Green Mama Talks

I was asked by my dear friend LCO to speak to her MOPS group on being "green" for their March meeting. I was humbled that she thought to ask me and quickly realized I had not spoken in front a group since my working days which are getting smaller on the horizon every day.

Her group is a great group of gracious Mom's who let me stumble through my presentation. There were lots of green Mom's in the making amongst their group. They taught me a thing or two. It was a fun collaborative discussion about how we can be good stewards of our planet.

Thanks to Salem Baptist MOPS for having me. I thoroughly enjoyed your group!

I wanted to share with you a tip from that meeting. I'll post a few as a blog series.

#1 According to Energy Star, up to 40% of an appliances usage is when the appliance is turned off and not in use. By unplugging the appliance 6-26% savings can be had. Unplug small kitchen appliances after use (coffee pot, toaster oven, mixer, can opener, etc).

Take it a step further by unplugging those decorative lamps that are not used often. How about the lamp, alarm clock or TV in the guest room that is infrequently used? I did this in my home. Prior to a guest arriving I will spend time readying the room and can plug the items back in at that time.

These seemingly little things can add up to savings on your power bill.