I believe many of us have the mentality of “Earth Day is Every Day.”? As we live our lives as moms and business women we make daily conscious decisions to recycle, to reuse, to reduce waste and so on in our homes and our home offices.

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?Today, as we Nationally recognize Earth Day, I want to share with you some easy things to do daily to bring the meaning and essence of Earth Day into your daily routine:

• Remember this from school???Reduce??Reuse??Recycle?
• Take time to turn your backyard or your balcony into a?place that is appealing to wildlife.? Add?a birdfeeder, throw in some cool native plants, and?buy a fountain for water (our family delights in the many birds drinking our?fountain’s water!)
• Pack lunches in reusable containers to help reduce the amount of trash you produce – save the brown bags for only field trip days.
• Walk your children to school, or scooter to pick them up one day (watch their eyes get really big as?mom arrives in style on a scooter!) and even try to carpool with your child’s friends.? Reducing the use of your family car will set a great example for your children.
• My kids laugh at me often as I refill our plastic water bottles daily.? They chuckle now but will appreciate the effort later as their landfills are devoid of those darn plastic bottles!• Cut down on how much paper you use by?using both sides of each sheet and cutting up old paper to use as scratch paper.
• Make certain all of the family is turning off lights in rooms that are empty, that their video?games and computers are off and that there is a respect of conserving energy both?day & night.
• Invest in one of those stylish,?reusable shopping bag, and take it?to the store every time you shop.?? This sets a clear example that you refuse to let another plastic bag enter your home!?

Happy Educating!? and Happy Earth Day!

Beth Butler

Founder of The Boca Beth Program