This is not my... Week 2 2008
11/01/08 - Love a bit of
09/01/08 - Time to start thinking about
07/01/08 - Happy New Year
11/01/08 - Love a bit of
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tongue in cheek... |
Been signed up to dothegreenthing for ages but not sure if I have pointed it out before.
Anyhow - just watched their very silly and entertaining video 'Touching the Stairs' and was reminded that it would be a great thing to highlight.
So I have.
Which makes a nice change for the more usual 'thinking about doing something and getting distracted by a picture/phone call/song from the footloose soundtrack etc'.
Yeay.
Anyhow - shall potter off and leave you to hop over and check it out.
Have a good one.
Susie x
09/01/08 - Time to start thinking about
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those resolutions... |
Absolutely, definitely, definitely going to manage last years resolution this year...
Oh yes - that break dance move will be mastered before 31/12/08!
Plus thought we would put a few other more environmentally friendly ones up too. Check them out here and feel free to adopt them as your own.
(Will absolutely, definitely, definitely get round to getting that insulation in the roof too!)
Anyhow - hope that the year is pottering along nicely so far.
Susie x
07/01/08 - Happy New Year
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Happy New Year...! |
Hope it was a brilliant one.
After recharging (and accumulating some chocolate induced energy reserves) it is all go again here.
Only just braved turning on the computer so loads to get through but wanted to wish everyone well for 2008.
We've been following the progress of the US presidential primaries (where they choose the Democratic and Republican candidates who will run for election in November) and it is great to see the environment bang on the agenda.
Now that the oil price has hit $100 per barrel and the cost of the war in Iraq some prodigious amount*, even the most conservative candidates are looking to alternative energy sources and waste reduction.
Keeping our fingers crossed.
Anyhow - best start trawling through the emails but hope your day/week/year has got off to an incredible start and see you tmrw!
Susie, La and Ollie x
*Not sure how much exactly but just imagine some figure with an alarming number of 0's attached to it.
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.
