I really don't feel like posting today but, damn it, I have things I want to share! I love writing here, it is so therapeutic and helps me make decisions. So here it goes.
First off, Robin at A Little Greener Everyday is having a July Challenge. Unlike other blog challengers she is giving you a choice, she is so nice. I think she is challenging herself and doesn't want to be alone, ha ha. So she has 5 challenges to choose from. Here is the ultra-short list: beverages, A/C, lights, showers and journal. You'll have to visit to get details and to challenge yourself. I chose showers. I'll keep you posted.
We went away for the weekend on a non-green mini trip. We went to California's Great America on Sunday. We did everything non-green: ate horrid theme park food, wasted so much energy riding rides, wasted water on water slides, drove there at 70 miles an hour, wore regular sunscreen and bought non-organic towels because I forgot our towels at home. And then when we got home I realized the A/C was not turned off! Green Yikes!!! We did do some things green. We reused any cups and bottles by refilling them, I refused to by souvenirs (the towels were necessities), we only bought what we could completely finish eating. I can't say it was my eco-shining moment but with 2 kids and no real vacation plans this summer how can I resist the theme park experience? I feel I need to punish myself by doing some extreme green penance. Does anyone have any ideas?
I did have my new hemp flip-flops on all day Sunday and they we horrid! First off, why didn't anyone tell me hemp shrinks and hardens after it gets wet? The top part of the thong gave me blisters after getting off the first water ride at 11 AM. I have to keep the brown pair I wore all day but the black pair is going back. Back to the drawing board. Does anyone know where I can get organic, recycled material flip-flops?
I am trying to make my first loaf of bread today. And hopefully using my Foodsaver for the first time. Wish me luck.
Be Green.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Oh, Monday
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Good luck with your bread! I cannot stress enough using a thermometer to get the temp of the water just right before adding yeast! I hope it's super yummy!!
No green penance. Just try again next time. There is a theme park in my summer plans, too. It's a family tradition since I was a little girl and the kids go with their cousins and look forward to it as one of the best things of summer.
We'll make it as green as we can - take our own beverages and stick as many people in cars so we have fewer cars driving. I'll do what I can and then let it go. Being green is a very important thing, but it's not the only thing.
Family, traditions (perhaps greened up a little), relationships - important too.
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