[SustainableTompkins] household "green" suggestions

[Cnielsen56 at aol.com]

In England, Elizabeth I declared that she bathed once a month “whether I  
need it or not.”
 
 
 
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In a message dated 2/25/2008 9:03:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
marloco at verizon.net writes:

i didn't  think i had anything to add when someone asked recently what  
types  of things mundane things people could do to reduce consumption-  
i  forget how it was phrased- but thought of something really basic  
and  important the other day when showering.

one thing we all do in my house  is that we don't shower every day.   
some people get upset at  the thought of this, but i think that's been  
conditioned into us  more than it is a point of health or cleanliness  
or anything.   we began it for practical reasons- in the winter  
showering every day  causes our skin to dry out so we began showering  
every other  day.  not only does it help with the state of our skin  
(skin  creams are rarely necessary), it reduces the amount of soap and   
shampoo we use, the amount of water, and energy for heating water.   i  
really do love to shower so i reward myself by taking a  slightly  
longer shower on shower days, but ultimately we are using  far fewer  
resources than other families of smaller size.   (there are five of us  
in my house)

-marlo


Marlo  Capoccia
Garden  Gate
www.gardengatedelivery.com



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