the first day

there's a concert on NBC tonight that if you have nothing to do you could sit and listen to some good music and maybe get some good ideas or some good reminders about re-cycling and re-using.  yeah-i've hear there's some bad rap about all the "goings-on" behind the scene. that will have to be their problem.

you know we don't all have to buy an electric car, give up road trips and sit in the sweltering hot without our air-conditioning all day long. all little things make a difference. and doing something is something! here's some small things i've begun doing. and they're not that hard!

turned off the tap when i brush my teeth, water flowers with my dehumidifer water, use cloth and knitted bags at the grocery store and when i can't i re-use the plastic for bathroom trash liners or doggie you-know-what bags.

we've changed all light blubs to energy savers. and i'm a big light turner-offer. our bill went down! signed up with Com-Edison for Nature First. do you know what it is? you volunteer to have a switch put on your air conditioner unit and if needed, during peak demand times for a 3 hour period, once a day, sometime between 8am-6pm they turn off your compressor and your fan only will run. most folks are at work during this time anyway and you get a $10 credit, per month for the summer months. oh, and they haven't had to activate the power-down for 3 years now. (but you still get the credit, just for being willing).

other energy savers: i wear tank tops or sweaters. that's what they're for!  shred your paper and recycle.  i just put down lots of wood chips that will help hold water for my plants.

i open the windows as soon as the temps go down.  i drop off clothes i can't use anymore at those "drop boxes". it's a way to recycle.

and here's a fun reuse, recycle daily site: http://dannyseo.typepad.com and don't forget to make this fun  Lacey Grocery Bag from Italy(it was posted the last few days of June, just scroll down for it): www.purlbee.com

so, enjoy the concert and go green this summer!