Ugh I forgot my bag!

So you know that feeling you get when you're paying for your groceries at the register and they begin bagging...but by the time you look up all your groceries have already been bagged in plastic!!! Nooooo (in slow motion), I forgot my reusable bag!

Ok, maybe i'm being a little dramatic so I digress. But I get so upset when I realize I forget my bags. I hate plastic with a passion . Every Greenista needs to develop that kind of visceral reaction towards it. I mean it's everywhere but if you can try to avoid it, you should.

Having reusable bags is a must. You should at least have one in the car (I suggest 5 in case you do serious shopping) and one small one in your purse, that way you never forget! Reusable bags are now sold everywhere! They can range from $1 at the grocery store to $50 high end (but usually they donate proceeds to a cause).

Here are two of my favorite reusable bags:

This is my cute "Imagine no more hunger " bag by WhyHunger.org ,it was bought at my local Hardrock Casino shop (proceeds go to fighting hunger and poverty):

And this is the little bag you need for your purses Greenistas! It's tiny but it opens up to be a regular sized bag. Definitely one of my favs!

Now start collecting!

Ditch the car and bike it.

Every Greenista needs to know that biking is a sure way to getting fit, saving gas, and reducing your overall carbon footprint!

Today I decided to bike to the beach (got to love South Florida in the Winter!) and it felt great to make the decision to bike instead of drive. Trust me, I was very close to just picking up my keys,convincing myself of the time I would save, and of course giving into the laziness that always sets-in right before I do something active but I fought the urge to give in and just did it. It was a great ride and it didn't take me nearly as long as I thought. Got my workout in, beach time, and me time---win win win all the way!

Bike riding is one of the most sustainable ways to get around next to walking. I urge everyone, especially those who live within 20 minutes of their destination to bike there---at least once a week. Baby steps. Soon you'll see that it will increase your health, give you that body you want, and help the environment---oh and did I mention the gas you will save!

Try it out.

New Year....new life?

It's fitting that today is New Years and the I'm launching the new Savvy Greenista blog---a sure quest to new beginnings. But it's unfitting to believe that you can completely change your life in a day!

This could be the problem with extreme New Year resolutions! We come up with a list of the things we're going to change about ourselves and our life, thinking we can transform completely on January 1st. Yet, more often than not we fail before the end of the month. Creating unrealistic goals and not allowing ourselves to grow into these new ideas sets us up for failure.

It's important to realize that resolutions are like any other goals that you need to have a plan for and if you really want to accomplish them, sometimes you have to think lifestyle change.

Savvy Greenista-- A Fab Girl on a Natural Quest is just that. This is my lifestyle change. "Going Green" is not a fad for me, I'm not doing it because it's cool. People need to realize it's more than just recycling and it does take a conscious effort to make it apart of your everyday life.

I'll be 24 years old in 12 days and for the first 20 something years of my life, I had it all wrong. We've been programmed from babies to think that the way we live is right; when it comes to food, products, and our everyday actions.However our way of life is not sustainable---for our planet, our health, or our wallet. So follow me on this quest. I'm a everyday girl with everyday issues, I'm not a tree hugging hippie (no offense to tree hugging hippies, I'm down for the cause!), and I don't have all the answers but i'm surely trying to figure it out. It's called trial and error baby!

Remember, becoming green doesn't mean you cancel out the fabulous you. In fact, you become even more fabulous---doing better for yourself, health and of course your wealth (think more mind, body,and soul than cash money).

Welcome to my blog and 2012...are you ready?