So, as my family loves to tease me about, I’m not much of a music person. When my husband met me, he was “impressed” with my Tito Puente CD collection (which still gets referenced to this day), and being a Long Island girl, I truly believed there was 2 kinds of music…Billy Joel and everything else. My car radio presets were all talk radio and I couldn’t carry a tune if it had a handle on it. I think you get the idea.
But…there’s one song that always makes me sing along (out of key) and get up and move (usually like Carlton from the Fresh Prince). We always called it “The September Song”.
Do you remember, 21st night of September?
Love was changing the mind of pretenders
While chasing the clouds away
That’s right, my go-to jam (which no wedding is complete without) is September by Earth Wind and Fire. Sure, it’s not Piano Man or Captain Jack, but I might just love it the most. September was always my favorite month for a number of reasons. It was my birthday month (where my Libras at?!), all my TV shows came back, school started up again (super-nerd), and fall clothes shopping was the highlight of the year for me. I always hated the heat, never worshipped the sun, and my Sassoon jeans and Benetton sweater collection was on point.
But now that I’m older, I’ve cut the cable-cord and watch Netflix and Hulu whenever I want, school shopping has become dragging 2 complaining kids from store to store, and September is the dreaded month where my heating bills may start up again. In short, September has lost some of its luster for me.
So, without further ado, I’d like to introduce you to my new favorite month…April. Why April? Is it the sunshine? Seasonal allergies? Start of baseball season?
Nope! It’s Earth Month.
Come on, how long have you all been reading my blog? You knew Earth Day was coming at some point!
So as you may already know, Earth Day is April 22nd, but thankfully with all the renewed interest in climate change one day has turned into a MONTH-LONG quest to kick people in the ass to make changes to help heal Mother Earth.
Earth Day in my house is a huge deal all year round, but in April we go BIG.
- One year was putting 47 glorious, heat loving, solar panels on our roof.
- Another year, I said goodbye to my gas guzzling SUV and got a hybrid (twice).
- Another year was the birth of my raised organic food garden.
- Another year we got a rain barrel.
Sure, radical BIG changes are great, but lots of little changes are great too. One person putting solar panels on their roof is certainly awesome, but thousands of people turning off the lights when they leave a room can have an even bigger impact. One thing I’ve always taught my girls is sometimes a little bit of effort can do more than spending a lot of money. Little changes can make a big impact when we all work together.
So this April, I’m posting super short Facebook and Instagram videos (no singing, I promise) each day giving you ideas on how you can SAVE MONEY while SAVING THE PLANET. I tend to be wordy so in bathroom terms I’m focused on making them #1 length and not #2 length 😉
Make sure you stop by each day this month for your daily tip and later this month learn what I’m doing for Mother Earth this year (hint: it’s HUGE!!)
So while I still love me some Earth, Wind and Fire…right now it’s just about the Earth. My gift to you is a month of tips to help the Earth and to help yourself. And maybe you won’t remember the 21st night of September, but it’s my job to make damn sure you remember the 22nd day of April.
