For ways to green up my lifestyle.
I am trying to incrementally improve my lifestyle and decrease my impact on the environment. I'm actually doing pretty well and generally feel relatively good about this area of my life, but I know I can do better, and not in an obsessive-compulsive kind of way. I want to be green, but not insane, sorry to disappoint anyone about to propose moving to an eco-hut outside the city and living like a hermit with no footprint at all on a perfectly self-sufficient mini-farm.
I try to give myself mini-goals, and incorporate some new tip or trick I have run across once a week or every couple of days depending on what it is and well, what it costs.
This week for instance I started turning off the power bars attached to my computers and television when not in use, and stopped brushing my teeth in the shower (it takes too long and uses up more water.) So any resources, hints or tips would be much appreciated, and I will mention any interesting ones I run across.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Far from the Maddening Crowd
So it's Olympic time here in Vancouver, and for the most part, I'm avoiding a lot of it. The truth is, I am working at one of the pavilions (Russia House to be precise) most nights, catering to their guests and athletes, and that is almost enough for me. I actually wish I had not accepted this job, but well, I could use the dough. The problem is that working every night makes me not want to go to the other events, or means I'm too busy to go to the free concerts or too tired to get up and go to say, Granville Island.
The whole world is in my city, and I'm living behind my computer, and curled into my bed with a kitty cat.
I could be spending time with my sister-in-law and her boyfriend while they are in town to catch some events. I could have been volunteering at my church where they are opening the doors of that beautiful building and inviting in tourists and locals alike. I could be volunteering with one of the environmentalist groups who are helping with cleanup and spreading the world about simple every-day changes that can be made in people's lives (that make a huge impact too!) I could well, just be going out and enjoying the free events, and learning about other countries and trying all the various foods! Instead, I work 6PM until 2AM most nights, and am not even awake the next day until noon.
Ah well. Maybe, just maybe I'll drag myself out of bed and try to catch something on my next day off.
The whole world is in my city, and I'm living behind my computer, and curled into my bed with a kitty cat.
I could be spending time with my sister-in-law and her boyfriend while they are in town to catch some events. I could have been volunteering at my church where they are opening the doors of that beautiful building and inviting in tourists and locals alike. I could be volunteering with one of the environmentalist groups who are helping with cleanup and spreading the world about simple every-day changes that can be made in people's lives (that make a huge impact too!) I could well, just be going out and enjoying the free events, and learning about other countries and trying all the various foods! Instead, I work 6PM until 2AM most nights, and am not even awake the next day until noon.
Ah well. Maybe, just maybe I'll drag myself out of bed and try to catch something on my next day off.
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