I don’t watch the news that often. I find most of the stories depressing and a sad commentary on the state of the world-something that I’m already well aware of. This week was a different story: on Wednesday night I watched the news from start to finish.

Let me back up for a minute before I get to why I watched the news. As many of you know I started  a petition over at Change.org demanding that Procter & Gamble (makers of Tide) strip a harmful cancer-causing chemical out of Tide Free & Gentle®. The petition went viral. Over 78,000 people signed, demanding that Procter & Gamble change the formulation of their Tide laundry detergent. After almost a year Procter & Gamble realized they could no longer ignore our concerns. Victory! Procter & Gamble agreed in a California court to reformulate its detergents to reduce levels of 1,4 dioxane by September of 2013!

Now I can tell you why I watched the news.

I received an email on Wednesday from Amalia Barreda, (a local Boston reporter shown with me in the photo above) asking if she could interview me about the Tide victory.

I remember from my last two television interviews that the turn around time was very quick. This was no different. They showed up at my doorstep in an hour an a half.  Somehow I managed to pull it together by shoving a lot of stuff in cabinets and closets. My house had the outward appearance of being somewhat clean .

They came in and we began casually discussing the Tide petition. I barely noticed when the cameras started rolling.

What I loved most about this interview was the casual tone that Amalia set. It was as though we were having a friendly conversation. Her questions were insightful and clear. We spoke for a bit and then they filmed some footage of me doing my bloggy thing-working on my laptop!

Here’s the clip if you missed it. The quality isn’t fabulous for now, but hopefully you can hear most of it!

Thanks for tuning in. Have a fabulous weekend! 

Any big plans?

I have been shooting videos a lot over the past year. You haven’t seen any of them because I shoot the video and that’s where it ends. The editing piece just doesn’t happen. Until now.

Finally, (with the help of many) I have my first Groovy Green Livin video production! I was inspired to create a video for the Go Green Get Fit Challenge as a way to motivate all of us to get fit and stay fit. I signed on to the challenge with a group of 25+ remarkable green bloggers. Throughout the summer I’ve shared with you my trials and tribulations with barefoot running and I am working hard to reach my fitness goals before my triathlon on September 16, 2012.

Sandy Morvillo, the Group Fitness Director at Summit Health & Fitness shares her three top tips for keeping fit.

How do you stay fit?

Well, what do you think? More video?

Big shout out to Greg of Bedford TV and our awesome film crew, Avery.

Instructor Taking Exercise Class At Gym | Stock Photo © Monkey Business #4785373