Half full or half empty?

Would I buy everything environmentally friendly if I could? You bet I would.

In a perfect world, I would be shopping at my local farmer's market every week, buying the best organic skin and beauty products and all my clothes would be made from bamboo.


This is a beautiful bamboo shirt from Sworn Virgins that I absolutely love.


But, like most people these days, my finances are strained and I am on a tight budget. This means that I unfortunately cannot buy the best environmentally friendly products always. Price point ends up as being priority number one too often.

Which begs the question, is there a point if I am not always doing the right thing? Are we not making a difference if we aren't always on our green game? In other words, is the glass half full or half empty in the green world?



This question came across my mind when recently visiting a beauty store. They do have an organic line of skin care products, which are in fact great green products. They are certified by ECOCERT, a third-party organization that certifies organic beauty products.

I unfortunately, could maybe afford one or two of these products at most. Not because they are ridiculously expensive, but because I am simply cheap!



And what about products that only have some organic ingredients. Is it better to have a product with something good, rather than nothing?

Similarly, when I go grocery shopping, I do buy some organic foods. These comprise of mostly fruits and vegetables of the skins you would actually eat (think potatoes, apples, berries, lettuce). But do I buy non-organic foods? Yes. Do I buy non-local foods? Yes. So am I being a green hypocrite?

Perhaps these are my confessions on my failings as a green twenty-something. And maybe I like to save my own confidence and tell myself, well....it's better to take small steps than not to do anything at all.