We started on this journey as a New Year’s Resolution. We have a beach which we visit once a year in the Caribbean. This last Christmas we had a wonderful time. Everything was beautiful. There was more plastic than ever. The caretakers who clean the beach do a great job. Every wave brought more plastic. So we decided to make one change every week which will eliminate a single use disposable from our lives.

Here is what I have learned… it’s not as hard as I thought it might be. Each new week, and each new routine is hard at the beginning and then it becomes the new routine… and doesn’t take up as much time as it did before. The big picture is, basically we have had to change how we eat. The good news – we’re eliminating the preservatives and most of the sugar right along with the plastic.

So, follow along, change what you can, go to a climate protest, don’t sweat the small stuff. If you are plastic free 5 days of the week and end up at Harvey’s on a Friday (as we did) you don’t worry about it. I think next time I will take along my own cups though, the rest of the wrappers they give you are recyclable…just saying.

Here are some pictures of our beautiful beach. I’m hoping when my kids take pictures here with their kids it won’t be like this.