I don’t know whether you saw Panorama last week but it caused great excitement in this house, I can tell you. There was eco-man, walking around his house, Electrisave in hand, working out how he could save a bit of electricity here and there. My man was almost beside himself! How to validate an object: […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 13th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
You may wonder why I have not mentioned paper yet, the most obvious and possibly important kind of recycling. Precisely for that reason. I have so much to say, it’s needs a blank sheet of paper of its’ own!
So much unwanted paper enters our home everyday. Junkmail on the doormat, artistic masterpieces that get discarded […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 12th, 2007 | No Comments »
Partly as a result of the great quantity of stuff I talked about yesterday, we generate a great quantity of waste. We are in the privileged position of having TWO wheelie bins! A long story - large family; entitled to a larger bin; never been delivered; using two normal wheelie bins in the meantime; the […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 9th, 2007 | No Comments »
Stuff. Great quantities of stuff. Our house is full of it. Toys we don’t play with. Clothes we don’t wear. Books we don’t read. Gadgets we don’t use. Forgive my negativity: it’s Monday lunchtime and I’ve only just finished sorting through the debris of another chaotic weekend in our house.
It seems to me that consumerism […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 8th, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on something I said last time. Can’t get it out of my head. I said that my quality of life was in danger of being reduced by my husband’s feverish desire to save electricity. How selfish that may sound. Honest, but selfish.
But isn’t that part of the problem? […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 6th, 2007 | No Comments »
Last Friday, a gadget entered our house, promising to change our lives forever and reduce our electricity bills by 20%. The Electrisave. Does exactly what it says on the box. It can save you electricity by showing you exactly how much you are spending on electricity at any given moment. You attach a box to […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 3rd, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m slightly nervous and definitely unsure about what is being asked of me here, but my inbuilt sense of order made it imperative to start this log on the first of the month and to wait until the first of April seemed a little foolish.
So be patient with me. See it as an adventure, a […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 1st, 2007 | No Comments »
