Whatever holiday you are celebrating, gift-giving time is a perfect opportunity to be earthier-minded! Whether it is the gifts you are giving, or what makes it on your wish-list, it is an opportunity to make eco-friendly choices that will impact the future.
I have several items I have wished for this year, which I have just not been able to justify buying. Like a metal razor with replaceable blades…so earthier minded but so much more expensive that what I can justify buying myself. Or a refillable cooking oil spray bottle. Or stainless steel food storage containers for leftovers when you go out to eat. Or a glass sport water bottle. If you have been holding off on some earthier-minded changes in your life…this might be just the time to make them!
On to gift-giving. As I was thinking of gifts I wanted to give people this year, many of them were items I have added to my life on my so-far-short-but-sweet journey to an earthier-minded home just because I liked them so much myself. I have been sitting at my sewing machine making cloth napkins to match my family’s kitchens. I also am purchasing other items that are eco-friendly as well. For my two year old, I have purchased a quality stainless steel no-spill water bottle. Other earth-friendly are being given out too, but for secrecy sake, I cannot share them at this time. J The great thing about earth friendly gift-giving is that you can have an impact on the earth through the lives of your friends and family, too, whether that is their goal or not. In doing so, it is possible you may end up winning another person over to starting their own journey toward living an earthier-minded life, or at least toward thinking about it.
My family will be celebrating Christmas in an earthier-minded way this year, though gift-giving is not the true meaning of the holiday. Whatever holiday you may be celebrating, we hope you have a blessed time with family and friends, and keep in mind you can celebrate it in an earthier-minded way!
If you have ideas that are eco-friendly ways of celebrating the holiday season, please share them!
A Journey to an Earthier-Minded Home 