29 Sunday Aug 2021
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had a burst of energy and spent a couple of hours in the garage cleaning…
was able to give away a few outdoor games to a neighbour… filled up the garbage and recycling bins… and cleaned off about half of the bench and one shelf…
thinking about painting the bench purple;-)…
every little step feels like progress;-)…
10 Wednesday Mar 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, moments, recycle, reuse, Sew Dandee, shop local, small steps, tissues, widow
I’ve been thinking for a while of trying reusable tissues instead of Kleenex…
I ordered a few to see how I like them and since they arrived I’ve been using them…
so far, so good…
I am hopeful that this goes as well as the paper towel project…
23 Thursday Jan 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, composting, family, green, Ottawa, paper towels, recycle, widow
I’ve been trying to be a little more caring of the planet…
while in Ottawa I was reminded of their recycling programs…
garbage is only put out every second week and cardboard and other recyclables are collected on the other… composting happens every week…
my daughter has been green for many years and she is an example for me to follow…
she has been composting and using cloth (not paper) towels for years… hers snap together and roll up like regular paper towels…
I am going to stop using paper towels… I’ve watched a few programs recommending ways to accomplish this… going to give it a try…
I’ve gathered some face clothes and dish towels that weren’t being used much… I have the clean ones on top of the microwave, ones I am still using on the counter, and a bin for the ones ready to be laundered…
already I can see that I am reusing them more even before putting them into the bin…
11 Thursday Oct 2018
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big girl pants, dark, Google Home, juncos, recycle, reminder, widow
was a long day… started out in the dark and made it home a bit before dark… the sad part about that is that it is getting dark earlier and earlier every day…
took a few shots of the juncos as they were filling up at the feeder…
and then I had to take out the garbage and recycling… thankfully Google reminded me… which was handy because I don’t like to do it late at night and I have to leave early tomorrow for a dental appointment…
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