About

You can't argue with wanting to live a more sustainable life.

If you do it right you can save money, eat better, and positively impact the environment (to name a few). You are richer, healthier, and a good person... what could be better than that!?

 Frankly, living simply isn't so simple.  It is easy to make a list of pros but habits are hard to kick. How do you 'do things right' when your heart tells you to rinse and recycle and you end up just chucking the tuna can in the trash anyways? And for that matter, how do you know what the "right thing" is in the first place? Can you really live 'green' in a city like New York?

This blog won't judge you for the sometimes (sometimes more than sometimes) slip-ups. It is as much a challenge to me as it is a platform to share information with others. If I can’t actively live a “greener” life I won’t have anything to write about.

I want to do better and I hope others will too.

Me

I’m Alaena. I spend the week traveling to Midtown Manhattan to my job as the Public Programs and Membership Coordinator at The Horticultural Society of New York.  When I’m not horting it up, you can find me roaming the streets of my Brooklyn neighborhood, admiring the lines of brownstones and wishing I could steal everyone’s dog.

Want to start a conversation?
alaenarobbins@gmail.com