Green things I do:

• Use reusable bags at grocery stores. I’ve actually started to bring my Publix bags to stores other then Publix! It took me awhile to get in the habit, I ended up hanging a hook for the bags on my door to the garage so they’re always staring me in the face. I still forget sometimes, in those cases I get plastic and I’m pretty good at bringing them back to recycle.
• We recycle. Our garbage company makes it easy, one bin for everything. Its too easy not to do it. Although once I had to dig out a bag of recyclables Sean had put in the trash. 
• Switched out regular lightbulbs for the florescent ones. There are some lights, like ones that are on dimmers and the big recessed bulbs over the kitchen that I haven’t changed. I wish florescent bulbs could dim.
• I just made my first investment in rechargeable batteries. A month or so ago I read [this article] on Lifehacker (great site to bookmark). I immediately looked at the charger on Amazon and said ‘I’m so going to buy this’ and forgot about it for 3 weeks. Then when I went to order it .. its backordered until June. Lifehacker articles are good for business apparently.  

Green things I want to do this year:

• Stop junk mail and junk catalogs. These things can’t go in the recycle bin, and I may love looking at the pretty pictures, I usually end up putting them right into the trash. 
• Start a compost pile. My mom has been composting for years. Every time I have eggshells or cut up a salad I wish I had a pile started. I think I have my spot picked out, I just have to figure out the best way to contain and manage it.
• Start a dog waste composter. After picking up dog poo last week I realized I need a better way to get rid of it then just wrapping it up in Publix bags and throwing in the trash. [This article] has a really easy way to start up your own pet waste septic tank.

Share with me what you’ve done to go green in the past year and plan on doing in the future! I need some more ideas of simple things to do to save our earth.