Earth Day is April 22nd.  This week, I was planning to write  an epic article about making big changes to create big change!

But then I was realized that we can create big change through small but consistent positive steps every day.

I was reminded as I (and you can try these, too):

• Filled my re-usable water bottle with home-filtered water;
• packed a lunch to eat between my client appointments;
• washed and re-packed my reusable drinking straw;
• opened yesterday’s mail while standing over the recycling bin;
• added errands to Friday’s Errand List (if you plan just one trip for all of them, you can save time, money and fuel!);
• planned our weekly menu, incorporating food we already have (saving time, money and minimizing food waste);
• wiped down the bathroom counter with a concentrated cleaner we mix and dilute ourselves;
• opened the blinds and curtains during the day while the sun warms the house;
• grabbed a sweater instead of turning up the heat;
• made sure my stash of re-usable shopping bags are back in my van where I need them; and
• encouraged and assisted my clients today to reduce, re-use and recycle.

These steps aren’t even hard to make.  Little steps, turned into habits, taking no time at all to complete regularly, but amounting to a big difference over time.  Like so many challenges, weight loss or fitness or getting organized, progress towards a goal is made daily in small increments.

So, with Earth Day just around the corner, how can you celebrate taking care of the earth every day?  Not just once a year but every day in little ways?