EARTH DAY.

Earth Day is coming up (April 22!) so I thought I would do a post about one of my biggest pet peeves.
"Greta that doesn't make sense. Earth day and pet peeves??"
Au contraire. One of my biggest pet peeves has to do with loving the earth.

I hate,
abhor,
loath,
can't stand
litterbugs.

Seeing the ground covered in trash makes me want to cry. I don't understand how someone could just throw their rubbish (giggle) on the ground and not pick it up. Don't you feel a little bit guilty? I mean, littering is horrible for the environment. It harms and/or kills wildlife on the ground and then goes through the sewers to the lakes and oceans and harms/kills wildlife there and it's just this endless circle of destruction! I get a little big carried away... but only because it drives me nuts! And besides having negative effects on the environment, litter just LOOKS ugly. Think about how disappointing it is when you're on the beach watching the sunset and you see a wrapper floating in the water. Or when you're having a picnic and there's a rusty pop can in the grass. It kind of ruins the mood, huh?

The earth is so beautiful and it's our duty to take care of it. All of the animals, plants, oceans-- everything is a blessing to us. Ruining it with pollution and trash just doesn't make sense.

Now, I'm not going to pretend that I am a beacon of eco-friendliness. I don't utilized public transportation (or my bike) as much as I should. I don't compost at home, though I do at school. Those re-usable shopping bags are in a pile in my garage. Like I said, I am, by no means, perfect. But I do recycle as much as possible, I have a re-usable lunch bag, and I turn my lights off whenever I leave a room. And I definitely don't litter. In fact, I usually end up picking up litter when I'm out and about.

I'm not trying to sound like a public service message, but I'm about to so bear with me here. This Earth Day (April 22!!) remember to take care of Mother Nature. I know I am going to try really hard to do those things that I mentioned I'm not so good at, and I'll work extra hard at the things I already do. I encourage all of you to do the same- be conscious of the mark you make on this earth.
And please, don't be litterbug.