During my daily stroll around the park this morning, I got to thinking about all the "green" things lib dems stand for. In the course of my deliberations I considered how we live life specifically "how green am I" so on the second circuit of the park I set myself (& family) a challenge - to go green.
Now there are certain things that we won't be able to do - like install solar panels, put up a wind turbine or buy an electric car but apart from these there are areas of our lives which could be made more environmentally friendly if only we made a bit of an effort so here goes.
For the next 12 months the McGuire family promise to:
1. Only put the central heating on when the temperature outside falls below 0
2. Think twice before using the car and use our bikes as much as possible
3. Shop locally and only do the family "big" shop at Co-operative stores
4. Buy as much organic food as possible and swap to environmentally friendly products
5. Recycle more
That all sounds pretty straightforward - Follow my exploits on Twitter
I should add that I haven't shared this "Damascus moment" with either the children or my husband yet so maybe that will be my first challenge.
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