Comments on: A Day in the Life of a Plastic-Free Blogger

By: SavvyChristine

SavvyChristine — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:11:44 +0000

Ha! I guess I DID miss your knitted iPod cozy. Strange how the mind can recall certain things, but not others, no? I feel like the extreme lack of sleep I was on yesterday might have contributed to the problem. Are you on Ravelry?

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:50:12 +0000

Christine, I absolutely knit! I guess you missed the post about the iPod case I knitted a while back: http://fakeplasticfish.com/2010/02/knitted-ipod-cover/

I love the earbud covers. Thanks for sending the link!

By: SavvyChristine

SavvyChristine — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:34:39 +0000

Here I was today mindlessly daydreaming at work, wishing I could get my hands on some good yarn, when I realized I may have your earbud problems solved: a knitted earbud cozy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83646871@N00/3631814881/) Now that I’ve made my way back to this post, though, I see that I was thinking of the wrong part of your headphones. No worries! There’s a solution for that too: http://thinkmagenta.blogspot.com/2008/10/free-pattern-ipod-earbud-covers.html I don’t suppose you knit?

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:54:16 +0000

Like the other folks who have commented on your blog, I enjoy your story and ideas on being plastic free. I see some immediate changes we can make in our family (My husband Mike and 3 cats). I have a few cloth grocery bags but have used mostly plastic; that ends today. I sew a lot, so I will repurpose some things into more cloth grocery bags; thus leaving some in each car- no excuse to use the plastic bags. I have lots of plastic bags and will find ways to reuse them a few times before I take them to the recycle center. Other than medical equipment I need, my shopping habits will not include plastics
Thanks for taking the time to open our eyes on a variety of subjects as well as giving us practical ideas on avoiding plastics.

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By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:55:52 +0000

@Jen, exactly. We all do what we can. I only work at a regular job 3 days a week, and I don’t have kids. But then again, I think of the green moms who do have kids and I think that making homemade cat food takes a lot less time then preparing homemade meals for children several times per day. Honestly, I don’t think it’s a time thing as much as a resources thing — living in the Bay Area helps a lot.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:36:40 +0000

Wow, thanks for posting that. I find your blog really inspiring, but I have to say I end up feeling really guilty that I can’t do what you do. Now, having seen how your day goes, I understand! You have several hours in your day to do plastic-avoiding activities that don’t exist in my day. This was really helpful.

By: Rebecca The Greeniac

Rebecca The Greeniac — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:22:14 +0000

What a wonderful post! I’m most certainly going to try the home made cat food. Although, I actually wrote to all of the premium cat food companies who all swore up and down that there is no BPA in their 6 ounce cans. But it’s still a LOT of waste.

I often find myself wishing for a power outage… it’s sometimes hard to remember that they all come with an off switch!

By: Katy

Katy — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:28:50 +0000

Way to go, Beth! I love your relaxed morning. Starting at 9am sounds about right to me (if only my little people would agree with me). I am amazed about how few new things you have bought this year. That is really inspiring.

And your point about being less plugged in is very helpful. I’ve got a couple other writing projects other than my blog, and it is hard to keep up with all of it lately. But my days now are mostly computer free, and I do feel itchy in the afternoon for it, but I hold out until the kids are asleep. Than it is all screen, all the time. No wonder I can’t fall asleep at night!

Thanks for the post.

By: Lisa @Retro Housewife Goes Green

Lisa @Retro Housewife Goes Green — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:54:30 +0000

This was a very interesting post. I wish I could do half as well on my reducing plastic use half as well as you.