What's keeping you from being green?  Time, money, family?  For me it is family.  We do a lot in our house to live sustainably.  Although my husband jokingly refers to me "going Amish", he has been incredibly supportive and generally a good sport about the craziness that ensues.  There are however some things that are currently beyond his scope of acceptability.  Having said that, I have been presented with a rare opportunity.  A summer of solitude.

My husband deploys in May for six months, the chitlins will spend the summer at their mother's, and I will be alone.  Alone to do as I please.  No school activities to run to, no dinners to make, no time-clock to punch, no appearances to keep up, no excuses and no roadblocks.  Nothing.  Given this opportunity, what would you do?  

Would you ... Stop shaving?  Go no 'poo?  Unplug the refrigerator?  Use cloth wipes?  Eat local?  Vegetarian?  Vegan?  Cancel the cable?  Buy nothing?  Pee on your tomatoes?  Buy a goat?  Chickens?

It is exciting to think about isn't it?  I have a few plans already.  Mostly to do with cutting costs and a massive garden.  There is lots of work to be done to shrink our yard and expand our food source.  Maybe this summer I will finally figure out what to do with all those walnuts littering the lawn? 

With a free summer schedule and very little responsibility, it is time to delve deeper into my quest for a more eco-friendly, simple, sustainable life.  I realize not everyone has this chance, so I am giving you the opportunity to live vicariously through me.  There are two polls on my sidebar: one asking "What would you do?" and the other "What should I do?".  Both polls will be open until April 30.  At that time I will take into consideration the question(s) with the most votes under "What should I do?" and then do it.  I may choose one adventure for the entire summer or several with the most votes to split into month trials.  I am also open to suggestions not listed on the poll.  I know there are things out there that I have not even thought about!  Leave a comment and I will look into it.  Of course I will blog about it along the way.  Good, bad, and ugly.

So what has been rolling around in the back of your mind and what is keeping you from doing it?