I heart green

I've always loved colour and for a long time the favourite was blue. It still is, although it was nearly replaced by white. Right now it's all about the colour green. The reason for this is the fact that the sofas and chairs in our living room is green. When I saw it, I immediately thought of reupholstering it. But then I saw the selection of the fabrics and colours that were on offer and I instantly changed my mind. There's nothing like a bunch of fabric samples in various shades of mustard yellow to make you start loving green!

But what goes with green? If anyone has any ideas, please feel free to ጮምመንት! In the meanwhile I'll be browsing the internet and my photo archives for inspiration.

 

Grönt är faktiskt skönt. Men det har tagit mej ganska länge att inse. Vårt hem kom utrustad med två gröna soffor så jag är nu på jakt efter saker och ting att komplettera det hela. Om ni har några förslag så lämna gärna en kommentar!

Weekend

The Beach

I am probably not the only one who would vote for longer weekends. Two days are just not enough, especially when you have number of things that you need to get done. All this while coughing away in a manner that would freak out the toughest chain smoker! Thanks for all the suggestions on various home remedies by the way. In the end I had to admit defeat so I did go and see the doctor this morning...

I did get stuff done, so I have to write a list (got to love lists):
- take computer screen to recycling station
- post that package that I meant to send ages ago
- return books to library
- clean the balcony floor

Did manage to catch up with some friends as well, so it was a very efficient weekend in many ways! I hope you all had a good weekend too!

Computer/TV graveyard - Gravgården för datorer och TVn

Jag är knappast ensam med min önskan om varje veckoslut skulle kunna vara ett förlängt veckoslut. Två dagar går alldeles för fort helt enkelt! Men visst fick jag något gjort i alla fall. Och för att fira detta så måst jag ju få skriva en lista (jag ÄLSKAR alla sorters listor).

- för datorskärm till återvinningsstationen
- posta paketjälp
- för tillbaka biblioteksböckerna
- tvätta balkongsgolvet


Klämde in ett besök hos läkaren också. Efter att ha hostat envist hela lördagen kapitulerade jag och lät traditionella medicinen vinna denhär duellen.


Allt som allt en mycket produktiv helg måst jag säga. Jag hoppas att alla hade en bra helg!

Sunday morning treat: blueberry pancakes
Söndagsfrukost: blåbärsplättar

Not so green living

I know air conditioning is probably one of the worst energy wasters in the home. And normally I will do anything to avoid turning it on. I find the cool air a bit too cold an I tend to get a soar throat whenever it's on for a longer period of time. My husband on the other hand, will keep it on day or night.

But when it is 25 degrees at 11pm at night and the humidity sits at 88%, there is only one thing you can do to stop your apartment from feeling like a sauna. So you have to turn the air conditioning on. It is not always easy being green and sometimes it is impossible.

25 grader varmt och luftfuktigethen ligger på 88%, klockan e elva på kvällen. Ni kan tänka er vad temperaturen varit under dagen. Pust!

Såna dagar är man glad att man har luftkonditionering hemma, det är helt enkelt en nödvändighet när man bor i subtropiska Queensland. Dessutom så byggs husen här utan nån som helst tanke på vägg- eller golvisolering, så värmen fortsätter att stråla från väggarna ännu långt efter att solen har gått ner.


Nu när jag har åstadkommit en ganska angenäm temperatur så tror jag nog att det e dags med en kopp kvällste. De blir nog inte min mest miljövänliga tekopp nånsin, det är svårt att leva grönt alla gånger!

Living green

This week is the national recycling week. I would love to do my part, but sometimes it`s a bit hard. I`ll tell you why.

For starters, our building does not have a recycling bin. Which means that we either have to throw recyclable material in the usual bin or use the neighbours recycling bin. You can probably guess which option I have chosen. In addition to that, there`s no incentive to recycle bottles or soda cans. Back home you get paid (albeit a very minute amount) for every bottle that you bring back. No such system exists here, except for the state of South Australia. But somehow that idea did not take in other parts of the country...

But plenty of people in my area are doing their part. So far this year on the Gold Coast more than 46 000 tonnes of waste has been recycled. That`s a lot more than I would have thought!

Tell me dear friends, how do you try to be more green?