Lights Out

Tomorrow (March 29th) @ 8pm (your local time), everyone is encouraged to join in on Earth Hour and turn off your lights and non-essential appliances for ONE HOUR in solidarity for electricity conservation (households and businesses alike)!

Last year's Earth Hour (created by the World Wildlife Fund) was held in Sydney, Australia where more than 2 million people flipped the switch. They even got 48,000 cars off the road for that hour. Can you believe it? Hooray for lower carbon emissions!

Need to light the way during Earth Hour? Light up some beeswax candles (they swell oh-so-sweet) and make shadow puppets, read a cook by candlelight like in the olden days, have conversation...or just have a makeout session...you know, whatever floats your boat.

Wind It Up!

FYI: Don't forget that we turn our clocks one-hour forward this weekend. Hooray! It will be lighter out when I leave work. Oh Springtime...

Next time you're in the market for a new clock why don't you opt for a wind-up one. You don't need to plug it in and it doesn't require batteries. Plus, they've got the cool old-timey feel! And the ticking can lull you to sleep.

Note to not forget to wind it up again (I would do it before bed) otherwise your clock slows down and you're timing will be off!

(Clock pictured is of the Ikea-ilk)