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Lady Galadriel
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It seems our board needs an EFF kick in the Tushy
Lady Galadriel
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How about we make a list of challenges to do starting in the new year. Anything from hang a load of wash, to try out a local grower?
Any and all suggestions would be fantastic. Even if its that this is a lame idea.
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Re: It seems our board needs an EFF kick in the Tushy
How about:
Fill only one small wastebasket full of trash (week)
Find and unplug all unused appliances
Clean the coils of your refrigerator
I'd be up for some! Although the food thing would be hard for us until it gets warmer.
Perhaps try a new EF/homemade cleaning item? No disposable items for a certain amount of time (no paper towels, etc). A week of no/minimally processed foods (don't know where we'll fall with the pasta deal). A week where you carry around your garbage with you.
A week of no HFCS (dear gawd, I'll try my best on this one, but last time I tried I gave up).
Use alternative transportation for one day
hrmmm... still thinking of more...
Hang a load of wash
Find local protein, meat/eggs/cheese?
How many things in your house can you clean with vinegar in a week?
Not bring home a plastic or paper bag for a week
Start a seeds for a garden
Start a garden
Buy something from a bulk bin, preferably into a reusable container
Make/buy a birthday gift
visit your local thrift(s) stores to see what there is
Find your local farmers markets
List your favorite websites for being EFF
Exchange something tossable with something reusable
Plan a trip using your feet or local transit of some sort for part or all of it.
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Try a meatless meal, before hand we can post all of our favorites before hand.
You can do it, Pixy!
I love this. Excellent post!
It's a big goal of mine to end our dependence on sponges. They're evil, as far as I'm concerned. I just bought 8 on sale from Williams Sonoma to match the kitchen, and my plan is to take a new one out every morning and wash with the rest of my kitchen cloth. (I hated my unpaper towels, BTW, and use rags (i.e. washcloths from IKEA) instead.)
I want to start my garden this year!
And, this is a big one for me, because I'm a hoarder of all things kitchen: use all the items that have never been used, this year, or give them away.
I also need a kick in the pants about hanging laundry.
Oops. I meant to say that we're making the switch to dishcloths. Tres old fashioned!
This!
I love this idea!
Question: why are sponges evil? They annoy me because I hate the way they feel, but that's not enough to convince MH to kick the habit. What else is wrong with them?
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They're bacteria magnets. eeeeeewwww....
More (I couldn't stop thinking about this! So much I need to do this year):
Turn the water heater down
Check weather stripping on all doors and replace if necessary
Replace furnace filter
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That's part of my after Christmas list. You know, move the fridge, sweep and scrub where it goes, find 100 missing hot wheels, clean the coils, and throw my back out wedging it back into the cubby hole.