What did I just agree to?

I am not a huge shopper but I do like clothes. Being short and wide its hard to find something that looks good and is comfortable. So why did I just agree to Karyn's Challenge here?
I have been accused of being a bit of a tree hugger, and I do really hug trees sometimes as illustrated here:



















(photo by ryan gwillim)

However, I don't always do my part to save the planet. That's right, I admit that sometimes I get lazy and use plastic bags instead of washing out my sandwich Tupperware and reusing it. I often forget to bring my reusable bags to the store and although I try to have them stuff everything in one bag I don't always say anything when they double bag it.
I do want to do my part in simple living though. I want a garden I actually use and I want to be able to say that I am honestly trying to live more green without thinking of my horrible consumer habits in the back of my mind. And I don't want to be a trend that fades in a couple months. If I don't do my part who is going to do it for me?
So even though I feel like I am signing a contract that scares the crap out of me, Thank you Karyn for kicking me in the butt and making me live up to the accusations of tree hugger in at least a small way.
As Karyn puts it "in the name of recycling, living simply, and polar bears. I vow not to purchase any new clothing for the next 2 years." (Although I might change the polar bears to owls, they are cuter.)
Anyone else in? You should take the challenge too, everyone is doing it. (note the peer pressure...)

Excited, An understatment

This month I, Tamara Leeper, get the distinct pleasure of flying to Portland to:

1. See Ryan and Chris who ditched the San Diego friends to be cool and live in Oregon like everyone else eventually does. I can't even poke fun at them cause they are not even posers as proved by their incredible photograpy.
   
2. Hike in the Oregon wilderness with the promise of waterfalls. Something that has been on my list of things to do for years because Oregon = green and reminds me of Nor Cal unlike the desert of So Cal.
3. See Karyn, who sadly I have not seen in like AT LEAST 5 years and that is stretching it. I love Karyn :)

So thank you William Shatner for your incredible negotiator skills.