earth

If you’re like me, you have the best intentions with the reusable shopping bags.

We own like 50 of them.

But 10 are here. 10 there. 5 over yonder. 7 in the garage. 3 in the pantry.

But ZERO in the car when you need them.

I’m getting better. I unload the groceries, fold up the bags and return them to the coche, pronto!

Especially since Ralphs gives points for using them with the rewards card ~ LOVE that.

But points or no points, we all should be using them. I tend to forget them when I go to Target {which is A LOT} and I am going to be better about that. They’re certainly not just for groceries.

Why am I going on and on about cloth bags?

Tomorrow is Earth Day!

Wear GREEN to spread awareness.

Start your day out with a {green} smoothie…

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{I have yet to blend up a smoothie with spinach, but I’m going to soon….promise}

Bake these adorable {Plant A Tree for Earth Day} Cupcakes

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Snack on these cute {Carrot Patches}…

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…or some green {Edamame Hummus}

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If you don’t want to make your own, just grab some at your local Trader Joe’s….this stuff is unbelieveable! We tried it for the first time last weekend and I’m still thinking about it. I’m starting to read labels more and if I remember correctly, I could pronounce and comprehend what 99.9% of the ingredients were. Goes great with their pita crisps with sea salt….or they sell tiny soft pita bread rounds that would also pair well with this spread.

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So remember to turn off the lights when not in use, combine errands to save gas, reduce, reuse, recycle, walk or bike to school, work or the store, drink out of reusable bottles, zap the ziplocs and use washable plastic containers instead, take a shorter shower, make sure your trash goes IN the trash can {can I just tell you that I HATE when people litter! Not that any of you floppers do, but I’m just sayin’. Hate it! Like I have seen people cleaning out their cars at stop lights and tossing Burger King trash out the window!!!!! Ugh! Hate, hate, hate!} and don’t forget your cloth shopping bags! 😉

Most of all, get outside, enjoy the sunshine and LOVE our Mother Earth.