If you’re in the Chicago area at all now through September, check out the “CoolGlobes - Hot Ideas For a Cooler Planet” project. CoolGlobes consists of 124 sculpted globes, five feet in diameter, designed by artists, organizations, children, and others, each with a message on how to help the planet. They’re on display along Chicago’s waterfront on Lake Michigan (here’s the map of where to find them). Take the time to read about the project - Chicago has taken many steps to help become a green city, including using hybrid buses, building green libraries and schools, and encouraging bike riding as transportation. There are even great paper mache recipes to make your own globe!

The globes are the coolest. The one you see here is globe #77, titled “Take Simple Steps,” created by a grassroots organization in Chicago called teeniegreenie.org (and no, I didn’t know about them when I named teensy! Yes, I already emailed them!) I think for me, and so many others, this motto is a great mantra. Take the time to look at all the globes - they are true works of art and are truly inspiring!