In our home I know it is a constant battle to get the boys to remember to turn off the lights when they leave a room or just use a few squares of toilet paper. It seems no matter how much I
remind them….some things just always slip their minds. Of course, other things like a promise to go to Chuck E. Cheese’s never slips their mind but that is another topic for another day. 
I am, by no means, doing all I can for the environment. I still drink bottled water and use paper towels, but I have tried very hard to make some small changes. I work even harder to make sure the boys know about what I am doing and why. I know one day, hopefully a long time from now, when I am gone, they will still be here….on this planet. I want them to inherit grass and trees, not smog and garbage. I also want them to be aware NOW and be concisous about how what they do affects the earth and everything on it.
While we still do battle about the lights (not sure when that will end!) I have managed to get them accustomed to some other changes. We no longer use paper napkins. I bought cloth ones online and we wash them. They are even so used to it now that I can pack them in their school lunches and they remember to bring them home. I use a reusable bag for small shopping trips and a whole stack of them when we visit the commissary. When I first started using them, I made sure the boys noticed and I told them why. Now they ask me why everyone doesn’t do it.
Like I said, these are small things but I hope by doing them my boys will do them when they get older. I hope they choose to do some of these same things (and more) so my grandkids have a bright future, too.
What do you do in your home to help conserve? Any creative ideas how we can all make an impact?
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