I’m starting a new blog. That’s not to imply that I have other blogs. I don’t. Although I did start a blog once last summer. But then I discovered that they are not that easy to sustain. Coming up with topics can be challenging if you don’t have something you’re excited about. But I do now – have something I’m excited about -- that is.

I’m starting a new (ad)venture. It all started one morning a few weeks ago when I woke up thinking: “I’m going to be the Martha Stewart of garbage” (sorry Martha). As quirky as it sounds, it was the inception of an idea that has energized me and over the last several weeks. Working with a leadership coach I’m using this idea to create a new career path. The goal is to start (or join) a consulting practice to help companies reduce waste and recycle more effectively. I’ve been intrigued by the idea of recycling (in all its iterations and permutations) for a long time. I was recycling before there was curbside pickup, when you had to work pretty hard to find somewhere that would take magazines and catalogs for example. Also, I grew up in a household that didn’t believe in wasting something that could be reused. Both of my parents came of age during the (first) great depression and experienced rationing in WWII. I guess those things stay with you for life (more on that in another blog post).

I’m not sure what to call it yet: sustainable business, eco-consulting, waste management, clean tech, the “three Rs” (reduce, reuse, recycle), environmental services…all of those words have come up in my internet explorations. I’m kind of partial to eco-consulting at the moment but that could change by the next time I post to my blog.