How I Am Celebrating Earth Day

To those that know me well, I can be an annoyance when it comes to doing my part to take care of the Earth. In fact, as I type this, I have the window open, but the blinds closed (don't want to make the room hotter because the sun is shining) and the window open so it doesn't get warm and the lights are off. My roommates know that if they leave a light on, or an appliance plugged in, I will be right behind them turning lights off and unplugging appliances. There is no excuse for wasting energy like that, and I'm not just saying that because it is Earth Day.

So, for the past week when I am constantly asked about what I am doing for Earth Day, I'm not sure what to say. It's as if Earth Day is some special holiday that comes once a year. Something that everyone needs to break out the decorations for, clean up the house and serve dinner to unexpected guests for the evening and then continue on with their normal lives the next day; something that everyone does every year that they hate, but they do it anyway because they feel obligated to do so.

When it comes to giving my answer, the only good thing I can tell everyone is, "The same thing I do every day of the year." For some, they are taken back by my answer, as if I'm not doing anything on the one day a year that the Earth is celebrated. It's like I'm committing some sort of crime. However, I explain to them what I mean by my answer and they seem to understand but never speak their minds about what they do every other day of the year for the Earth.

Earth, our home.

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