So I've decided to go green for a week and here is where you can read all about it.
Yes, in a moment of madness some weeks ago, I decided this week would be the week I would try and save the planet and really think about what my place was in the world and then write all about it here and in the Richmond and Twickenham Times
I already use the council issue recycling facilities - glass, paper and food waste - and have an energy efficient bulb in my bedside lamp. Hey - I've even planted some vegetables in the back garden.
But this week is really about going the extra step. Not using the car - at all - not going to Sainsbury's and really thinking about things like packaging, carbon footprints and water waste.
I had high expectations of becoming a pillar of green society - haughtily switching off lights and standby switches while simultaneously hiking around Richmond with a wicker basket full of locally sourced organic produce.
But all these high and mighty earth mother expectations came down to earth with a crash when I found myself caught up in an office debate over whether it was 'green' to eat a humble banana. Not being sure where the banana was from (although I knew for sure it was not from Richmond or even England) and bearing in mind my carbon footprint, I decided against the banana. And that marked the first small change to my life of green week.
So no more bananas...but luckily my sandwiches (home-made, therefore less packaging) fitted the bill nicely.
But of course, being green is about more than giving up bananas.
A slightly bigger thing is also featuring on my list of sacrifices - my gas guzzling VW Polo.
I'm not a massive car user at the moment, but this morning I really felt the pinch of public transport.
A trip to Kew Gardens to photograph their rare Titan Arum in bloom would have been easy enough in the car. But, sticking to my green credentials, I opted for the bus. Not such a good option as it turned out - my Oyster card was empty and the whole journey there and back (three buses) cost me the princely sum of £6.


So the end of day one has brought me to one enlightening conclusion. Staring in to the empty chasm of my purse, I decide it would have been far cheaper (in the short term) to use the car and pump a bit of smog out. But this is what it's all about - not being short-sighted and having the vision to see what effect our actions actually have.
Roll on Green Tuesday.