Top holiday traditions that warm the heart
The holidays are such a wonderful time to connect with family and friends.We gather around fires sipping cocoa, swapping stories and opening presents.People you may not have heard from in months or years send you photo cards of their maturing children.You may even receive a gift basket filled with fancy snacks.And many of us give our children's teachers gift cards and bake cookies for the kids to decorate.
All of these thoughtful, magical activities may warm our hearts, but they likely warm the planet as well.Isn't it time to evolve some of our customs so that they communicate that we care about the planet too?I'm not talking about giving up chocolate, cutting off communication with distant relatives or giving your kids' class the cold shoulder.I just want us to understand the truth behind the traditions that we all cherish so much.The epa estimates that americans throw away 25% more trash between thanksgiving and new year's than any other time of the year, which translates into an extra million tons of waste generated nationwide each week.With all of the current changes in politics and the economy, now is the perfect time to become more conscious about every action we take those cumulative small actions really do add up!I want to share a few ways you can continue your traditions without trashing the environment.
The most common culprit of holiday excess is found in greeting cards and wrapping paper.Not only do you save paper, ink, time and money(It's free), you can share so much more than with the pulpy alternative.Watching your work or home team dance to crazy music in elf costumes is priceless.But, if you are not ready to forgo the tradition of sending a physical note, try one of the eco options that abound.If you are a little subversive, you'll be wild about seltzer's wacky cards, like"Pimp my sleigh".Night owl paper goods' fsccertified cards are elegant little artworks, and smock paper makes lovely retro bamboo letterpress cards.The doityourself alternative is repurposing old cards into backgrounds and cutouts for new cards, using an to combine the scraps.
The greeting card's guilty relative is gift wrap.Your first step should be to always bring your reusable shopping bags with you, whether it's a grocery run or you're stocking up on gifts.My favorite wrapping solution is to collage pages of wellread magazines(For the holidays i usually pick images that are a singular color, like all green or all blue).If you really want
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Buying environmentally conscious cards and recycled wrapping paper are a great start:Making those two changes alone will divert thousands of pounds of waste from the landfill.After mastering these sustainable steps, stride into the new year by cleaning up what has passed.When the guests have left and all is said and done, consider your options for recycling every little thing counts within the massive excess of the holidays, so it is essential that we learn what is recyclable and how to dispose of it.For example, about 40% of all battery sales occur during
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Rainbow Fairies
Rainbow fairies are small, nible creatures, that live in forests.They sleep in small bird houses and have bunkbeds.They eat youghart and orange juice.
During the day they ride around on albino rabbits(Which they dye in rainbow colours)And go to school or work in a sewing machine.At the rainbow fairy school they learn about trees and sing songs, in french.At the sewing machine, they sew rainbow clothes and make general rainbow things(Such as;Food, ect).
At night the children go out to play pranks on unsuspecting hikers(Not of the galaxy, as they are far too supreme), they steal bananas to drape on trees and jump out at them and then dissapear.
These rainbow fairies wear little rainbow dresses and pointy shoes and hats with little tiny rainow wands if they are female.The male rainbow fairy wears little rainbow trousers and little rainbow vests, with these same small pointy shoes and wands.