Archive for January, 2011
Save Money, Save the Planet
If we really think about it, there are a lot of ways that we can save money. If we pay attention we will be surprised at how much “stuff” we actually waste which equates to money being wasted as well.
Make a list of the things you can do to conserve a little more. Commit to doing simple things like turning off the light when you leave a room instead of leaving it burning for no reason. If you strive to become aware it will become a habit very quickly and then you will not even have to think about it, your actions will become automatic. Do we remember to turn the heat down when we are going to be gone for a few days?
There is no sense in paying to heat a home when no one will be there. How about locking windows when we close them? If they are not locked, the chances are fairly good that cold air can come in and that warm air will escape which reduces the efficiency of our heating. We can get in the habit of taking that extra couple of seconds required to lock the windows each time they are closed.
Saving Energy in the Kitchen
The kitchen, with all its appliances, gadgets and heat, is a real hot spot for potential energy saving. As the oven uses the most energy and creates a vast amount of heat while cooking foods, it is a good place to start.
For instance, when baking cookies use two trays. While one is in the oven baking, the other one is prepped with raw cookies – ready to replace the tray in the oven with no wasted heat and some time saved. When we bake bread we also fill the oven with foil wrapped potatoes. The potatoes can be stored in the fridge without the foil and used throughout the week in a myriad of recipes, or as a side dish. This method can be applied to a menu plan in that if you are baking one dish, try to include a side dish that is baked as well.
Finding an Alternative Treatment For Burns
Burns are one for the top three every-day injuries sustained by humans. The severity of a burn can vary considerably from a tiny and insignificant burn to a major burn that could result in death or permanent disability.
There are different ways to categorise a burn; the cause or type of the burn, the depth of the burn and the size of the area affected. Each of these are broken down as follows: