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Thursday Thirteen–my first
November 30, 2007, 6:01 am
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13 Simple things you and your family can do to help the earth

  1. Turn off your lights when no one is in the room
  2. Use cloth diapers
  3. Turn off water when brushing your teeth
  4. Work close to your home
  5. Car pool with people at your work
  6. Turn off water when you are not rinsing yourself off in the shower
  7. Unplug some of your electronics that use “phantom” power
  8. Have a campfire night with your fireplace–turn off the lites and turn on your fire and s’mores
  9. Buy water saving toilet
  10. Buy long lasting lightbulbs
  11. Re-use plastic containers
  12. Read e-paper instead of paper paper
  13. Do one great big errand trip instead of a bunch of little ones

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Great ideas! I admit I don’t think about helping the earth as often as I should. Great Thursday Thirteen! :)

Comment by Julie November 30, 2007 @ 6:21 am

I’m gonna try cloth diapers with my next child.

Comment by Jenny November 30, 2007 @ 11:35 pm

Welcome to Thursday Thirteen. This week was my first as well so welcome aboard :) This was an interesting topic and offered a lot of ways to help out I had never thought of. I love the idea of a campfire night. I can’t wait to try it out :) Have a great weekend!

Comment by Kara December 1, 2007 @ 1:15 am

Very good advice, and there are things there we all can do.

Comment by nicholas December 2, 2007 @ 4:19 am

Hi
I just heard about Thursday Thirteen and am thinking about joining in the fun sometime soon, maybe today even. Your list contains some excellent ideas. I do most of them already, but turning off the water in the shower during winter seems like a chilly proposition. Maybe I’ll turn it down to a drizzle instead?

Is the logo at the top of your post something YOU created, or is it available for others to use with our posts.
Hugs and blessings,

Comment by storyteller December 6, 2007 @ 6:37 pm

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