apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

In 2009 I intend to get my rainwater barrel system working better. (Currently it is quite the contraption, and I have to siphon the water out, which is truly inconvenient)

take more navy showers and not let food go to waste.

I plan to get back to basics. Buy the necessary items, a simpler life will = a more fullfilling life.

Over my life I've been a omnivore, vegetarian, vegan, then back to occas fish/fowl flexitarian and finally a full blown grass fed local beef slow food locavore.

But I feel so much better healthwise, not eating meat, and gasp, I think it is better being a vegetarian for the planet in terms of methane offgassing. I think some people can and should still eat local meat, just treat it like a celebration food; and not mindlessly include in two/three meals a day. And some people feel better if they skip it and eat local grains and beans.

Overall, live simpler. Other little ones;

- flex my cooking skills (more local foods and less waste)
- think more about all purchases
- do more furniture makeovers. Instead of buying the bedside tables I need brand new, I will buy thrifted and fix them up.

My new mantra is "think simple."