Category Archives: Utilities

Thanks for your comments and suggestions on my previous blog entry, complaining about doorstep sellers. As ever, you raise some excellent points. Personally I think door-step selling should be banned but, as Christine, points out, any law would have to … Continue reading →

Something has been annoying me lately and I feel the need to share it with you. Maybe it’s my imagination, but it seems to me that more and more organisations have taken to aggressive door-stepping in our neighbourhood. Now, I’m … Continue reading →

A very happy New Year to you! I hope you had a relaxing festive season and got to recharge your batteries over the break. How exciting that we are entering not only a fresh year but also a new decade. … Continue reading →

It’s deepest darkest November and my month long energy saving challenge has now come to an end. So over the weekend, with some trepidation, I took my final meter readings and looked at previous bills to see how our gas … Continue reading →

I can’t believe how cold it is for this time of year! A friend of mine was in Stratford upon Avon yesterday and there was snow. What with the credit crunch, negative equity and job worries, many of us are … Continue reading →

This week during my challenge to save energy around my home, I’m looking at alternative energy sources. And I have to say I’m feeling pretty encouraged by some changes that could be afoot. I’ve just been speaking to eco-warriors at … Continue reading →

Yesterday I underwent my second energy task of the week – going without as much electricity as possible. I decided it wasn’t frugal to turn off the fridge and freezer and ruin the food and my pet lizards rely on … Continue reading →

This week as I continue my energy saving challenge I am carrying out two experiments: a day without gas and a day without electricity. My aim is to discover just how reliant we are on these energy supplies, and what … Continue reading →

Continuing my mission this week to conserve more energy around my home, I’ve been picking the brains of Richard Lloyd, the Energy Saving Trust’s regional manager for the East of England. He was kind enough to give me the following  … Continue reading →

Thanks for all your great comments on the blog. This week I’m hoping to target energy wastage hot spots around our home and find ways of dealing with them. So I made this little video earlier to show you where … Continue reading →