Good golly, we’re getting the whole hurricane! We often get some rain slung this direction from these tropical storms, but this time it looks like the whole thing is channeling itself right through the state. Just how much rain is in that thing?! We’ve got a lake in the backyard, but that’s not so bad I guess… Anna W. just wrote that they’re sandbagging their house, and I know there is a lot of other flooding around the state.

My Anna slept in until 9:00 this morning! It’s definitely a sleep-in day. I’m glad she’s learning such things.

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During my online search about reusable shopping bags, I came across this quote:

You don’t have to do everything, but you should do something.

And they’re right. If you look at articles telling you how to live in such a way as to save the planet, it can be overwhelming. Some things may be downright impossible for your lifestyle or location. But everyone should do at least one thing that’s environmentally responsible.

For instance, even though I don’t use cloth diapers, take public transportation (because it doesn’t exist here!) or have solar panels on my roof, I do recycle whatever I can, use reusable shopping bags, use florescent light bulbs instead of incandescent ones where possible, and I’ve joined FreeCycle. I think my next goal is to reduce my paper towel usage; I use them a lot for cleaning when I don’t have to.

So if you’re not doing anything, do something. And if you’re already doing something, see if you can do something else. It’s baby steps. If you just focus on one thing until it becomes a habit, it’s not overwhelming.

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Anna and cousin Addie checkin’ each other out:

Oops, this one’s upside down… wait, no it isn’t:

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