Reducing our Garbage
We’re finally getting a composting bin put in! I’m pretty excited about it. I brought it up to the board and the other owners in the building and found that some others were thinking the same thing so we’re going to do it. That should help quite a bit with reducing the amount of garbage...
Keeping Your House Cool Without Air Conditioning
This week summer finally arrived. Yay! Well kind of.. This is my first summer in a couple years without central air and it’s definitely an adjustment. The major challenges to keeping the place cool are #1 We’re on the 3rd floor #2 South facing windows #3 No shade from other buildings to keep the sun...
Composting
Now that I’ve finally starting recycling on a regular basis I’ve started thinking about composting. Though I’ve noticed a huge reduction in the amount of garbage we’re producing, it’s still not as good as it could be. My husband and I cook quite a bit and I’d say probably about 60-70% of our garbage now...
We are made to the measure of our times
Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow. We have gotten so much snow this winter. This is the most I’ve seen since I was a kid growing up in Wisconsin. It’s nice though. Winter is supposed to be snowy not just gray and cold. Snow makes it fun. We finally found out that we got our...
Less is much much more..
Over the past week I’ve been thinking a lot about possessions and why I feel this urge to keep acquiring things. A few months ago I bought an iPhone. It’s a really cool gadget but not so great at being a phone. I like the look of it. I like the features mostly. Being able...