The Cowgirls are feeling a little underappreciated today.

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Sometimes all it takes is a click of a button to seriously drag us down. We’ve had this from the beginning: one-star, thumbs-down ratings within five minutes of posting an interview. We’re not here to discuss politics or controversial topics, we’re ponies for goodness sake. Normally, we brush it off our shoulders and keep our chins up. But now, with our resident Veterinarian on the verge of marching out of our ranch, we feel the need to address this.

Who are you out there? Every article we post, you immediately give us the one-star punch (this one most likely included). If you hate us that much, explain why in the comments – that’s what they’re there for! We embrace constructive criticism, hell we’ll even agree with it. We make mistakes, we change them, we buck it out of our systems. But when all we have to go by is a thumbs down, that doesn’t give us much to work with.

So is a thumbs-up the new hug? Are we simply losing that mushy feeling we once had for each other? It seems as if communication has reached an all-time low. We are now dumped in emails and text messages as opposed to over coffee. We tweet about what we’re eating for lunch instead of telling it to the waiter. So in a world of introverts, the bloggosphere seems to be no exception – we now click instead of type.

Your thoughts? Your words? Sorry for the rant, but we’re a little clicked off.

XoXo
– The Cowgirls.

How the Cowgirls managed to rock your world today.

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Earth Day started somewhat pathetic. Forgetting that it was today, we took part in our usual 20-minute shower while running the faucet for our kitten to drink. We then ironed our hair, whitened our teeth, blended a smoothie, etc. until noticing the headlines in the paper. Oops.

But Mother Nature is a forgiving woman – one who understands that because the Cowgirls work from home, we don’t need to drive anywhere, print things, or do very much at all actually. Either way, we thought we’d jot down a list for those who don’t really want to go hardcore on this:

1. We’ll re-read Sleeping Naked is Green, written by fellow Cowgirl – Vanessa Farquharson.

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2. We’ll not pick up after our pup (therefore saving plastic bags).

3. We’ll keep the lights out indoors seeing as the day is so sunny and beautiful.

4. We’ll not blast the Miley Cyrus quite as loud as usual.

5. We’ll not be chewing gum.

6. We’ll use our water canteen.

7. Our puppy will use his water canteen.

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8. We won’t print any bank receipts.

9. In fact, we don’t even need to go to the bank today.

10. We’ll burn our bank statements instead.

11. We’ll ride our bike. (Motorized yes, but better than a car).

12. We’ll hug a tree.

13. We’ll not open any champagne.

14. We’ll not watch any TV tonight (going out instead).

15. We cannot bring ourselves to wear any green or brown, but will smile at those who do.

16. We’ll eat at the latest it-restaurant, Earth.

17. We’ll think of words that rhyme with ‘Earth’. Worth, mirth, birth, girth…

18. We’ll sing the song “Worms make dirt” by the Aquabats.

19. We’ll wear our Birkenstocks.

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20. We’ll tan outside instead of the salon.

For 365 real suggestions, head to our favourite eco-blog: Green as a Thistle!!

XoXo
– The Cowgirls.

Nathalie Atkinson and the Cowgirls have something in common…

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The National Post’s Nathalie Atkinson shared with us her favourite Valentine’s Day gifts today in the paper. One of them is our friends over at Aromachology who we had the chance to interview just over a month ago. The personalized fragrance company is hosting a pop-up store at The Bay in Yorkdale, so you can sample scents together leading up to the big day. To see the Cowgirl’s Valentine’s picks, read our article here.
XoXo
– The Cowgirls.