St. Patrick’s Day is less than a week away. If you’re looking for an excuse to go green or need a deadline to jumpstart an eco-friendly lifestyle, give St. Patrick’s day a new purpose. Go Green! Whether going green means recycling that pile of old magazines in your house, stocking the shelves with organic baby food (better yet making your own!), teaching your children about climate change, or shopping for Bispenol-A free baby bottles, use March 17th to motivate change.

What better day to go green, anyway? Even one small lifestyle change can have a huge impact on the world around us–and on the lives of our children and future generations.

What small change will you make next week?