Finally been pushed to go for it - so here it is, one day a week without electricity. The final straw was my husband and sons frequently checking for dragons on an on-line game that they have started. The bad news is that as you create your own kingdom etc, it never ends!! So, I had had enough of losing my family to the big computer screen up the stairs. What better way to make your feelings known than to announce a day without electricity once a week. My husband had promised that the computer won't be played at weekends any more, but still - this will force them to put on their sandals and join me in the sunshine.
Here are the rules: simply cannot use electricity! So that means out with the phone, television, stereo, radio unless battery-powered, lights, computer games (hooray) or anything to do with the computer, kettle and oven. I will allow gas - just so I can at least cook hot food on the hob and make the essential cups of tea, as well as heating water for washing-up and baths. Also, no use of the dishwasher or washing machine! This is going to be fun - or at least a challenge. With a lot of my challenges this year, I start off small and then can always expand the remits - either by having more days without electricity or by adding more restrictions - i.e. no power at all. I will start off allowing the use of the fridge and freezer (stopping use of these appliances would be wasting a lot of money on food that has already been bought), for me this is about making my family aware of how dependent we are on electricity and about breaking the lazy habits of watching t.v. and using the computer.
The family have been warned, the rules will be posted on our fridge, and Sunday 3rd June will be the first day. Will let you know how we got on in my next post!
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