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darkmoonkestrel · 6 days ago

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daily kestrel 124:

we got a lot done around the house today! it took two Home Depot trips, the first of which was longer than necessary bc Peyton was looking at tools, but I had told him he could buy some, so I can't begrudge him the time. ultimately the set he wanted ended up being out of stock, so I set up notifications and we're gonna hope it goes back in stock before the good sale on it ends bc that man does deserve tools

among the things we got done today were: Paige made a delicious breakfast, Peyton patched the hole into the attic (unfortunately we believe that we have trapped the squirrel into the attic instead of out of it, but Harley is bringing some humane traps tomorrow, so hopefully we can get it out and release it), I swept the deck (it needs a pressure wash but it does look a little better now), Paige deep cleaned the bathroom, Karilyn fixed the leak under the kitchen sink, I went to the storage unit and got the rest of the kitchen stuff and the bedroom stuff so we finally have nightstands now (I also packed it all so securely in the bed of the truck that I didn't need to put a single ratchet strap on it, so I was proud of that), Peyton fixed the gutter downspout that fell earlier this week, I cleaned the garage door and door frame with a magic eraser, we met one of our neighbors, Harley cleaned the windows of the sunroom very thoroughly, Karilyn started on fixing the outdoor spigot and replacing it with a frost-free one (that job needs to be finished tomorrow), I burned boxes, Peyton replaced the deadbolt on the back door with a passage bolt so we don't need a key on the inside, and I made chicken Alfredo stuffed shells for dinner

overall, a productive day, and another one to come tomorrow. Harley and Karilyn have gone home for the night, but they shall be returning tomorrow to complete the frost-free spigot installation. I plan to tackle the holes in the garage ceiling tomorrow, and then hopefully we can get the rest of the bedroom set up and unpack our clothes and the remainder of the bathroom supplies. it's starting to feel like a house, slowly but surely

#Saturday #January #i am typing this from the bathroom bc i forgot to take a lactaid with dinner #and my body realized (even if my brain forgot) that the chicken Alfredo stuffed shells recipe contains 7 types of dairy #also I've realized that the house isn't even coming that slowly #we've done an impressive amount of repairs and deep cleans and setup in general in the slightly less than two weeks that we've had it #I'm very happy with our progress

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headspace-hotel · 26 days ago

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How to begin a sustainable way of life

This is a draft of something I've been writing for a couple months. It is mainly focused on the culture of the USA. Feel free to repost or otherwise share, with or without credit.

Do not tell people what to do—help them do it!

Give the gift of relief from being forced to engage in society’s unsustainable ways of life.

“People need to eat more plant-based foods.” ->Talk about your favorite recipes, give others recipes, cook for them, and grow vegetables and plants in your garden and give them away as gifts.

“People need to repair their clothes.” -> Offer to repair others’ clothes, and teach people how to repair their clothes.

“People need to buy less clothes.” -> Give them old clothes that you don’t want, help them repair their clothes

“People need to buy less plastic stuff.” -> Learn to make things that can serve the same purpose, such as baskets, and give them as gifts. Let people borrow things you own so they don’t have to buy their own.

“People need to stop using leafblowers and other gas-guzzling machinery.” -> Offer to rake the leaves. You can use them as compost in your own garden.

“People need to be more educated about nature.”-> Learn about nature yourself. Tell people about nature. Be open about your love of creatures such as snakes, spiders, and frogs. Do not show awareness that this could be strange. You are not obligated to quiet down your enthusiasm for creepy crawlies to demonstrate awareness that it is weird. Point out at every opportunity how these animals are beneficial.

“People need to use cars less.” -> Offer rides to others whenever you must go somewhere. Whenever you are about to go to the store, ask your neighbor or your friend who lives along the way, “Is there anything you need from the store?”

You cannot control others’ behaviors, but you can free them from being controlled.

If you think to yourself, “But this would be so difficult to do!” ask yourself WHY? Why does your society coerce you into less sustainable ways of living, forcing you to consume excessively? After thinking about this, consider that it is less simple and easy than you thought to make more sustainable choices, so why would you judge others for not doing it?

Do not act alone—act with others!

Environmentally friendly behaviors that can be done alone, without collaborating with or consulting another person, are the least powerful of all. Whenever an “environmentally friendly” behavior is suggested, figure out “How can I give this as a gift?” or “How can I make this possible on the level of a whole community?”

“Personal choices” do not work because every single person has to make them individually. If you are focused on making your own personal choice, you are not focused on others. If you are not focused on others, you are not helping them. If nobody is helping each other, most people won’t be able to make the “personal choice.”

You inherently share an ecosystem with your neighbors

Start with your neighbors, the people physically close to you. You live on the same patch of land, containing roots from the same plants and trees. You can speak to them face to face without traveling, which means you can easily bring them physical things without using resources to travel.

Always talk to your neighbors and be friendly with them. Offer them favors unprompted and tell them about how your garden is doing. Do not be afraid to be annoying—a slightly annoying neighbor who is helpful, kind, and can be relied upon for a variety of favors or in times of need is a necessary and inevitable part of a good community. If you make the effort to be present in somebody’s life, they will have to put up with you on some occasions, but that is just life. We cannot rely on each other if we do not put up with each other.

Simply spending time with someone influences them for good

Every hour you spend outside with your neighbor is an hour your neighbor doesn’t spend watching Fox News. Every hour you spend talking with someone and interacting with them in the real world, eating real food and enjoying your real surroundings, is an hour you don’t spend only hearing a curated picture of what reality is like from social media.

Isolation makes it easy for people to become indoctrinated into extremist beliefs. When someone spends more time alone, watching TV, Youtube, or scrolling social media, than they do with others, their concept of what other people are like and what the world is like comes more from social media than real life. TV and online media are meant to influence you in a specific way. Simply restricting the access these influences have to yourself and others is helpful.

A garden is the source of many gifts

If you grow a garden, you can give your neighbors and friends the gift of food, plants, and crafted objects. This is one of the foundational ways to form community. When you give food, you provide support to others. When you give plants, you are encouraging and teaching about gardening. It is even better when you give recipes cooked from things you grew, or items crafted from things you grew. You can also give the gift of knowledge of how to grow these plants, cook these recipes, or craft these objects.