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To Be Continued
Four weeks now without a fridge and going strong. We’ve had a lot of questions about the experiment and how it’s gone so far. Last week, a friend asked if we knew yet if we planned to continue, or if...
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When the Power Goes Out
All across the country this spring, there have been storms taking out power (and, of course far worse). My cousin in Alabama was affected earlier this year. Thankfully she is ok, and was able to...
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No Fridge = Saving Money?
So – we went the whole month of May without a fridge. Was it hard? No. In fact, it was surprisingly easy. Kind of undramatic actually. In my last update, I mentioned that we’d continue the...
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Wanted: Fridge-Sitter
Ever wonder what happens when you leave town for the weekend, and you have resolved not to plug in your fridge? Probably not, huh. Last weekend we wanted to take a spur-of-the-moment mini trip to the...
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Unplugging the Fridge: Cost vs. Inconvenience and Project Review
A few weeks ago, I posted on what we had saved for the first two weeks of our fridge-less project. I got some interesting responses! Some of which made me realize that not everyone who is a current...
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Riot for Austerity: My Insanity Knows No Bounds
Have you heard of this? Sharon Astyk, who I have mentioned few times before, posted last month about the Riot for Austerity. Back in 2007 a bunch of people made it their goal to live on 10 % of what...
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Riot: Where are we Starting From?
Last week, I was feeling a bit discouraged and overwhelmed at the idea of the Riot. The Riot for Austerity (R4A) sets the incredible goal of reducing your consumption to just 10 percent of what the...
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Putting it All on the Line
I am in love. My clothesline is actually making me happy. I find the few quiet minutes it takes to hang the clothes up both meditative and satisfying. Wait. Did I just say laundry makes me happy?...
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Thinking Outside the [Ice] Box
Someone recently asked me how the fridge experiment was going, and I realized that I missed the anniversary of when we first unplugged! To me, that’s a pretty good sign that the project is going well....
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Plugging In
During a long talk with Rick at the beginning of November, during which I was feeling quite overwhelmed with projects and homeschooling and life in general, I decided to go ahead and normalize our...
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