It's about time

So, Sonya and I have been a little late getting in on the recycling thing. I've realized I'm all about recycling and saving the environment, but being about something and actually doing it are two very different things. I know that is profound. If recycling is easily available I'll definitely take advantage, but if I've always said I'm not going way out of my way to recycle. If my neighborhood doesn't offer recycling I'm not going to haul my recycling across town to a facility, and other lame excuses. Well finally I got on the ball and got our recycling bins that we need for recycling that is now offered by our HOA. In the past our family puts out about 3 trash cans full of trash every week. Since we've started our recycling efforts that has gone down to about 1/2 to 1 can of trash each week. Now it is almost like a challenge, even our kids are excited about it. We try to see how much we can recycle and how little we can throw away. It's been really good for us and I know we're really late to the game, but I want to encourage everyone else making excuses why not to recycle to give it a try. Every little bit helps when it comes to saving our environment.

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So I've realized something in the last few months. I really don't care a lot what my appearance looks like, I go bald, I grow a long goatee (sp), I grow my hair, I shave my goatee, whatever. (I didn't realize this in the last week I've known it all along). I don't know if it is my personality or my somewhat upfront public status in my life and job, but people always feel like they can say whatever they want about how I look. Now the reason I am writing this blog is not because I really care about what they say, like I said I don't care. But for instance after I shaved off my beard this summer someone said "Oh you look so much better that beard was just disgusting" I started to grow it back immediately. I've also had a little agreement with my boys during sabbatical, they asked if I would grow my hair out because they don't remember what I look like with hair. I agreed and they then threw in the additional requirement that I not cut it until I'm done with sabbatical. (May 25ish) This last week 3 different people said "Your hair is getting pretty long, when are you going to cut it" 1 even followed with "and your beard is getting long again" Now I'm thinking about keeping the hair until I can't handle it anymore (it's really hot in the summer time) A lot of this has to do with me being a little rebellious and doing things to get the comments obviously, but it still floors me a little bit. Want to make a comment feel free. I'd love to hear it. :)