Rob's Dirty Thirty

I was recently challenged to come up with a list of at least 25 items I do to help Mama Earth- with Earth day looming in a month or so I took that challenge. To the person who challenged me- Nyah Nyah Nyah I came up with thirty. Phhhhhhhht.

ROB'S DIRTY THIRTY

30 Things I try do to live in a Cleaner "Greener" World

1. Grow my own food
2. Can My own Food
3. Carry a reusable mug for my coffee
4. Carry a Reusable Water Bottle
5. Make my own Soda and by pass the bottle and can
6. Use reusable containers for my lunch
7. Wash clothes in Cold Water
8. Use dryer balls to reduce the amount of drying time in the dryer
9. Use phosphate free dishwashing detergent
10. Use primarily CFL bulbs in my light fixtures and Lamps
11. Eat leftovers
12. Compost
13. Take 5 minute or less showers
14. Use low flow faucets and shower heads
15. Utilize rain barrels to help water the garden
16. Pee In the shower, Save pee for the garden
17. Limit my thermostat to 55 when not at home or in bed sleeping65 when home and awake
18. Buy peanut butter in glass jars
19. buy in bulk whenever possible
20. Reuse materials in the garden (i.e. Pop Bottles as bell cloches, utilize the caps for leveling flats in the green house
21. Reuse my towel for at least 3 weeks before washing
22. Use the dog's towel after bathing dog for a bath mat after taking a shower
23. Save seeds
24. Try to grow my own tea
25. Use a solar lamp for outside
26. Use solar in the scooter shed
27. Try to buy Locally when ever possible, and buy at the Farmers Makret when in season
28. Eat less meat
29. Use my rechargeable Lawn Mower and electric garden tools over my gas chuggling Lawn tractor and other gas tools.
30. Try to drive less and less

Well there is my list. While I think most of the things are good, many are just baby steps.Some areas could very well be improved on,(i.e. Line dry instead of using dryer balls to reduce my energy usage even more- but hey this is Seattle and dry days are few and far between and I do have a job so for now this is it)

ROB'S P.S.- A little background on this post here. The guy was one of those red necks I work with. He knows who he is. He said it with a smirk on his face.(What he said was "I bet you can't come up with 25 things you do to improve the earth". And in some ways,I understand what he said and why- Fear of Change. He thinks that if one guy starts making changes, then somewhere down the line He is gonna have to make changes. But when he said it, the hair on my neck stood up. And I cannot take all the credit- if you read this blog with any regularity, most of these things I got used to and learned doing all those goddamn challenges. so Thanks Crunchy, Chile, Melissa, Mountain Mama, Fake Plastic Fish, etc. etc. Your blogs give me strength. And make me prove myself to red necks!