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Greetings!
Sustaining You
This might be the most out there newsletter yet but I know there are lots of you who will stay with me for the long haul. I am what I am. Here are the series of events in my life the last few days: Woke up Friday, went to turn on the computer ever-ready to share a green thought on Facebook and voila! No computer - the dreaded black screen. Turned it off and on again as sometimes that works magic and voila! Same black screen. Started the head work "take a couple of deep breaths, it's only a machine, don't cry, you will be able to do your show on Saturday because you have an iPad" all the way up to and including, "bad news is finding out one of your dearest friends has her cancer back." Every one of those statements is true and my thoughts occurred almost in that order. I placed a call to our IT guys at TCR Solutions and Dan was at my home office within two hours. I think he was scarred from the last time my computer fried about three years ago and he was in the prevention mode. Bad news? My computer is fried. Good news? My computer is fried.
So how do we fast forward to "Sustaining You" and connecting the dots to my fried computer? Aha! Here's the deal. Not having the electronic leash that I am connected to for hours ev ery day gave me time to think. I thought about how out of whack life is for me and most people I know. I started thinking about how I liked this separation. One positive outcome? As soon as I finish writing this I am taking off for a wildlife preserve in southern Arizona. Mr. Green and I are celebrating his one year anniversary of surviving a pretty bad heart attack. It was a random thought that hit me last night and I started thinking about almost everyone I know. When do we/you EVER just blow off a work day to do something totally fun and off the grid and enjoyable and unplanned just because? When was the last time you spent 3 days away from an electronic device? When was the last time you called a friend or asked your husband or your partner or your roommate, at the last minute, unscheduled, not a planned get together and said "want to go.......for a hike, a walk, a glass of wine, a foot massage, a ride, a movie, a bite to eat?" (Notice I didn't say come over and cook with me!) When was the last time you randomly took care of YOU in our over-scheduled, over-connected, overloaded with devices world to just do something that is delightfully you? What does your "Sustaining You" report card look like?
I would love to know and I would love to hear from you if you have done something recently to sustain you. But I will be really happy knowing that maybe, just maybe, because I wrote this newsletter and shared my personal story with you, you'll just do "it" too! Sustainability starts from the inside out!
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Green Cleaning Products
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Mrs. Green says Check It Out!
Finally! You can STOP phone book delivery! Thanks to our friends TCR Solutions, Inc. for sharing this info. Made it a great, green day already. Please take action and spread the word.
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 February 18
Patti Goldman, VP of Litigation, Earthjustice
How could you not love the tagline: Earthjustice: because the earth needs a good lawyer. I love all of my lawyer friends and all of the lawyer jokes but this tagline gave me pause. Did you ever stop to think about Mother Earth's lawyer? I did not. How can you not want to hear about a law firm dedicated to protecting magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife, and to defending the right of ALL people to a healthy environment. They create controversy, take bold stands and yes, make people think. Plan to think with me by joining us. This show sponsored by Chapman Tucson.
 February 25
Emma Greenbaum, GreenCorps
It's finally happened. A friend of my youngest daughter is going to be a guest on my show. Time flies when you are Mrs. Green. I have known Emma for close to a decade and was so very proud when she wrote to us asking for us to support GreenCorps. (First I had to read about what the heck it was.) Well, GreenCorps (like Peace Corps) is a one year program that trains the next generation of environmental revolutionaries to win campaigns for the planet and the future. What? Our Emma a revolutionary fighting for things like safeguarding fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, protecting the arctic refuge, and advocating for fair farm rules? Yes! How could you miss this one? This show sponsored by The Fairfax Companies.
 March 3
Seth Leitman, Green Living Guy
Eco Consultant, Author, Editor, Producer, and Reporter, AKA Green Living Guy, Seth shares with us how to implement environmentally friendly technologies and make them work for you at home. From building your own electric vehicle, small wind power system, and electric motorcyle to do-it-yourself home energy audits, Seth brings us one step closer making our green dreams a reality. This show sponsored by The Fairfax Companies.
 March 10
Tucson Festival of Books
Ivy Manning & Drew Aquilina - participating authors in TFOB. Manning is the author of "The Farm to Table Cookbook" and "The Adaptable Feast." Her work is featured in Sunset magazine, Food and Wine, Cooking Light, and Bon Appetit. She writes the Simply Affordable column and food and travel features for The Oregonian. Drew Aquilina is an international award-winning cartoonist and author who has been entertaining audiences since 1987. Drew graduated from UMass Amherst while creating the cartoon strip "Green Pieces," which has run as a daily and weekly comic feature since 1994. Interviews you won't want to miss! This show sponsored by Chapman Tucson.
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