfills
- Shared the updated “Clean 15” and “Dirty Dozen”
- Been “called out” for a “lame” post
- Continued to battle the misinformation about the chemicals on mattresses
- Offered some pretty awesome giveaways, like this and this
- Re-examined all my reasons for going green
- Witnessed the lacking nutrition of fast food and learned to look beyond the organic label
- Continued to sing the praises of vinegar
- Created the green list of resolutions, from A-Z
- Shared a gift guide for the planet, instead of the recipient
- Shared disturbing discoveries about the raising of non-organic livestock as well as inhuman acts against my beloved dolphins
- Discovered palm oil’s disturbing reality
- Sorted through the confusion of the incredible, edible egg
- Shared my favorite tricks of simple green cleaning
- Sworn off antibacterials
- Allowed myself to laugh
- … and been on the verge of tears
- (plus 113 OTHER things!…)
Ah, yes. My journey.
Have I struggled at times? Yes. Have I been frustrated? Yes. Am I proud of what I’ve done? Yes… I am. Absolutely.
And I have appreciated everyone who has taken time out of their life to read Mom Goes Green and give some consideration to all the things I have shared.
Thank you for joining this journey. With love and appreciation – Mom Goes Green
Congrats! An amazing accomplishment. This is such a great blog. Here’s to 2 more years!
.-= Jim Kukral´s last blog ..What’s It Gonna Take? =-.
happy birthday Mom Goes Green! It’s such a labor of love to do a blog… and you do it well! 🙂
Congrats!
.-= Lisa @Retro Housewife Goes Green´s last blog ..Update on Anna =-.
What a fabulous job you’ve done. It’s inspiring to have shared your journey. I read a LOT of info on “green,” but yours is one of the few that combines personal experience, frustration, elation, and facts. Keep up the great work for as long as you want to, but know that every post is worthwhile.
Warmly,
Lynn
Jim – thanks, honey, but aren’t you kinda biased! 🙂 xoxo
Faith – thank you… and yes,… thanks for recognizing the work that it takes!
Lisa – thank you TOO!
Lynn – thank you so much! It’s comments like yours that keep me going!!!