Now entering the Blogsphere

I've wanted to have a blog for some time now; I think the concept of having a topical blog is really neat. But I never had a topic to start a blog about, so I never started a blog. But now...ta da! Here I am!

I realized yesterday that there are a lot of cool Web sites and blogs that I look at about living "green" aka environmentally friendly. And I wished that there was a way I could share some of the tidbits I've found. It hit me that this was finally a topic for the blog I wanted to start.

My concept started out as "living green in a blue and yellow world." But I couldn't really figure out exactly what I meant by that. As I thought about, I realized that I think a lot of people are on the extreme sides when it comes to the environment. They are either extremely into living a green lifestyle, or they think being earth-friendly is too much of a burden on them and so they do nothing. Living green then to me was about finding a way to make simple changes in everyday life...finding middle ground.

Finding middle ground is a big idea in my life. There are a few things I've very passionate about and I don't compromise on. For the most part, though, I can see both sides to many arguments. I wanted this blog to not only be a place where I could share ideas I find about how to live an earth-friendly life every day, but also where I could mull over other ways that making small changes can make big differences in other aspects of life.

So now we come to "Green or Blellow?" I wanted this blog to incorporate the original concept of living green but also be open to those other thoughts I might have. And I like the idea that finding middle ground can come in different ways - by blending extremes (blue+yellow blended makes green) or by taking pieces of each one (a little blue together with a little yellow creates "blellow"). It's a metaphor that I'm still trying to figure out, but it's a start.

And I'm all about starting with small steps.