Green is very popular these days. And I’m not talking about money. I am talking about the environment. More and more people are jumping on the bandwagon and going green. Which is a good bandwagon to jump onto.

I went green about 8 years ago when I married my husband whose last name is Greener. Well no pressure there. In this day of environmental consciousness, Greener is one heck of a last name to live up to. And I am slowly trying to live up to it.
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If anyone would have told me 23 years ago that I would end up with the last name Greener, I would have scoffed and said, “No way! I’ll keep my maiden name thank you very much!” You see, 23 years ago I was a preteen. And let’s face it, if you were 12 years old in the 1980’s, nothing was worse than being called “GREEN.” You may as well have been called a coward because that’s what you were. Too afraid to French kiss. And was I ever green. Heck no I didn’t want to kiss my boyfriend! I was twelve, I didn’t even want to talk to him or be in the same room as him. I didn’t mind holding his hand while we roller skated to Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” though because we didn’t have to talk. And I was considered lucky to have a boy to slow skate with. However, as soon as the song was over, I went back to the safety of my giggling girlfriends and he rolled over to the game room to play air hockey. But I digress…

So here I am many years later with this very green last name and not always sure how to make it proud. I’ve recycled for years, but I know there are so many other things I can do. In my quest to become even greener, I’ve found several Green Web sites to be helpful.
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Now if you want to become greener without having to marry the tallest man in Europe (his name happens to be Christopher Greener), then check out some of the websites I mentioned. They provide many ideas and tips on how to impact our environment in a positive way. Then hopefully in this year and every year after, all preteens will feel proud to be called “GREEN.”