Next Tuesday the 14th it will be one whole year since I made a pledge.
Having checked out my Carbon Footprint I knew there were things we could improve on so I vowed to make some changes including getting cavity wall insulation, car sharing and turning appliances off instead of keeping them on stand by.
And our results??
Our old footprint is the red and our new the dark green so I think we’re doing pretty well. There are still things we can change, for example using the car less, buying a diesel and improving on our ’stand by’ efforts which we haven’t quite reached yet.
As a family we also decided to change all our light bulbs to Energy Efficient ones, even though it meant buying new fittings in some rooms.
So, did we do it? Well what do you think?
So not only have we been slimming our bin the Almost-Mrs-Average way (including buying energy saving lightbulbs which means less waste for landfill), we’ve also shrunk our collective Beaufoix feet and will now all undoubtedly go to the Ball as they’re probably tinier than Cinderella’s comparitively enormous great loafers.
Sighhhh, it’s not a bad start right?
This post was written as part of Rubbish Diet’s Carnival of Trash. Go and visit if you get chance and be inspired to change your lives and change the world. And anyone else who took up the light bulb challenge please let me know how you got on. Can you believe it’s been a year??
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October 10th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Well done you! Shows how we can all make a difference!
October 10th, 2008 at 8:33 am
A world with your little misses in it is definitely worth saving!
October 10th, 2008 at 9:58 am
I really need to check my own carbon footprint. I’m pretty aware and deliberate about things.
Good Job, Beaufoix’s!
October 10th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Brava to the entire Clan Beaufoix … smaller is better .. in so many ways … stop! get your mind out of the gutter, holly!
Love her in those shoes …
October 10th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Good job! I think any effort to consume fewer resources is valuable, no matter where one stands on the issue of global warming, environmentalism, or the economy.
October 10th, 2008 at 11:31 am
You’re doing your bit JO!
I actually get a lot of satisfaction from recycling.
October 11th, 2008 at 6:12 am
Hello Jo, I’m BerthdduCake. I have just made a blog and enjoy your storys about Miss M and Miss E, especially when Miss M said; “When my am bigger my will need bigger trousers!!!!”
October 11th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Adventure Mother we’re trying. So many people seem to be these days though don’t they? It’s great.
Kimberly, I think so too.
Sybil, it’s really easy to do with that link. Go for it.
Daryl she looks fabulous doesn’t she. Hee hee.
DFTF, you’re so right babe. Every little bit helps.
Akela me too, it feels good to care.
Berthdducake, I will pop over and visit. Misses E and M say hi. x
October 11th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
you offically ROCK!
October 12th, 2008 at 5:24 am
The ends to which you can go to be kind to mother earth are endless, Every time you think you have done enough, there are 10 more things you could do. Be ever vigilant and teach the children well. Do everything mindfully, even turning on the lights. But don’t let yourself get neurotic about it either, stay within reason, life must stay comfortable to some degree.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Hi Jo – wow what fab goings on in the Beaufoix household. I love the photo and it’s a joy to see the mini compost bin ;-D. Thanks so much for joining in this month’s Carnival of Trash. It was published today. This month it’s got recycled bags, doc martin’s and sex. An interesting combination no less ;-D x