Ready for a Green Winter?

(At my in-laws in Michigan-BURR!)

I have found that I was not ready to be green in the winter months. Robin mentioned that she is having a hard time with being green in the winter and I agree. But I am still trying. Things you can still do:

• Turn down the thermostat- wear a sweater and slippers in the house and drink hot tea
• Turn on lights a little later
• Combine trips for errands
• Take short showers and turn down the hot water (hot water dries your skin anyway)
• Find drafts and cover them, even with a towel
• Cook double and freeze leftovers-this saves in energy on your stove and time for you later
• Use all your leftovers for soup, wraps or burritos
• Close vents in rooms you don't use
• Put an extra blanket on your bed at night
• Use your oven's heat after it is off by opening it to share it with rest of house
• Use clothes dryer (if you need to) at night (if in house) to share the heat (mine is next to kitchen so I get heat)
  

I can't remember anything else right now. And I live where it does not snow so feel free to add to my list in regards to freezing weather and being green.

Stay green and warm.