No one’s version of green looks exactly the same as anyone else’s. If you’re in a relationship, even with another greenie, this simple fact will inevitably cause some conflict. The further you take it (about plastic, consuming, animal products, etc.), the more conflict you’re likely to experience. I’m lucky to have a spouse who was [...]
Posts Tagged ‘green lifestyle’
22 Sep
Busting Green Stereotypes
I don’t like tofu. I have never taken a yoga class in my life. By now, you’re either thinking: 1) And you call yourself a greenie? or 2) Phew! I’ve always secretly thought tofu was kind of gross. I filled out a survey a while ago for a book about ‘green women’ (or whatever that [...]
19 Feb
Drawing the [green] line
Just a handful things are truly impossible when it comes to being green, and most of them involve undoing things you’ve already done. Un-drive those miles? Un-eat those factory-farmed cheeseburgers? Sorry. Everything else involves choice. It’s easy for me to say that I can’t give up my car because of my job, but in fact I could look [...]
