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In the world of “eco-friendly” there are many people who are jumping on the green bandwagon to make a buck and really don’t know the meaning of it yet.  What’s the difference between natural and organic, a fragrance and an essential oil and does it really matter if we recycle.  I personally like this one.  As we ravage the forests in our country (and others!) to print our daily newspapers, does it really matter?  Well, let’s see. 

Trees are one of the only reasons human beings breathe.  And breathing I hold very near and dear to my heart as I often have difficulty in our overly fragranced and chemical environment.  Just what do trees do?  They offset carbon dioxide by “breathing” it  in, splitting the CO2, holding the carbon and “exhaling” the precious oxygen.  This is the 101 version because I’ve heard I can be a little too much with explanations and Bertha gets confused, too.

Green, green, green….. Perhaps the most overused and now misused word in our country and I’m going to call out the fakers in the next couple of years.  Prior to when anybody knew what a carbon footprint or conservation and recycling meant, my family was conscious of the environment and the impact that we have.  We composted and recycled from the time I was little.  It’s so ingrained in me that I cannot (and will not) ever put glass, plastic or paper in a trash can and will even bring something home for my recycling bin before throwing it away.  I am the crazy person who will reach into a garbage bin and take it out and put it in the recycle bin (which is unbelievable to me that the person who just threw it away is either illiterate or a total moron).  So there is that part of me.  Then there is part that must try to conserve water and the earth by turning off the faucet when I brush my teeth (and usually when I shave my legs) and by driving a Honda instead of a much desired BMW or Lexus.

OK. Now back to trees and recycling, a friend of mine told me that my blog rantings are just a little too long and would it be disrespectful if he printed them out and read them in the bathroom when he had time?  I said of course not, as long as it gets read.  And then he adds, ” and being the environmentalist you are, shall I recycle your blog by using it to wipe?”  Poor Bertha….luckily she and I have a sense of humor!