It's Not Easy Reading Green

For a while now, I have been trying to figure out how my love of paper crafts (scrapbooking) and the printed word (books & magazines) fits into the recycling/green movement.

I don't like to scrapbook digitally (I admire you if you can do it) - I love playing with paper and putting my hands on it. Switching out cardstock and pattern, twirling ribbon, and rearranging scraps relaxes me.

I like the deliberateness of sitting in a comfy chair to break in a new title with my coffee nearby, which is why I don't plan to do my reading by computer screen.

Finally, I found eco-libris - a website and blog for reading green.  I applaud their efforts to educate, inform, and mostly to plant.  $1=1 book=1tree   Its very simple and I like simple.

The End.

Comments

[Yvonne]

I love the smell of paper. I love the feel of paper. I don't think anything can replace scrapping with glue, paint and paper or curling up in your favorite spot to read a book. I'm all for going green but I NEED my life little pleasures.

Yvonne

[vera]

I love paper too. But I usually recycle the scrapbook paper scraps, recycle any magazines/catalogs that come in the mail (or cancel the sub). Books are harder for me, because I love the sound of flipping paper, the smell of an old book...right now I am trying to only just go to the library for my reading fixes.

[jonipossin]

Mel,
It's very GREEN to read books from the library as they get recycled over and over. And you're doing a great job at that!
Hugs,
Joni