This morning Timmy was calling and calling for us and when I rolled over, I realized that it was already light out. Sigh, he wanted to get out of bed and we didn’t. We have strategically convinced him that it isn’t safe to climb out of his crib, by convincing him that he’d get hurt […]
Stay At Home Moms: Save A Little More on Heating Bills
Posted on October 28, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
Most Stay At Home Moms I know are always looking for little ways to save a little more. They also tend to be in and out of the house on an irregular basis: today home for laundry, tomorrow out to the grocery store and then the next day, one quick errand has you out of […]
Greening Your Home Before Travel
Posted on December 23, 2009 Written by 5 Comments
As we prepared to leave for the holidays today we realized that there were several things we could do to save money and energy while we were gone. While Jon is driving, I have a spare minute to write about some of the things we did and you should consider doing as well. We […]
Thinking Green When Traveling
Posted on December 16, 2009 Written by Leave a Comment
While recently attending a conference in Denver, CO, many green travel tips occurred to me and I was also pleasantly surprised by the number of green things already in place. Many of my thoughts below cluster around the idea of “Use only what you need” which is what I found posted on stickers in the Colorado […]
Just One Thing: Programmable Thermostats
Posted on November 30, 2009 Written by 3 Comments
Several of my busy friends have asked me if there is just one thing they should definitely do, what is it? To save money and use less fuel, get an Energy Star programmable thermostat and program it. The energy auditors I work with tell me that reducing your house temperature by 1 degree […]
My First HEET Barnraising
Posted on November 30, 2009 Written by 2 Comments
I am in fact caulking a window in this picture. I was participating in a “barnraising” for the Women’s Center in Cambridge, MA where approximately 40 women got together to weatherize their building. It was organized by an organization called HEET. HEET organizes gatherings to teach people how to weatherize their homes. They gather at […]
Warmer Inside Than Out!
Posted on October 27, 2009 Written by 6 Comments
Over the past week I’ve noticed several times that our house is significantly warmer inside than it is outside. So much so that I’ve checked a few times to see if the heat was on. Each time our programmable thermostat was set to be much cooler than it actually was in the house (indicating the […]
