Emily Bloss

Every time I see a phone book at the end of our driveway, I get mad. I didn’t ask for it, I don’t want it, and I don’t use it. I shove it in my cabinet and it sits there for a year until the next one comes. Then I pull it out and take it to be recycled… and so the process repeats year after year. I called once to have them stop, but I don’t think anything happened… we still have 5 pristine phone books. Today I found a site which says it can help you opt-out of receiving phone books. Yayyy!!!! I hope it works.

Yellow Pages Goes Green

Consider these facts (borrowed from the About page on the site):

Over 500 million of these directories are printed every year. That is nearly two books for every person in the country! These directories produce a staggering amount of waste, not only in terms of misused natural resources but also in filling of valuable landfill space.

To produce 500 million books:

• 19 million trees need to be harvested
• 1.6 billion pounds of paper are wasted
• 7.2 million barrels of oil are misspent in their processing (not including the wasted gas used for their delivery to your doorstep)
• 268,000 cubic yards of landfill are taken up
• 3.2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity are squandered

I found an interesting article the other day… it tells you how to get an effective workout by just using your own body and perhaps a few other tools. I like this because I’m just starting to incorporate exercise into my daily routine, and I’m not yet at a fitness level where I need equipment. Hopefully soon, though!!

Zen Habits: How to Get In Lean Shape with Little or No Equipment

Within the next month or so, we plan on getting memberships at Spring Hill MMA… it’s $80 each per month for unlimited classes. I want to try jiu jitsu, judo and the women’s cardio kickboxing. Whee!