It’s high time the FringeFamily adopted the chicken little attitude towards our ecosystem. I’m disappointed with our water consumption, energy over-use, and environmental irresponsibility. FringeMan cut down four trees in our backyard this year alone. His massacre must be stopped!
** Please Note **
2009 is the year the FringeFamily goes green. I’ve been changing light bulbs to energy saving fluorescents, unplugging appliances when not in use, and I’m purchasing green products.
Go Green
The FringeFamily has also taken a few drastic measures in their effort to “Go Green”.
Energy Savers
* No lawn moving this year! FringeMan is ecstatic. All weeds and baby trees will be allowed and encouraged to grow to their full potential. We will be sure those 4 fallen trees are replaced.
* In an effort to increase personal health, I contemplated getting back to jogging; however that would NOT be energy conservation. I am sacrificing jogging in 2009 for the good of our land. Yes, it’s big of me.
* I am fastening a set of propellers to my sons nose. The force of wind from him mouth alone should power our home for the next year. I’m all for alternative energy!
Paper Reduction
* Since Oriana, my dog, ate silly putty, I’m still pressing her into the comics. In fact, I don’t buy the paper anymore. I just bring Oriana over to the neighbors, press her into the good articles and bring her back home to read. I figure it’s the green thing to do…saves on paper and all.
* The FringeKids are now allowed to write on walls ONLY. No more of these silly notebooks. Sheesh!
* We will avoid napkins and wipe our mouths on our shirt sleeves. Same for tissues. My son seems to do just fine with his shirt collar.
Oil Consumption
* From this day forward, our family car is officially my children’s yellow peddle pusher. We may resemble the Flinstones, but when you see us peddling down the street, remember, we are FringeFamily and we are green.
* We will not heat our home with oil. FringeMan will walk the streets each night gathering naturally fallen sticks, pieces of bark, and dog patties (no cow patties in this area). Natural home heating fuel only. If we get low on sticks, we’ll burn our Christmas cards. No offense family & friends.
Wildlife Preservation
* The FringeKids must eat all meals outside to ensure the ants have plenty of crumbs.
* We will lobby congress to ban Raid. After all, roaches have rights too!
* We will demand that New York provide fair and humane treatment to all city rats.
Water Consumption
* Limit showers to one per week. (I definitely need to remember deorant now!)
* To lighten the laundry load, we will wear all clothing right side out and then inside out. A trick I learned from FringeBoy.
* We will all share 6-8 glasses of water daily.
I hope you will join the FringeFamily in our effort to GO GREEN! Have a safe, happy, & healthy New Year!
Tags: alternate energy, ecosystems, green living, oil consumption, recycling
No more FringeFrills for the FringeFamily! Great post, kiddo!
The Texas Woman
You are too funny! By far the best “Go Green” article I’ve ever read!
That was fun! I love all the green stuff you use. PJ
Hey, Cat Daddy’s way ahead of you on the laundry thing. Here’s another water saving tip-communal baths! This was a great fun read. Thanks for the laughs and this alone gets you membership(along with your sincerity) into the JWLC. Welcome!!! Tn’T
Well golly gee..if that’s going green the we are already there..ha ha.. showers once a week..will not work for this family but I will mention it to the kids…then I’ll be shipped to your house for the rest of the year.
I loved the pic of “green products.”
But… how exactly does Barbasol – in an aerosol can, no less – save the environment? Oh yeah. The can’s green.
I like the way you think!
Well maybe you are onto something with this. Every consider publishing it in a “going green” guide? Alot of folks over here do the “once a week shower” thing…but I for one don’t too much appreciate it.
Happy New Year, friend!
I love going green. Add drink water out of the hose – we don’t need that fain-cy bottled water. But I do need an idea on how to go green and still have air conditioning. My family blows too much hot air, so that won’t work.
Hey I went green…with envy because I didn’t write this VERY FUNNY post! See it’s working already!!!!
hilarious!
Love the green heavy cream!
I’ll keep my eyes pealed for “naturally fallen sticks” for ya’ll.
ROFL! I wish you success.
I’m green everyday.
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Ok I vote for you to head the Environmental portion of our government!!
Awesome post.
I applaud your greeness. I’m kind of Yellow/green myself. We do the energy efficient light bulbs, but cut down 12 trees in our yard. We use some green products, but didn’t know about all the others because well…if you just don’t clean, then isn’t that being really green!
You are inspiring! Funny story – my friend needed a new carpet and went to the rug place and asked if they had “green carpet”. They led her to an area that sure had green carpet – the color green. Ha!
I think my husband is secretly going “green” on me. He usually wears the same outfit to work all week; well, except for the underwear (I hope). It’s his contribution to a lessened laundry load. Now the girls on the other hand…
I was on board until that roach part. Then you lost me. Ugh!!!! Happy FringeGreen. ~Mindy
Goodness girl! I really need to start wearing depends before I sit down to read your blog! You are hilarious! What a great idea for a spin on “Going Green”. To be honest, I’m SO green (sick) about “Going Green”. I have older people that come through my lines at work and are like all in a huff just because they forgot their tote bags to pack the groceries in!! What a guilt trip! It’s all really a sham and its all about something else green, MONEY! They need money, so what better way to get money then to guilt people into thinking that THEY are killing the earth! Oy, I’ve vented, my time is up! Thanks again for the laugh!
I green when I’m lazy but then things literally turn green and that’s just gross! I do need to learn more though, seriously.
Great light hearted reading for the morning, thanks!
Best Regards,
Mike Kendall
Okay now I see that I really should be concerned with going green!
Thanks for opening my eyes and making me a more viable part of society!!!
I love it! Especially the “green” products and the FringeKids allowed to write only on walls! ROFL!
Blessings!
Merryheart@Free’nWell Blog