The neighborhood is green, the trees are green, my eyes are green. Having woken up to realize that it’s the middle of June and I’ve yet to unpack many boxes all over the house, I attempted to put away random assorted things. I was distracted by the offer of swimming and dinner with friends. The swimming won.
Today I discovered that my new neighborhood offers curbside recycling. It’s a subscription program, but at under ten dollars a month, you can’t beat someone hauling away your bottles, bags, and cans for you.
I’ve been trying to implement little changes in the way I keep up the house. I started washing every load in cold water to help with energy consumption, and only do one or two loads a week, when I absolutely need too. I am in the process of switching all the bulbs that burn out with compact fluorescent lights. I’ve been trying to unplug appliances when they’re not in use and utilize the surplus of natural light so I don’t need to have the lights on.
Classes start again for summer quarter tomorrow. I am excited about the prospect of learning new things in a more laid back environment. I’m really looking forward to my History of Design lecture. I want to see just how interested and enthused I am about design, in a practical sense. All in all this is starting to be a brilliant summer.
