Most of our green acts are done consciously: we recycle, we watch our power usage, we eat locally and organically... But all of a sudden, we're in a situation that's left us with no other choice but to make things even greener. We're in a bind that happens to save energy--and we're kind of enjoying this new, albeit likely temporary, lifestyle...
That void in the photo is where a 200-pound CRT television (I don't believe I'm exaggerating) sat until just last week, when it began broadcasting concentric, psychedelic rings of color. So we packed up the broken, power-hungry TV and recycled it at Best Buy. There's no rush to get a new one, at least until football season starts, and we know that we'll choose a low-energy model when the time comes. In the meantime, we're saving energy by whiling away the evenings cooking together, jogging, watching movies on the computer, and reading all those books we promised we'd someday get to.
At the same time, our two-car household has turned into a one-car home; the BF's truck is in the shop for an indeterminate amount of time, and we're having fun making things work with just one vehicle--even in a city that's not particularly known for its public transportation.
And to be honest, it's not all that bad. So while these two events have changed our routine, we're both pretty confident that we could go on this way and make more of these default green moves.
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Amber, that's so great! Thanks for posting to point out that it doesn't have to be all about massive sacrifice and self-denial. Being green(er) can save you a lot of money and present opportunities for doing MORE things that make you happy, not FEWER.
We decided to ditch our t.v. a few years ago, very ceremoniously on superbowl sunday and have never looked back. I found myself constantly turning it on when at home and 2 hours later, I'm still sitting there when I really had a bunch of things I was looking forward to doing. If there's something really big we want to watch on t.v. we go to our local brewpub and watch it.
Try it! No t.v. for one year and see if you even care about t.v. at all anymore!
We also have only one car, but I am a 25 minute walk or 10 minute bus ride from work. It would be difficult otherwise.
My bf and I have done both things in our house. We moved in together and away from home a year ago, and since then we've had to greatly learn to live with less. It was a horrible year for both our cars, so we've spent a lot of time with only one car. We also went from three computers to a shared laptop, and recently got rid of our cable (though we have kept the two tvs - we borrow movies from the library instead). Sometimes we hate it, but it's been a blessing in other ways. We loved riding together twice a day because it gave us time to talk. The computer thing made me see how much I can trust him because he never once went through my personal stuff on it. We've gotten more creative and more supportive of each other. Sometimes it's a bit hard, but usually I don't think either of us really misses any of the extras we used to have. Other than cable on Sundays - the poor boy does miss his football LoL.
when I moved into my 325sqft basement suite I decided not to hook up cable to my computer monitor (which can do double duty).
It was such a great decision. At my old place, I'd zone out on that thing for hours... which, of course, if what every channel on TV is designed to make you do. When I nixed it, I found I did more of the thinsg that mattered: reading, writing, cooking, visiting with friends and having real coversations. I can't believe I was paying like 30 bucks a month to not have a life before!