So in response to a few people I thought I would publicly share with everyone that blogging has moved down my list of priorities lately. As recent posts have stated, I won my battle with Eddy in having the option to have more babies. But I also became sickly addicted to the game I offered to play with him. It was supposed to be a temporary painful miserable thing but has developed into almost a daily habitual routine. I’ve really slacked off my game time but it is still superior to my blogging. Maybe once im sick of it, I will post more frequently. My brain is a bit preoccupied these days. =)
Now onto a different subject. I am really disappointed in JEA this past month. Due to the amount of money we had to pay in the month of June I decided to try some conservation.
My first priority was to keep the air on 80 degrees or higher with exception of naptime (78) and bedtime (79). Previous months it stayed at 78 or lower.
We also quit using our dishwasher entirely.
I stopped taking baths, and instead took quick showers.
I kept all lights/fans off except if we were in the room. Absolutely no lights before 8pm.
I didnt let the computers run all day.
I turned the air up 5 degrees or more when absent from home.
I didn’t let the TV run all day.
I cut my laundry washing down by 3 loads or more a week.
We didnt water our lawn for 2 weeks.
And yet, with all that conservation our bill was $15 higher.
Now JEA had the nerve to tell me that my thermostat is probably broken and it really is 78 degrees or lower when it says that its 80. I think it is a bunch of crap to get me off their back and hide the fact that they are ripping people off. They probably arent used to people questioning their bills or trying to conserve energy.
The worst part is, the rates went up last week nearly 30% and so everyone will have a higher bill next month no matter what.
This month, I am not going to use my dryer except for our linens because technically its against neigborhood rules to have a clothes line. Im also going to keep the air on 81 during the day and 80 at night. We will see. Atleast I can compare water and electricity usage.
Anyway, thats my blog for the month.
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