Energy Star

Today, I have learned that I am not naturally talented when it comes to painting trim. Whether fortunately or not, I will have many opportunities to develop this skill.

But that's not the exciting thing about today. The exciting thing is that I bought appliances! More specifically, I bought a washer and dryer and refrigerator. Because Earth Day is this week, and because the washer and refrigerator are Energy Star compliant, I got a 10% discount on them at the Home Depot. I also got an extra $25 rebate from the power company. For the washer (and the toilet I bought yesterday), I could have gotten a rebate from the SoCal Water$mart program, too, but they've run out of rebates for the month of April. But at least I will be limiting my water use and being as environmentally conscious as my budget will allow me to be.

One last bit of excitement for the day: I set the trash out this evening. Oh, the joys of curbside trash pickup. I didn't have quite enough recycling to make it worth setting out the recycling bin this time, but I'm looking forward to trying it next week. (One takes one's pleasures where one finds them.)