Back at Work and I changed out 24 light bulbs!

Well being back at work today was torture even though my boss is on vacation in Montana. She must be really bored because she spent the day issuing “orders” ……I am secretly hoping she gets kicked by a horse or run over by a cow.

I started working out again after a month off! I’m relieved because I was worried it would take a while to get back into a decent routine. My first term ends on Friday (my PhD in Public Safety Leadership) and I enrolled in three courses for next term (Oct. 1). The courses look pretty interesting.

This weekend I replaced 24 bulbs in my house with incandescent bulbs (Omar on The Other O podcast was my inspiration). I spent far more on the bulbs then the annual savings but hopefully it will really help the environment. I have over 80 different bulbs left but they are hardly on. Next weekend I will change out another 8-12. I have also been recycling and conserving energy. I don’t buy many goods locally because I do most of my shopping on the Internet and I have my favorite products from all over the country. I may have to work on that. Plus I’m not willing to give up my SUV but I am looking around at the 2008 models and may purchase a flexi-fuel or diesel SUV. I bought my SUV in 2006 and love it. However I have cut back on my driving and walk to the local stores (sometimes) and don’t take long drives on the weekend. So I am slowly getting into the environmentally friendly behaviors.

This fall I won’t be playing rugby (we play spring and fall) and hopefully Bryan will give up basketball and hockey! We are so engaged in different activities that we hardly see each other. So we will try cutting back on some activities and see how that goes.