Update

Wow, it's been almost a month since I wrote anything here! I've been very busy at work, though, and I've had to work some in the evenings. Several little things to report:

The Geekdo/BGG team on CarbonRally isn't doing as well as I'd hoped. We've got six members, but I was hoping for more. Please join our team!

We got some dishwasher powder from Seventh Generation, and it's doing much better than Cascade, even. We've also changed the setting on our dishwasher, reducing the energy used both to wash and dry the dishes.

Gaiam is running a sale until mid-October where they're only charging 99 cents shipping on everything (unless extra shipping normally applies). They've also reduced the price of their Seventh Generation items permanently.

I don't remember if I've posted this before or not, but we've started saving on laundry by rewearing a shirt once if it's not dirty. We've noticeably cut the volume of laundry.

Someone has recently sold my address, and I'm getting at least ten new catalogs a week in the mail. I'm hitting Catalog Choice pretty hard, and they've stopped appearing -- and I'm not getting any repeats.

And finally, we're continuing the waste-free lunch. Once you get started, it's not that difficult to keep it going!

Waste-Free Lunch: Days 3 and 4

Yesterday, I went to work with Jeff, since I was starting class. We had turkey wraps, pretzels, and fruit, with water to drink. Today, I'm having left-over beef pot pie again.

Waste-Free Lunch: Day 2

This morning I was running late and was sorely tempted to pull a frozen microwaveable meal out of the freezer, as I normally do. But since I'd made the pledge, I resigned myself to making a sandwich. Then I remembered that there was left-over beef pot pie in the fridge! I grabbed a spoon and a cloth napkin, and put a bunch of bpp in a container and brought it to work. It reheated in the microwave very well.

I haven't eaten my apple yet. I think there might be a worm in it. :P

Waste-Free Lunch: Day 1

Following a pledge on CarbonRally, Jeff and I are starting Waste-Free Lunches this week. I bought some fabric and made some napkins this weekend. Also, we bought some extra flatware. We're taking everything Rubbermaid containers, and drinking water from cups. Okay, the water from a cup is normal for me, but I don't think it's an everyday thing for Jeff.

Today's lunch:
Turkey sandwich with provolone, brown mustard, and lettuce
Carrot sticks
Triscuts
Apple

Okay, I had the apple around 9 this morning.