I decided that I should start a “People Who Give a Fuck” club. Here’s how it is going to go down:
I will be the President – cause I’m boss lady of course.
I don’t really know who VP should be. Maybe my husband since he has to live with me and go along with all of this stuff… but then again, if he is going to play this important role he will need to stop smuggling Gillette and Crest Toothpaste into our bathroom. Furthermore – he may not really want to be in the club… so I am accepting nominations.
Club secretary will be played by my client turned friend who we will call “Nancy” for the sake of anonymity. Nancy is a loyal follower, contributor and looker outer. She reads more than I do and probably knows more too. She will be a fine, fine secretary and one day she will probably want to take over this writing thing because, like I said, she knows more than I do.
Treasurer will be played by nobody because Lord knows ‘aint nobody making a penny writing a blog about trying to rid the world of pesticides and hand sanitizer.
Editor will be played by my epidemiologist friend who probably won’t be in my club since she has her own club that is bigger, smarter and more accurate than mine. But, she will still edit all my posts (with love) and keep me on the straight and narrow.
And finally, club committee chair will be played by “Margaret.” Margaret is another client turned friend who high fives me at every turn. She wants to share BETTER stuff with everyone in her life and she wants nothing in return but peace and love. The world needs more people like Margaret so of course she needs to be on this committee in a big way.
Finally there’s all of you… If you’ve read this far… CONGRATULATIONS! You’re in the club!
But seriously… should we start a club?
Here’s what’s currently on my mind for club-like events and upcoming agenda items:
Make snack time at school all about fruits and veggies. As the ding dongs and oreos go out the window, so too will the allergy issues that come with snack lists plus we will reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, some cancers, and help manage weight for our most important asset – our kids. If that’s not a win-win-win-win I don’t know what is. Last study I read said 93% of U.S. residents, including children, did not meet vegetable consumption recommendations. Insanity.
2. Pesticides. Why can’t we be more like Canada where over 170 cities and towns have passed partial or full bans on pesticide use? I use safe stuff on my lawn but I am really longing for my neighbors and friends to get on board. Can’t we just pass a law??
3. You know those places that have painting events? You go with friends for a glass of wine and some artistic outlet and leave with a painted photo of still-life that you will never actually hang. Maybe we should do one of those but we will make safer cleaning supplies instead. It would be something everyone could go home and use. Would this be fun? I tried to do this the first time I had an event for Beautycounter because I was so uncomfortable sharing products that people had to purchase. Found out people just wanted to purchase products. Nobody cared about my cleaning spray. But listen – it really is easy. I will do a demo soon to show you.
4. Meditation for families. Can someone create an event that families can go to and learn how to meditate together? We know our kids need it… we know WE need it. Let’s do it!
And with that I’m off to get my kids from school (gasp!). The summer went too fast!
Meeting adjourned.
