Thursday, October 18, 2007
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doing the blog thing. fifteen minutes at a time.
running tab of changes
- eating much less meat
- asking to be removed from catalog mailing lists
- buying "corn plastic" bags for trash bags
- biking the 1.4 miles to and from the train station instead of taking the bus
- walking the mile from the train station home
- picking up refundable recyclables on my way home
- shopping at thrift stores again instead of buying new
- diva cupping it
- taking cloth lunch tote to work
- re-using plastic lunch baggies
- not using my "personal" wastebasket at work for non-recyclables
- stopped using paper towels and paper napkins at work
- got a used bike
- composting in our back yard
- cooking our own beans (instead of buying canned)
- baking our own bread
- driving the car only once every 8 days or so
- unplugging everything when not in use
- using soapnuts and ecover non-chlorine bleach
- only washing clothes in cold water
- hanging laundry out to dry
- joined csa
- buying more food at the farmer's market than the grocery store
- gardening for food
- showers much abbreviated
- bucket to catch excess tub faucet water
- soak 'n' soap valve in showerhead
- 0.7gpm aerators installed in kitchen and bathroom
- low flow showerhead installed
- no air conditioning this summer
- 5 lightbulbs changed to cfl's
- using cloth bags at stores