Questions...
Nov. 26th, 2008 09:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sarahmichigan1. For those of you who make mashed potatoes- what's your process? I don't mean a recipe, but I mean things like: Do you peel first, then boil, or vice versa? Do you use a hand masher or a food processor? Etc.
2. For those of you who are interested in frugality, simplicity and/or environmental living, tell me one or two things you know are in line with those values but which you just can't bring yourself to do. For instance, some people who are super frugal just can't give up going out to lunch during the work day because they need to get away from the office. Or maybe you're really environmentally conscious but you just can't live with your thermostat turned any lower than 70 degrees. Mine? I hate throwing away lots of paper facial tissues, but I just cannot bring myself to use a handkerchief. With my allergies, I'd be going through three or four a day, and having snotty rags in my pockets would just totally gross me out. (To compensate, I AM thinking of starting to bring a cloth napkin with me to work in place of the two or three paper towels I typically go through each day at lunch.)
3. Dammit, I had a third question, but it has escaped me...
2. For those of you who are interested in frugality, simplicity and/or environmental living, tell me one or two things you know are in line with those values but which you just can't bring yourself to do. For instance, some people who are super frugal just can't give up going out to lunch during the work day because they need to get away from the office. Or maybe you're really environmentally conscious but you just can't live with your thermostat turned any lower than 70 degrees. Mine? I hate throwing away lots of paper facial tissues, but I just cannot bring myself to use a handkerchief. With my allergies, I'd be going through three or four a day, and having snotty rags in my pockets would just totally gross me out. (To compensate, I AM thinking of starting to bring a cloth napkin with me to work in place of the two or three paper towels I typically go through each day at lunch.)
3. Dammit, I had a third question, but it has escaped me...
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Date: 2008-11-28 01:46 pm (UTC)2. I have a hard time turning my thermostat down. It's set at 72. I used to justify it by saying that I didn't want the baby to get cold, but she throws her blankets off regardless. It's me who is freezing when it's 68 degrees. I hate being cold. The other thing, is that I like the idea of using cloth wipes instead of toilet paper, since that was the one paper product I couldn't get rid of, but I put it off and I think people would think we were gross. I also buy disposable wipes for my daughter because it's SO MUCH EASIER to deal with poop that way. I have lots of cloth wipes and really there's no excuse. ARGH!