1. Get rid of more stuff: Here’s the thing; I don’t have that much stuff because I never wanted clutter taking me over in the first place. Yet somehow (I semi-blame the boy of mine) our house has more than we need. One day I’d like to pack up and travel the country with Cedar in a travel trailer/rv / airstream of some sort. Too much stuff is going to put a damper on this. The biggest problems by far at my home concerning stuff are books, toys, and art supplies. It almost kills me to give books away so it’ll be tough but that’s my goal.

2. Be present: Maybe this doesn’t sound too green but it is family related so it’s a good resolution to note at this blog. I’ve been thinking a lot about where my mind is when I’m with my son and it’s not always fully on him. I’m going to regret this later. I’m going to change it now. The best thing we can do for our world is raise smart, happy, children who value time over money, peace over disruption, and kindness over wants. The only way to achieve this is to be present in the lives of those close to us. Going about time spent in a half-cocked way won’t cut it.

3. Cut down on food packaging: I used to be really good at this. Lately work has been crazy busy and I’ve been bad. It’s easy sometimes to buy quick-to-make food — which often comes with more packaging. I won’t put less packaging ahead of Cedar time so this one will be hard. I’m going to have to make a cooking plan of some sort I think.

So, these are my three major resolutions. Maybe my only three that are not work-related. I don’t think we should have too many resolutions though. Small steps remember. Everything counts.

What are you thinking about goal wise for 2008?

Post from: Tree Hugging Family

Tree Hugging Family just sprouted back in July so we’ve now got six months under our belt so to speak. Looking back there were many popular posts that people seemed to like but being that this blog is so new there’s not much difference in post popularity.

However, there were four clear run-away post winners for 2007. Posts that people really liked in other words.

So without further ado; in reverse order, here are the top 4 most popular Tree Hugging posts of the year.

4. Seven Trees A Year: I really liked this post and am glad it hit the top four. This tells me that people love thinking about how their actions affect the trees.

3. Green Website Spotlight: Freeconomy Community: This one is a surprise. Maybe people are checking out Freeconomy though and that’s a good thing.

2. Are You Recycling?: Here’s another post that tells me that people are paying attention. How long does it take something to recycle? People are researching their options related to recycling (nice).

And the most popular post of 2007…

1. The Perfect Place for Tree Huggers to Dream: Well, to be honest, I would not have thought this one would make the top viewed post. Either people really like trees, sleeping, or both. Hmmm. Which do you think?

I hope everyone plans to stick around for 2008. The last six months have been great and this is the year we can all work together to make positive choices for the earth and our families. Next up, I’ll be back with my 2008 resolutions — yup I finally narrowed them down.

Post from: Tree Hugging Family