Posted in Can't Go There, Earth Hour, Junk Mail, Uncategorized, tagged charity, dewey's read-a-thon, First Book, first giving, just giving, Read-a-thon, underprivileged children on April 10, 2011 |
Phew! At this writing, I’ve just woken from a three-hour nap following a straight 24-hours of reading. The Dewey 24-Hour Read-a-thon was a fabulous challenge to take on, and I’m particularly proud to say that in the process, we achieved our target goal for raising money for First Book. Thank you to the friends and followers who donated and supported me through the process.
I invite you to take a look at my Read-a-thon blog to see how I/we managed through the sometimes grueling 24-hours. (more…)
Posted in carbon footprint, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Junk Mail, tagged reduce junk mail, stop junk mail on May 14, 2010 |
The real interesting part of the week came about because Nils was bedridden and desperate for things to do. He went through all the junk mail we receive and confirmed what we had suspected: we get a ridiculous amount of junk mail that has no relevance to our life. Between what was stuffed in our mailbox and what was hung on our front doorknob, we received 1.6 pounds (almost 3/4 of a kilo) in one week. Out of this pile, there was one flyer of interest to us — it’s also one that we get via email anyway. (more…)
