Green?

Things in our house that are environmentally good choices:

• Compact fluorescent bulbs 90%


• One TV


• ~930 sq feet for the two of us


• Recent furniture purchases: antiques from Craig's List (bookcase, dining table, chairs, antique stove, Hoosier cabinet), garage sale (small wooden desk that's on our front porch), local antique store (bookcase).


• Used our old linens til tearing, replaced w/ ones made of organic cotton


• Frequent shopping at the local farmer's market


• Choosing certified organic products


• Choosing meat from humanely raised animals


• Not eating meat daily


• Planned garden to include fruit trees, vegetable and herb beds, and native plants as opposed to lawn

No so green:

• Oak floor installed in kitchen and kitchen nook


• Purchasing a new TV (wall-mounted LCD) (the new TV will be passed on to friends, rather than dumped)


• Dave's XTerra


• My Subaru


• Eating meat as often as we do


• Not bicycling as often as we should for transportation


• Enjoying our central heat (our old house didn't have it) (though we keep it at 68 or lower)

I'll add more to both categories as I think of them.