I don’t know if anyone’s reading this, but I’ve challenged myself to go for a week without using any electric lights at my apartment.

So far I’ve had one evening of it, and it was great! I lit up candles, folded my laundry and sat on my porch watching the wind wrestle with the trees for a long time. I noticed that even simple things like folding clothes can be soothing and pleasant by the light of candles.

I didn’t look at the clock…but after what felt like a full evening I went to bed, and it was only 10:45.