The Greenists on Crayons & Wasted Food
Have you met The Greenists? In case you missed it, the previously known “Allie’s Answers” blog grew into “The Greenists” ~ which means we get even more quality info from more eco-loving, ultra interesting friends!
Two of my favorite recent posts include one on crayons and one on shopping for dinner at your house.
Remember when you were a kid and you loved opening a new box of untouched, unbroken crayons? The colors were just so perfect, and they were shaped so lovely… OK, perhaps I was just geek enough to feel that way. Do you also remember at Vacation Bible School when they would pull out the shoebox of broken crayon ends, most missing their paper wrappers and all of them hobbly and rounded on the ends? They were not as exciting to play with despite working just as well.
Melissa found a way to make those knobbelled over crayons fresh and exciting again, not to mention the absolute perfect shape and size for tiny hands. Plus, the process of making them “new” again is fun for your own creative side!
Also, Noelle realizes how much we all tend to throw out insane amounts of food. For instance, I have a box of unopened prunes sitting in my fridge from over two years ago, purchased in a cloud of delusion where I thought I would enjoy snacking on them if I had them. Noelle knows that times are tough, and frankly, each of us could probably do the grocery shopping for our week’s dinners right in our own pantry. Go ahead. Give it a try.
Sincere thank you to Allie for continuing to share her love for life and living with all of us, as well as introducing us to a whole new gang of friends ~ The Greenists!
Sustainably yours, Ashley Sue
