After talking some things over with Sarah we have hit on this idea – as you have already seen Sarah is doing a new weekly segment on the things that she is doing to help green up her lifestyle and after some thought I’m jumping on board so that I can offer a different point of view and hopefully that way readers can see that there isn’t only one path to a greener life.

Sarah and I started making small changes to our lives at about the same time, but for very different reasons.  If I remember correctly, her first jump was recycling while mine was Hair and Beauty related.  Sarah is the good girl; she actually started making changes to her lifestyle that would directly impact her effect on the environment.  I?  Well, I was incredibly personally driven at the start.  I needed a new beauty routine that was simple, natural, and healthier for my body (and hair) and if in the process I helped the environment then I got a shiny gold star.  

Now I will admit that my focus has swung around a bit, I have since made changes solely based on trying to decrease my impact on our viable resources, but my personal focus honestly still remains fairly firmly in the realm of what is going to lead me towards a healthy lifestyle.  Whereas Sarah’s focus is a bit more balanced. She cares equally about herself and her impact which in my eyes makes her the much bigger person out of the 2 of us and gives me something to aspire too.

The other major difference between our chosen paths is our locale and the adaptations we have to make based on where we live.  Sarah lives in a rural area while I live in a major metropolitan area.  While Sarah has the space and ability to grow her own foods, I have to search out local markets that can provide locally grown organic options.  And while I have the ability to locate a wide spectrum of “green” products from butter or yogurt (organically made less than 10 miles from my house with no preservatives or fillers added andpackaged especially for me in my own “brought from home” container) to cleaning products, Sarah doesn’t have that type of retail structure around her and often finds that the easiest solution is to make the product herself.  Simply put – I buy pickles just like the ones Sarah makes.  (And trust me, in my home pickles are a necessary substance of life.) 

So in the coming weeks, as Sarah posts her transitions look for me to follow up about what I am also doing to reach the same goal, because chances are Sarah and I will be on 2 completely different paths to that goal and hopefully one or the other or something else in between will work for you.

Ladies? Obviously last time I wasn’t clear enough. So let me reiterate -

Boys? Are not toys. They are human beings with souls, and hearts, and brains that most of the time are capable of full functionality. They aren’t puppets that can be manipulated. They are not bean bags that can be tossed around. And they sure as hell aren’t snow globes that can be thrown against a wall and shattered into a million pieces.

Cause broken snow globes? Break my fucking heart, here peoples… which does nothing for my tough girl exterior. And you know how I am about having to prove myself. So don’t make me show up to kick your fucking ass just so everyone can see that damn exterior.

Treat them with some respect, please? Cause sex just isn’t nearly as entertaining without them and I get awfully pissy when I’m not entertained. It’s bad enough that I have had to teach every man I know how to fold a set of fucking sheets. I shouldn’t have to waste valuable time undoing all your mistakes. That’s time better spent having sex.

Besides there is still a few of us out here looking for a good one and we would prefer to have one without too many of your dents and scars.

kk? Thanks.