Now that I have ended my challenge, I am faced with two sets of wardrobes. The combined total of all the clothing I have may be closer to three of four wardrobes. But how do I decide what to keep, what to save in case there are leaner times, and what do I get rid […]
On February 1st of 2008 I pledged to only wear clothing that came from the trash. Most of my clothes have come from a single dumpster that is located behind a thrift store. A few have come from curbside “recycling” and a few I have found along the road while walking. The only things I […]
I am still around. I am still wearing only dumpster clothing. I have one month to go!
I bet most of you figured I gave up on my challenge long ago. Well surprise. I just got tired of keeping up with the blog is all it was. I am looking forward to the end of my challenge […]
Awhile back on the Riot for Austerity on-line, support site, I saw a link to a refrigerator that claimed it only used 0.1Kwh/day. I was really intrigued by this and anxious to give it a try. Although it has not lived up to its extremely low energy use, it is quite a bit lower than the […]
In today’s economy and even for the future outlook, preparedness just seems practical. If you are always prepared for a disaster then you don’t have to rush out to get supplies, like, right before a Hurricane is coming.
Well for us in the state of Florida, a hurricane/tropical storm is coming. It hit the Keys earlier […]
When mother nature gives you free food, why waste it! Now how to preserve all those pears. If you have like I do, a tree in your yard that bears fruit, find a way to put it to good use. Give it away. Eat it or preserve it. In times of plenty gather what you […]
I have had so much fun being a part of The Riot for Austerity/ 90% reduction project. The project started last June 1st and our family joined in July. Sharon Astyk and her friend Miranda were discussing George Monbiot’s book “Heat”, where he discusses the need for industrialized nations to reduce their emissions by 94%. […]
Riot for Austerity/ 90% reduction project started last June 1st and our family joined in July. For those who started when the project began, the year has come to maturity. I had not planned on keeping data for another month, but since I did, I figured I would post it. I am pretty sure this will […]
I am back from a long vacation and catching up on everything. We worked like crazy finishing projects before we left. It seems that we should go away more often so we can get things done.
Two cool things that happened on our trip were getting to meet Sharon Astyk of Causabon’s Book and Danielle from […]
