This is not my... Week 10 08
06/03/08 - It's the chic crumpled look
05/03/08 - Aha
04/03/08 - You're our only hope
06/03/08 - It's the chic -
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crumpled - look... |
As well as yesterdays tea drinking shenanigans, there are other complicated ethical dilemmas associated with this new job.
This morning the issue is: Ironing
The pressure is on to look smarter and I actually love ironing (mundane, distracting pursuit which allows you to convince yourself you are doing something useful whilst actually watching the Hollyoaks omnibus) but it isn't very good for the environment.
In fact, according to the Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative (no less):
"A hand iron consumes as much energy as ten 100-watt light bulbs when it is on."
(Check out their site for some more tips on reducing ironing energy loss.)
Anyhow - therefore - I was thinking that it's about time for a new trend of 'crumpled elegance'.
Anyone...?
Susie x
05/03/08 - Aha
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they've been hiding the mugs... |
Moved offices and - as well as being horrifically busy - we can't drink tea.
No tea?
For an English girl.
What new hell is this?!
Anyway - have been spending quite a substantial amount of time in the coffee shop (escaping from the general assault). And - after much purchasing of beverages - have just found that they have mugs as well as disposible cups.
But they hide them...
Curious?
Anyhow - in case your coffee shop does the same - you might want to double check and save some trees.
Nothing like a good mug.
Here endeth the tail of the tea.
x
04/03/08 - You're
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our only hope... |
Oh dear - poor old Prince Charles campaigns rigourously on the environment, boycotts the Olympics over Tibet and then... goes on a cruise which creates enough CO2 "to fly the average passenger from London to New York 260 times."(NEF)
D'oh.
(See full report in the Independent)
Actually my friend raised this with me the other day - it seems that shipping is actually the cause of a lot more CO2 than the aviation industry (though I don't know how this equates in terms of cargo moved).
Which is a shame.
So I guess - as well as cutting back a bit - we have to bring on the new technology.
And the blimps.
And the ability to hologram. (Much like the big PC and of course Princess Leia.)
I knew that worrying love of Star Wars was less a sign of a misspent youth and more an indication of forward thinking...
Anyhow - if you want to make a Hologram yourself. The Daily Mail has provided a fool proof example of how. (You just need a projector and some cling film...)
Anyhow - will try to persuade my boss that this would be far preferable to having me in the office - but till then, best be getting to work.
Have a good one!
Susie x
This section will be a daily, well - Monday to Friday daily, editorial. (Have to keep some time aside to keep up the ritual wine drinking / dancing as if being chased by bees.)
I promise to make it my mission to investigate something each day on exciting forays to find new stuff, fun stuff, ethical stuff and anything involving break dancing men with extremely toned physiques.
Let me know if you think of something I should go and visit or if you have any great ideas or information. (Any dodgy suggestions will be politely declined... or not so politely, depending entirely on what they are!)
For today, though, please just have a look below to find out how this whole thing came about. I hope that you are having a lovely morning.
See you tomorrow,
Susie x
Background to This is not my...
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What is this site all about?
Well, as all good ventures do, it started in the pub with the ominous words "I know, why don't we...?" |
What was different, though, was that it still seemed like a good plan in the morning (and somewhat less injurious than trying out extreme ironing, the other suggestion...)
Anyway - once again we had been supping beers and putting the world to rights when someone mentioned the unmentionable, despite our disaffection with the state of the world, none of us was actually doing anything positive to change it.
Whether this was complacency or apathy, who knows - but we were definitely leaving it to others to make decisions and take action for us on issues about which we felt strongly.
We live in a free society, but often things seem to happen as a fait accompli. The war in Iraq, ID cards, the fact that we will eventually succumb to watching some of Big Brother no matter how hard we try...
And we just go along with it. But that is ok, right? I mean, we aren't exactly encouraging the abuse of others - are we?
Ok - so maybe my new top might have been made under less-than-perfect conditions and I suppose that means I am supporting those conditions, but - I have to buy something to wear, so what other choice do I have?
And that was the problem. What - and where - are the choices?
So we decided to investigate. Surely in this free society we have other options; we just need to know how to find them.
So we went online. There are some great directories already for ethical and/or environmentally friendly products, but for us these didn't go far enough. We were on a bit of a roll and decided that these products deserved more active promotion.
We wanted to make as many people as possible aware of the practical things they can do to live life in a better way.
So on this site we will provide information about easy, positive and ethical consumer choices. These are choices that won’t necessarily cost you more, either.
In our directories you will find environmentally friendly and ethical companies and products across the following categories:
Clothes
Energy
Food and Drink
Health and Beauty
Home and Garden
Office
Recycling
Restaurants
You will also find plenty more to lure you back to the site on a regular basis. So come back to have a wee look.
Plus we will be working on video's, events and curious antics to keep important issues in the public eye – and provide us with much entertainment and amusement at the same time.
Give us a shout if you want to get involved!
Anyhow - take a look. Explore… investigate… probe away.
We hope you like it; we hope you use it.
