Finally getting started!

I've been planning to start this blog for quite some time.  Eeko Designs has taken off, and I am extremely excited to see where the next year is going to take me.  I will also admit that I am extremely nervous simultaneously.  I wear my heart on my sleeve.

So today I made a set of unpaper towels that I do really love.

Right as I finished I thought "Why didn't I take pictures of this process so I could share a tutorial?"  Well, I don't know.  So the next set I will.  I am also planning to do lots more of these Nintendo prints because they are way too fabulous!

When I first started my degree program (the meat of it anyway) 3 years ago, I started to become really passionate about limiting my impact on the environment.  Two of the first steps I took were to become a vegetarian and begin composting.  Unfortunately, I quit both of them during my pregnancy with Wolfgang.  I replaced vegetarianism with only eating free range and organic meat.  Composting was just not replaced.  This week I decided to have more meat-free days and to start composting again.  I do think it takes a little bit more time to be mindful about our food impact on the environment, and sometimes I am tired and come up with other excuses for not making that effort.  Because I find being mindful of my impact fulfilling, I really need to start making a better effort consistently.  So that's my goal for this month.

I think that is sufficient for a first post, so tomorrow I will cover the eco friendly practices that we are really good at doing every single day.