Cook from scratch with friends or family every month

 

Learn to play a musical instrument or sing

 

Learn to dance

 

Learn another language

 

Take care of someone else’s kids once a month

 

Make friends within walking distance

 

Form a neighborhood association

 

Invest in a wool sweater and turn the heat down

 

Make more time with friends

 

Create a relationship with someone in another country

 

Start you own vegetable garden

 

Replace your lawn with native plants

 

Collect rain water

 

Eat 10% within 10 miles

 

Eat in season

 

Use 25% less water in your home

 

Create 25% less garbage

 

Compost

 

Give something away

 

Turn off the TV and read a book

 

Turn off the computer and go for a walk

 

Work less and spend less

 

Leave America – come back

 

Move into a smaller house

Convert your car to electric

 

Ride the bus

 

Carpool

 

Walk to work

 

Ride a bicycle to the grocery store

 

Build sidewalks

 

Shop locally

 

Write your own news

 

Start a blog

 

Get rid of stuff you don’t need through Craig’s List or Freecycle

 

Buy used

 

Vote on paper

 

Forgive

 

Talk to your neighbors

 

Talk to your enemies

 

Fear not

 

Buy only magazines printed on recycled paper

 

Encourage schools to require community service

 

Tutor/mentor a young person

 

Don’t print that email

 

Make a friend who is 2 generations older or younger

 

Turn of your cell phone and email and talk to someone face to face

 

Get involved in a local political campaign

 

Explore the nearest wilderness

 

Repair something instead of throwing it away

 

Create a park nearby