My post today is on the environment. I’ve shared in my recent posts that I just moved to another home. Moving by itself is a great task. However, moving with the environment having in mind might be something a bit harder, but something that’s worth.

What do I mean by moving “green”? Well, first of all when I moved I had to change quite a few things in the appliances. Take for example the light bulbs – I spent money on efficient and energy-saving bulbs that yes, they cost more, but their life is much longer. Also, in that way I save more energy, which is a) good for me looking at the end of month at the electricity bill and b) greener and friendlier for the environment.

Making one house green can be done in many ways. Apart from the bulbs that I already mentioned, I also did some major isolation of the house to save heating energy during the winter; some optimizations in the way I use my computer, TV and the other audio-visual appliances; installed three trash bins instead of one so that I can collect the rubbish separately – one bin for paper, one for glass and metal and one for the rest of the rubbish.

There are quite a few steps and things that every single one of us can do to make a difference to the environment. No matter how small that difference is, it matters. So think about what you do in your daily routine and make your own personal difference!

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In that light my blog roll morning reading has grown with one more section – all kinds of blogs that are related to a) organizing home space, b) home furniture, c) how to manage a home move and d) practical tips and hints for people in new homes.

Today I had a particularly notable experience that I want to share. Why? Because of the absurdity (engineering speaking). I moved the washing machine from the kitchen to the kitchen balcony. In that way I saved a lot of space in the kitchen, which by the way in now also a living room and a study (three-in-one multi functional room). However, by moving the washing machine, I caused myself a whole lots of problems on how to have the water run to the machine. Well, after spending nearly half a day bending hoses and cables, it finally works. But it was quite a bit of struggle though.

Also, this is also the reason why I’m opening up a new category of my blog called “DIY” (do-it-yourself) where I’ll blog about home related issues and moving to a new home.

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