Tell Me
Yes, I’ve been busy. As a parent AND school employee, September is madness. And the first week of the month is usually the Week of Meetings Every Night, so the beginning of October is gone, too.
But that’s not entirely why I haven’t been posting much. It’s also because some of the things I normally write about have become mundane, ordinary parts of my life now. Riding my bike to work? This is my fourth year of doing it. And I’ve had my Xtracycle for over three years now.
I’m still cooking and canning and gardening, too. But it’s kind of old hat now.
I know there are more things I could do in the pursuit of sustainable living. I’m just not sure what to do next.
So I’m asking you: what do you want to know more about? Is there something about bicycling or canning that you would like to know about, or that you would like help with? Or, do you have an idea for a challenge? I’m willing to take on challenges within reason, if you’re willing to play along, too.
Let me know. Let’s do something.
In the meantime, I signed up a while ago for the 2011 EcoChallenge, and then didn’t get around to DOING anything about it. And then apparently they put me on a list of FEATURED BLOGGERS! Oops. So, I’m starting my EcoChallenge late. I’m still going to do the 15 days, starting today, and my challenge is to limit myself to eating meat no more than twice a week. This will take planning. Join me?
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October 8th, 2011
How about a spending/saving challenge? Those are always interesting to me. Or a “climb Dog Mountain with Melody” challenge–you could do it once in the fall and once in the spring and compare the two experiences, to measure how you did with fitness over the winter. Or a cook-new-foods challenge. I love Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home for vegetarian recipes that are neither expensive nor time-consuming. I am soon going to embark on making all the first courses from Marcella Hazan’s Classic Italian Cooking; you could do something like making one recipe from each chapter of Cooks at Home.
I know those aren’t all exactly eco-challenges, but I think it’s interesting that so often there’s a correspondence between what’s good for our bank accounts, for our health, and for the earth. You can seek those things out.
October 22nd, 2011
Really, I am always interested in more about getting things done with work, family, etc. Not necessarily eco-focused (though those are some of the things we want to get done), but figuring out how to get things done is certainly part of sustainable living.
Every time I read a post from Melissa W. (the author who’s on maud-l) I think, “how does she DO all that?” I don’t think I’d be like her, but I do think I could be getting more done.
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