The world is an amazing place. My inner nerd (ok, the nerd isn’t actually that inner; yes, I am a total dork) just loves watching documentaries and science shows. I aim to visit as much of this world as I can in my life. So I’m dead keen on seeing this planet stay just as amazing and beautiful as it is now. Here’s another five reasons why it’s worth taking care of this amazing planet, and the humans in it too.
- Living in a friendly community with friendly neighbours is SO nice. You know, the kind of neighbours who can collect your mail and water your plants while you’re away, who know your pets’ names and who can help you out when you need a hand.
- The ocean is an awe-inspiring, beautiful, incredible place and home to many amazing creatures.
- Riding bicycles is fun, gets you fit and doesn’t create any air pollution.
- Every child deserves an education.
- We all want to live in a world with a healthy climate and a big fat ozone layer.
Here’s five suggestions for showing some love:
- Make friends with your neighbours. Say hi to your neighbours when you see them. Have a friendly chat. Offer to help them if it looks like they need it. If it’s hard to meet them, then make up reasons! One of my neighbours has the most incredible hot pink geraniums, so I’m going to knock on her door and ask her for a cutting. When my flatmate’s car got robbed, we let our neighbours know so they can keep their cars safe. Little things like that make the world go round! We’ve helped neighbours get into their house when they locked their keys inside, been given unwanted pot plantsby a neighbour who was cleaning out their garden and most of my neighbours let my fat gangsta cat chill in their homes (actually, I don’t think they have a choice; the little bugger just invites his fat self in).
- Avoid buying plastic bottles whenever you can. Yeah, this one is hard. I mean, it’s pretty difficult to find mixers for your next party that don’t come in plastic bottles! Anyone seen tonic water in a glass bottle? However, I recently learned (even though its been around for years) about this huge plastic pile of rubbish floating in the Pacific Ocean. Now I am completely committed to avoiding plastic as much as possible, so I’m going to stop buying small bottles of water and juice, and use a reusable bottle instead. If you buy a Sigg Drop of Hope bottle, $5 from every bottle will go to the Jane Goodall Institute to help improve access to clean drinking water in Africa! Top stuff!
- Cycle instead of drive! Why drive when you can ride a bike? You’ll do the environment a favour. If you don’t have a bike, why not hire one. At The Humble Vintage you can hire amazing vintage bikes to get around town! Look good while you’re doin’ good.
- Help a child get an education. Goods 4 Good provide school supplies, clothing and more to school children in Africa. They’re able to do this through donations of surplus goods. I like it! So if you run, or know someone who does, a company that might be able to donate appropriate school-related goods, get onto it!
- Install energy efficient light bulbs in your home. And, turn off any lights you aren’t using. Not only will your energy bills decrease, but you’ll also be reducing the amount of greenhouse gasses being released. Check out Choice to find out some facts on CFL’s and the Resource Smart site for suggestions and tips on what you can do.
“We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.”
- Henry David Thoreau
