Getting ready for Spring

I bought some 5gallon buckets for my water re-use efforts. It seems a little weird, when i think about it, but I forget all the reasons not to do it. The water I use to bathe with, turns out to be almost 1gallon, but barely. If i told people i knew, I was re-using the water from bathing and now the water from my washing machine to flush my toilet, I'm sure I'd get the same reaction i always do, when i suggest doing something unheard of. i don't think they realize that washing clothes uses almost 20gallons of water...I won't talk about the wattage required to wash and dry clothes here. I will say, I would look like to wash my clothes in tubs full of rainwater.

Below are my 15gallons of water from one load of clothes...machine set on medium load.

I always run into people in my life, who find it easy to question me. They always go,"why would you do that? etc. I say, why not? Whether it be reducing the amount of TV I watch or collecting cans, it all gets me closer to where i want to be. The only person i need to fight with, is myself, the inner struggle is the hardest of all. I had a coworker ask me if i was turning into the unibomber, when he saw me watching a homesteading video, about raising rabbits. Really? I told him, that I wouldn't waste my time. Then i couldn't help myself, because he eats HotPockets every single day. I said something like, easy there HotPocket blah blah...of course, all i jest. It is almost like, anyone who thinks outside the box is a crackpot...as much as being pagan is devil worship. It makes me wonder if it is 2010 or 1600. Thoreau had the same type doubters, as did all the others who thought outside the box.

I keep wonderig why i see people with "green homes" the size of mansions? Green should also mean less of a footprint on the land, not just green products.

Anyways, today I bought a small Blueberry plant and seeds. It would be nice to be able to grow my own food and have enough to store. I doubt I'll have fruit this year, with proper care I'm sure It will return the favor as it grows.