You might have noticed Tuesday came and went without an update on the house...In the world of real estate transactions, it seems nothing is ever on-time and nothing is ever smooth. I'm still waiting for a report of the roof inspection, but am told it checked out OK. We are now waiting to hear if more concessions will be offered.
On a more happy note, "Happy Earth Day" yesterday. I haven't really been known to acknowledge this holiday too much, but after reading some articles in the newspaper and watching some "Earth Day" shows on PBS I was thinking about what my family is doing to help our Earth and what we can do better. Since I'm a fan of positive reinforcement I thought I would make a list of 'earth-friendly' things we are doing:
- wrapped the water heater with insulation
- changed to florescent bulbs
- digital scrapbooking (I don't know if this 'counts'--I'm not wasting paper and scraps, but my kids are another story!)
- on warm days we walk to pick Lulu up from preschool
- we plant a vegetable garden
- RECYCLE! We recycle plastics, cardboard, cans, newspaper, shopping bags and junk mail
- we reuse paper to write notes, etc
- I set my thermostat to 68 in the winter and 78 in the summer
- I clean with vinegar--this great because the kids can safely help me clean, it is REALLY cheap, it doesn't put harmful chemicals into the water supply, and IT REALLY WORKS!
- we don't wash off our driveway with water
- water our grass at night
- donate used clothes, toys, etc to a second-hand store or a neighbor
- reuse plastic containers for bath toys, organizing, etc
- use biodegradable laundry soap, Wintree (from Costco)
- recycling more paper
- buying more 'local' products
- doing multiple errands at once to save on gas
- walking Lulu to preschool and back more often
- teaching my children the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)...we like singing Jack Johnson's song while learning
So what are you doing to help the environment? Please give me some ideas.
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