Save Your Energy

Why not find ways to save energy in your senior home and lifestyle. The biggies are, do you really need a car? I know lots of people who consider that "giving up" their car shows that they are elderly. Yikes.  No one will escape inevitable "elderly", so stop the shaming of it. Cars are expensive to own.  I sold mine and have never missed it. I take a taxi company that doesn't mind walkers, and I use deliveries. Online shopping is a boon. Delivery is usually free. Grocery stores charge for it but that's not the same expense and trouble as running a car and loading/ unloading groceries. My delivery guy is a prince. Get a freezer.  I recommend a cheap, small upright. Easier on the back and a bit of defrosting once a year, doesn't  hurt. When there is a sale on meats and other items, I'm there. I know someone who gets bulk buying of meats and it's amazingly less expensive. They bring it all to your door and you organize what you order your way. Check it out. Lights? Do you need to have your whole place ablaze all day. Half light is much easier on the eyes and nerves. It feels cool in summer and cosy in winter. Use bright light only when you need it to read etc. Cooking or anything that requires heat costs more to run. Try what the Danes have been doing for ages. Bring your veggies to a boil and turn off the heat. It'll continue cooking. For safely cooking meats, use a thermometer.  An airfryer is a tiny convection oven. I do anything and everything in mine. This very useful appliance does not fry, it broils. It will toast your bread and fry your eggs and do the meats as in a broiler. Delicious, easy and fun.  I also have a little egg cooker that does perfect jobs on eggs. What I wish we could return to, as those do, and have done for centuries, in other parts of world, are outdoor clothes lines. Global warming and sunshine beg for their use. Showers use less than tubbing. Dishwashers used wisely, take much less water than that dishpan some think is better. Not so. I think you already have many more ideas of your own for saving precious energy. Good on you!