Well the day is here! Kimba over at A Soft Place to Land is challenging us to unplug today. I’m going to give it my best. I will have to cheat a bit because I have a party to submit in the morning but I will for sure do my 24 hours. The real challenge will be in not going over and checking on all my favorite people!
This came at a great time as I need to get more work done on my projects. and I’m heading out of town this weekend. I’m such a procrastinator when it comes to packing. I’ll report back next week on going unplugged AND on my project progress.
Are you gonna unplug with us?
March 27, 2009
Nope, not me. I used to be a huge environmentalist. I think that since it’s gone mainstream it’s gotten ridiculous. They’re measuring the impact of cow farts for God’s sake. I keep my lights off all day and use natural sunlight. I’ve switched to flourescent bulbs where I can handle them, and I’m looking into other ways to cut down my energy usage all of the time, not just for an hour or a day. It’s a nice thought to make people aware, and I’m keeping my husband from protesting the hour of darkness by turning on every light in the house, so I think that will be good enough. LOL
There is a good site that has helped make me aware of how much energy I do use though, and makes me want to work harder to reduce my usage. It costs $5.40 a month to keep on a single 60 watt bulb all month. I had no idea.
http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/howmuch.html