Comments on: Green Friend: Laura from Hamilton, Virginia http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/08/18/green-friend-laura-from-hamilton-virginia/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:58:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jessica http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/08/18/green-friend-laura-from-hamilton-virginia/#comment-732 Jessica Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:19:19 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=547#comment-732 Laura, thank you for being such an inspiration to me (and many other folks, I am sure). I often think that the major differences we make in the world are intangible, but it sure does feel good when we can somehow quantify the outcomes of our efforts. Thank you again for being featured on Green Mamma. Laura, thank you for being such an inspiration to me (and many other folks, I am sure). I often think that the major differences we make in the world are intangible, but it sure does feel good when we can somehow quantify the outcomes of our efforts. Thank you again for being featured on Green Mamma.

]]> By: Laura from Hamilton http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/08/18/green-friend-laura-from-hamilton-virginia/#comment-731 Laura from Hamilton Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:14:11 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=547#comment-731 Thanks for the great profile. I feel honored. I got my first water bill since implementing all of the mentioned items (I don't even rinse the dishes before using the dishwasher unless they have rice or some other food item that is really sticky) and purchasing a new front load washer. My bills from just basic water usage awareness were about $270 every two months. It has now gone down to $170. Think of all the water I have saved and it doesn't feel like we have made any sacrifices. I have been active in the environmental movement for 22 years and this is the first time I have had a tangible way to measure my efforts. It feels great! Thanks for the great profile. I feel honored. I got my first water bill since implementing all of the mentioned items (I don’t even rinse the dishes before using the dishwasher unless they have rice or some other food item that is really sticky) and purchasing a new front load washer. My bills from just basic water usage awareness were about $270 every two months. It has now gone down to $170. Think of all the water I have saved and it doesn’t feel like we have made any sacrifices. I have been active in the environmental movement for 22 years and this is the first time I have had a tangible way to measure my efforts. It feels great!

]]> By: Green Mamma http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/08/18/green-friend-laura-from-hamilton-virginia/#comment-688 Green Mamma Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:07:47 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=547#comment-688 MamaBird, me too (being an extrovert after becoming a mother)! Thanks for sharing the no to little water rinse tip for loading the dishwasher. It does seem redundant to wash our dishes before putting into a machine that washes our dishes, doesn't it? MamaBird, me too (being an extrovert after becoming a mother)! Thanks for sharing the no to little water rinse tip for loading the dishwasher. It does seem redundant to wash our dishes before putting into a machine that washes our dishes, doesn’t it?

]]> By: MamaBird/SurelyYouNest http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/08/18/green-friend-laura-from-hamilton-virginia/#comment-682 MamaBird/SurelyYouNest Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:21:04 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=547#comment-682 I love that you met on the playground...I was never such an extrovert until I had kids! Water tips: Laura covered most we've used, but we also use the dregs from all the sippy cups to water plants ;) - shower and bathe much less (ie once/twice a week), catch water from washing vegetables in a basin to water plants, hmmm, the biggest I think would be that we stopped pre-rinsing dishes before putting in the dishwasher - we still have to scrub them off but use just one bowl of water for the whole sinkload if you kwim. HTH! Great ideas. I love that you met on the playground…I was never such an extrovert until I had kids!

Water tips: Laura covered most we’ve used, but we also use the dregs from all the sippy cups to water plants ;) - shower and bathe much less (ie once/twice a week), catch water from washing vegetables in a basin to water plants, hmmm, the biggest I think would be that we stopped pre-rinsing dishes before putting in the dishwasher - we still have to scrub them off but use just one bowl of water for the whole sinkload if you kwim. HTH! Great ideas.

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