Although, "going green" strategies have gained much popularity in recent years, many people still wonder what the big fuss is all about. The majority of consumers are not ready to make changes. If people realized that going green is nothing new, then maybe their resistance can be lifted a bit. It shouldn't be called "going green" but, going back to basics. One day, it all came to me. I realized I've been living green all my life. My parents didn't call it being "eco-friendly" they called it being poor. Later on in life, my husband would call my practices being "cheap". Now, I am trendy and "eco-friendly". I love this new way of thinking. Realizing how my parents and grandparents lived, makes me feel that going green is extremely simple. There's nothing new about it. We just need to understand that it is simply learning how things were done in past generations. This can make a big difference in our planet and in our finances. After so many years, I can clearly recall my dad yelling accross the house "turn off the lights!"," shut the doors!", "why is the TV on?" He was the electricity police. It was so annoying. He was so cheap. We will make fun of him by telling him he only breathed because air was free. Who would've known, now he is the cool man. Mr. Eco-Friendly. Mother, was probably even greener. She will line dry, instead of electric drying. Hand washing dishes instead of using the dishwasher, and even using the pressure cooker instead of the oven. That was just some of the wasy she saved on electric. Now, were she really outdid herself was her commitment to save on paper towels. That was never purchased in my house. My mother used rags all the time. She must've had 20 rags around the house. A couple of rags to clean the bathroom, some for the kitchen, some for the furniture, you name it. I definitely, didn't continue all their practices. Times have changed, and I just can't see myself not using the dryer, or discontinue the use of disposable diapers. There are some modern things that are just too convenient to let pass by. We can, though, re-condition ourselves to going back to basic practices. "Going Green" is easy. It's just committing to make a couple of small changes in our own household. Just imagine the difference it will make in our environment, if each household in the United States (population of over 300 million) made a commitment to go green in just one way.
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