Oct 30 2008
Going (Sorta) Green
I’ll be the first to admit, I’ve been slow to jump on the “Going Green” bandwagon. It’s not that I don’t think Going Green isn’t important, I do, I’ve just been… lazy. And cheap.
I fully intend to replace the light bulbs in my house with those fancy schmancy energy efficient ones. But I’m waiting for the ones we have, to burn out first. I’m sorry, but I am not wasting perfectly good light bulbs just to go out and buy expensive ones. Not gonna happen. And, as it just so happens, we turn lights off when we leave the room (see, we’re sorta green) so our light bulbs tend to last a really long time.
But I will buy the energy efficient ones, I swear. Eventually.
It breaks my heart every time I see those ads on how much waste plastic grocery bags create. It’s truly saddening. So, I purchased 4 or 5 of those “made from recycled material” reusable bags from my grocery store.
Do you think that I ever remember to bring them into the store with me? Um, no.
So, I end up having my groceries bagged in plastic and I vow that next time, next time I will remember the reusable bags. That has yet to happen. But I try, I really do try!
All hope is not lost for my green-ness. I wash everything in cold water. We turn our heat to 57 degrees at night and 65 during the day. I keep my cell phone charger, toaster, and coffee maker unplugged when not in use. (I read somewhere that unplugging these things when they aren’t being used can save over $50 a year, wow.)
However, I won’t be starting a compost bin. That takes Going Green to a whole new moldy, stinky level that I don’t want to deal with.
So for now, I’ll actually try to remember the reusable bags and replace light bulbs with efficient ones. I should also probably get to installing that water conserving shower head the utilities company sent me months ago…
For now I’ll consider myself sorta green. How about teal?
I love it. It is hard going green sometimes, but you have to start somewhere. I think you are doing a good job especially for having 2 babies.
We are also slowly but surely replacing the bulbs. Those reuseable bags, I need to use mine too. LOL. Compost, hmmm, that is not happening here either, I am sure a dog would get it. I also read about keeping appliances un plugged will save. Good luck and good job ont he going green. Oh, I use green works cleaners,t hey seem to be pretty good.
Eew, I hate those new fangled light bulbs. My husband swears by them. I had to draw the line when it came to bathroom lighting - I just can’t bear to see every scar and blemish on my skin accentuated by fluorescent light first thing in the morning. It only leads to reckless makeup application.
Good for you!
I always tell myself when I’m in the grocery check-out line that I need to buy those fabric reusable bags….but I also know myself and I would forget them everytime! lol. Also, my husband is an electrician and he said unplugging appliances like the
coffee maker, toaster, things like that, well, it won’t save ya any $$. Boo, I know. But yeah, when they’re plugged in and not being used it doesn’t take any extra energy.
Erika- I really should try that. Thanks for the tip!
Heather- LMAO @ not using those bulbs in the bathroom. Good point.
Ann- Hmm, good to know about the appliances. Maybe I won’t worry so much about it.
Crystal- I’ve seen that cleaner brand, I should check that out. LOL @ the dogs getting the compost. That would probably happen here too.