To sum up the media fast, it went well. It wasn't all that tough, though boring at times. I read Interrupted (have yet to finish), Redeeming Love (loved it!), and did some bible studies. I made some hair bows, and worked on some other Pinterest-y things that have been sitting idle in my house for too long. Instead of facebooking (on my phone) while nursing or rocking, I read about some other important-to-me things, like breastfeeding and natural childbirth (have recruited my pregnant friend to jump on that train), and other natural practices for my bebe and family. I'm learning. And while it wasn't related to the Holy Spirit, it wasn't related to the latest Facebook saga either. It just so happens that our cable contract ends this month, and I've already convinced the hubby that we aren't renewing. Cha-ching.I'm also not getting back the Facebook app. It's just not that important. I have found other, actually useful, things to do and read during my boredom time. So really, I found that a lot of "media" is just a waste anyway...
Anyways, that's my recap.
Onto month 5...Waste.
The idea is to take better care of the Earth that God has given to us. Reduce, reuse, recycle...garden, compost, eliminate toxic waste, buy local, etc.
Let's see... So I breastfeed (those little milk baggies sure do create a lot of
trash, but- what's a working girl to do?), I cloth diaper -
that's surely helping all of those land fills, I know that much! I make
baby food, and a lot of other things around my house (detergents,
cleaners, etc), I don't use shampoo, and I frequent reusable shopping bags. I try a little bit to be "green," but mostly I just try
to be frugal. I'm hoping to learn some new practices from other council
members this month, bounce some ideas off of each other. I'm not going to garden. I'm just not. Besides, what do you even grow in September? The hubbs and I have agreed on implementing a recycling system in the garage, though our county doesn't have that great of a recycling set up. But hey, we're trying here. Other goals this month to reduce even further... no ziploc baggies (2 adults packing lunches here), [less] paper towels & napkins, more line-drying, less driving (one car just isn't possible in this family, in this county. It just isn't. Sorry Jen.), and more cooking (so less eating out...'cause that's so healthy and all...). I'm happy to be back on my meal-planning game here, and spending only $150 on groceries for the month. Yay for being home in time to cook every night again and yay for leftovers!
"What if God's creation is more than just a commodity? If we acknowledged the sacredness of creation, I suspect it would alter the way we treated it."
Any other ideas for this month? I'm kind of at a loss for what to do (or not do)....
