Comments on: Everyday http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday Craft. Photography. Travel. Fri, 04 May 2012 04:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Strings & Yarn » Cleaning House http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/comment-page-2#comment-114350 Strings & Yarn » Cleaning House Wed, 23 May 2007 16:24:54 +0000 http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/#comment-114350 [...] earth day when Lolly posted about how everyday is Earth Day to her I’ve been reading Sew Green.  They have great tips on crafting, and homemaking in a [...] [...] earth day when Lolly posted about how everyday is Earth Day to her I’ve been reading Sew Green.  They have great tips on crafting, and homemaking in a [...]

]]> By: Nonnahs http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/comment-page-2#comment-107389 Nonnahs Wed, 02 May 2007 17:18:08 +0000 http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/#comment-107389 I'm late to comment, due to being offline last week...I love this post! I am much along the same lines as you. We switched out all of our lightbulbs (such a simple thing- i don't know why more people don't just do it already!), reuse containers and our own bags, and try to conserve as much as possible, as well as use/eat, etc. orgainic products as much as possible. And I'm with you on needing to better about consumption. That's more of a challenge. :p I want to do a green Earth Day post too, though it will be belated. Thanks, as always, for keeping us informed and motivated! I’m late to comment, due to being offline last week…I love this post! I am much along the same lines as you. We switched out all of our lightbulbs (such a simple thing- i don’t know why more people don’t just do it already!), reuse containers and our own bags, and try to conserve as much as possible, as well as use/eat, etc. orgainic products as much as possible. And I’m with you on needing to better about consumption. That’s more of a challenge. :p I want to do a green Earth Day post too, though it will be belated. Thanks, as always, for keeping us informed and motivated!

]]> By: frecklegirl jess http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/comment-page-2#comment-106531 frecklegirl jess Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:17:47 +0000 http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/#comment-106531 I have loved reading everyones comments on here... giving me great ideas! I am definitely going to knits some dishrags and bring bags to the grocery store- that is my goal for this year. (ashamed I haven't done it sooner!) I have loved reading everyones comments on here… giving me great ideas! I am definitely going to knits some dishrags and bring bags to the grocery store- that is my goal for this year. (ashamed I haven’t done it sooner!)

]]> By: Kelly http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/comment-page-2#comment-105399 Kelly Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:30:14 +0000 http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/#comment-105399 Hi Lolly. Kudos on your wonderful example of stewardship! My husband and I also make conscious decisions in order to shrink our footprint as much as possible. The biggest one is that we own one car. When we bought our home, we only looked in walkable neighborhoods with easy access to bus lines and plenty of "amenities" within walking distance (grocery, hardware, coffee shop, video rental place, etc.). When we were looking for a space for my yoga studio, we also limited our search to within walking distance of our home, so that I wouldn't have to drive to work. Once we got used having the "do you need the car on Thursday?" discussions that are inherent to sharing one vehicle, it was pretty easy. Oh! And the car we own is diesel, and we run bio-diesel in it. :-) Hi Lolly. Kudos on your wonderful example of stewardship! My husband and I also make conscious decisions in order to shrink our footprint as much as possible. The biggest one is that we own one car. When we bought our home, we only looked in walkable neighborhoods with easy access to bus lines and plenty of “amenities” within walking distance (grocery, hardware, coffee shop, video rental place, etc.). When we were looking for a space for my yoga studio, we also limited our search to within walking distance of our home, so that I wouldn’t have to drive to work. Once we got used having the “do you need the car on Thursday?” discussions that are inherent to sharing one vehicle, it was pretty easy. Oh! And the car we own is diesel, and we run bio-diesel in it. :-)

]]> By: rositta http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/comment-page-2#comment-105358 rositta Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:10:06 +0000 http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/#comment-105358 If you want to check your eco footprint check out this site. It's a fairly easy quiz an give you some idea of how much of the earth you consume. http://ecofoot.org/ I didn't do so well at 6.4...ciao If you want to check your eco footprint check out this site. It’s a fairly easy quiz an give you some idea of how much of the earth you consume.
http://ecofoot.org/
I didn’t do so well at 6.4…ciao

]]> By: wendee http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/comment-page-2#comment-104805 wendee Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:13:10 +0000 http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/#comment-104805 Thanks for the great post. I love your cute planting pigtails! I live in Seattle and we are a little hippy-dippy here so environmentally conscience behavior is not only starting to become mainstream, in some regards, it's enforced. The trash collection agencies here can refuse to pick up your trash if they decide that you have over 10% of items in the can that could be recycled. (well, there's a few warning violations involved, but over time it can come down to a downright refusal). We are also supplied with "green" recycling for yardwaste and any kitchen refuse that can be recycled into compost (pizza boxes, paper towels, vegetable scraps, etc.) This has really cut down on the amount of things we put in our trash. And our neighborhood has a collection agency for commercial foodwaste (i.e restaurants, florists etc.) so all that can go out in green waste gets picked up once a day and may someday end up in our gardens. We've been using CFL's for some time (they're cheap at Costco!) and this year we had our house re-insulated (a nice tax break, too!) I've used the same canvas grocery bags for close to 10 years (bought at Safeway -who knew? ~they've been workhorses!) and we're super lucky to have an amazing farmer's market from May-October in our neighborhood. Plus, my husband is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) consultant so he is always incorporating things around the house (rain barrels for watering, under the sink water filtration instead of bottled water, etc.) I had to put my foot down when he wanted to plant a living roof, though :) While we're ahead of the curve in some respects, we do hop in our cars way to often (and they're not very efficient), shower more than we need to (our mayor suggests showering with a buddy :) and oh gosh - I'm selfishly reluctant to let our old washing machine go - what will happen to all my felting projects? Yet, we're aware of it and that's a good first step to change. (I think my hubby has been setting aside $$ for a new efficient washer - he's funny that way...) Thanks to you for pinging that awareness. It's a good reminder and you are just the type of leader to get the wheels turning. PS - my neighbor's sister is one of the Sew Green ladies - and she's in your hood! Thanks for the great post. I love your cute planting pigtails!

I live in Seattle and we are a little hippy-dippy here so environmentally conscience behavior is not only starting to become mainstream, in some regards, it’s enforced. The trash collection agencies here can refuse to pick up your trash if they decide that you have over 10% of items in the can that could be recycled. (well, there’s a few warning violations involved, but over time it can come down to a downright refusal). We are also supplied with “green” recycling for yardwaste and any kitchen refuse that can be recycled into compost (pizza boxes, paper towels, vegetable scraps, etc.) This has really cut down on the amount of things we put in our trash. And our neighborhood has a collection agency for commercial foodwaste (i.e restaurants, florists etc.) so all that can go out in green waste gets picked up once a day and may someday end up in our gardens.

We’ve been using CFL’s for some time (they’re cheap at Costco!) and this year we had our house re-insulated (a nice tax break, too!) I’ve used the same canvas grocery bags for close to 10 years (bought at Safeway -who knew? ~they’ve been workhorses!) and we’re super lucky to have an amazing farmer’s market from May-October in our neighborhood. Plus, my husband is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) consultant so he is always incorporating things around the house (rain barrels for watering, under the sink water filtration instead of bottled water, etc.) I had to put my foot down when he wanted to plant a living roof, though :) While we’re ahead of the curve in some respects, we do hop in our cars way to often (and they’re not very efficient), shower more than we need to (our mayor suggests showering with a buddy :) and oh gosh – I’m selfishly reluctant to let our old washing machine go – what will happen to all my felting projects? Yet, we’re aware of it and that’s a good first step to change. (I think my hubby has been setting aside $$ for a new efficient washer – he’s funny that way…)

Thanks to you for pinging that awareness. It’s a good reminder and you are just the type of leader to get the wheels turning.

PS – my neighbor’s sister is one of the Sew Green ladies – and she’s in your hood!

]]> By: jenna http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/comment-page-2#comment-104378 jenna Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:32:35 +0000 http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/#comment-104378 Isn't Swiss Chard one of the prettiest greens? :) Isn’t Swiss Chard one of the prettiest greens? :)

]]> By: georgia http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/comment-page-1#comment-104362 georgia Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:56:12 +0000 http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/#comment-104362 we have organic food delivered to our house once a week and it's awesome! most of it is local, or if not it's only a state or two away. it's really forced me to be more creative in the kitchen. last weekend i made organic blue potato baked french fries to go with our free range steaks & organic greens. mmmmm! we have organic food delivered to our house once a week and it’s awesome! most of it is local, or if not it’s only a state or two away. it’s really forced me to be more creative in the kitchen. last weekend i made organic blue potato baked french fries to go with our free range steaks & organic greens. mmmmm!

]]> By: amisha http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/comment-page-1#comment-104313 amisha Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:16:19 +0000 http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/#comment-104313 such an inspiring post lolly! the gardening is one area where i always need an extra push... lots of big ideas on my part but then i get overwhelmed. at this point my little herb/tomato plot is going strong and perhaps one day more... i am trying to make small changes and remember that they add up... we've been on compact bulbs for awhile, i'm sewing my market bags and buying organic. we very rarely drive (both bike commuters), and have just started trying to catch my greywater in the sink for use in the garden. definitely recycling too, always! long term plans as renovation money is saved up include diverting our washing machine water for the garden and installing gutters on the roof to catch rainwater. and i am so inspired by your conversion to wind power... that is fantastic!! such an inspiring post lolly! the gardening is one area where i always need an extra push… lots of big ideas on my part but then i get overwhelmed. at this point my little herb/tomato plot is going strong and perhaps one day more…
i am trying to make small changes and remember that they add up… we’ve been on compact bulbs for awhile, i’m sewing my market bags and buying organic. we very rarely drive (both bike commuters), and have just started trying to catch my greywater in the sink for use in the garden. definitely recycling too, always! long term plans as renovation money is saved up include diverting our washing machine water for the garden and installing gutters on the roof to catch rainwater. and i am so inspired by your conversion to wind power… that is fantastic!!

]]> By: eyeleen http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/comment-page-1#comment-104263 eyeleen Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:22:56 +0000 http://lollygirl.com/blog/2007/04/23/everyday/#comment-104263 Great post lolly! Thanks for the links. I'm fascinated by the wind energy. Every llittle bit helps. Great post lolly! Thanks for the links. I’m fascinated by the wind energy. Every llittle bit helps.

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