Being a Green Mom: Welcome to Our Newest Column

By Elise Jones, babybites blog editor and social media director

Modern conveniences certainly make life easier. Just think of all of the “upgrades” in our everyday lives since even we were children: automatic windows, refrigerators, mechanical pencils, disposable storage containers, variety and selection of clothing/accessories and so much more.

But in this race to provide ample amount of options and make things easier, our environment has been compromised. I know it; I see it; I read it. And with almost every purchase I make and every household decision I make, our impact on the environment factors into my actions.

Now I am not going to sit here and say I dare to know everything about being green nor do I in any way practice a green lifestyle in a purely altruistic way. Many of the decisions I make for my family are based on convenience and cost. I am a mom of two young girls, I work at home almost full time and my husband travels five days out of the week. My time is limited in a way that requires me to make snap decisions with limited resources on a regularly occurring basis.

But with knowledge comes power; I know the better decisions to be made (paper v. plastic, fresh v. canned, organic v. non-organic) and with this knowledge comes the power for me to choose a better way and a better choice for my family and ultimately for the environment because what I truly believe in my heart is that what is good for my family is also good for the environment.

So, hi, I’m Elise and I am a green mom. Follow me on my journey to living an environmentally conscious lifestyle with a family in tow. There are some really exciting things brewing for the Mommybites’ community who would like to come along on my green journey.

I promise I am not crunchy or “granola”y in any way (I love a good spa day and dressing up in my Louboutins) and I am very practical. I also believe to each their own and to make it what you will, so there will be no preaching. What I will do is give you a peak into my life (the fun and the struggles) as I create a clean, green life and home.

Let’s do it.