Make one change every month towards a greener life

I have been working on my electric bill on top of being greener. Turning off the water when I brush my teeth, and turning off all the lights, even at night or making an effort to turn off the closet light when I usually forget.

Trash-less Lunch.

In September, I made an effort to use grey water from the kitchen dishes to water the window box and nasty water from the wading pool for the plants on the deck.

This month I’m going to start turning my laptop all the way off at night and when I leave the house. I don’t usually do this since it takes at least 5 minutes to power up, but I need to get over that laziness.

September Update:
So, I bought a plastic water bottle the other day. The water bottle I bought is huge and clunky, so every time I walk, I hear the slush. I was sick this day, and was sick of being dehydrated, so that’s how that goes.

October:
Well, this month I will unplug my laptop every night. Even with it off but plugged in, it’s wasting power. Straight up.

So, I really wanted to stop using water bottles after a class a few days ago. Yesterday I went to the Baltimore Aquarium, and once I got to the gift store, I scrounged around for a water bottle. I bought one. No more plastic water bottles going into landfills for me. Rad!

I’m thinking I’ll keep this goal for a school year, and see what happens.

Pretty minimal for new things though I notice the change the whirlygig has made on our gas bill. Too bad it’s not a good option for wintertime.

This month’s new thing has been trying to do the post-school pickup on the bicycle-built-for-two. I could do it every day if not for that hill! We’ll see how the elementary school traffic affects our road safety when they restart.

This month I decided to start recycling. There are recycling drop offs at the USF Tampa Campus and that will help. I also reused a [gallon] milk carton, cut in half, as a pot for my green pepper plant.

New toothbrushes – made of recycled materials and recyclable.

Got ‘em at Target and they were totally comparable price-wise to the major brands. Check ‘em out

Nothing actually new on this besides actually using the whirlygig. It sure takes more time and planning. So I’m counting all the things I’m trying to make it work as the May thing.

GG has kindly installed a clothes line thingy on the deck and I have started to use it. Not for everything, but for most things, when the weather and pollen count allow.

So far only 3 things have blown off. All pajama bottoms. One wonders why, besides that I need more clothespins.