Holly Continued

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In a message dated 12/28/2006 11:00:18 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pandorasway2000 writes:

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, I guess I should mention a little about my lifestyle too............

 

I live in Oceanside, located in north coastal San Diego County. Oceanside is both urban and suburban. I live in an apartment complex with two roommates and my cat, Amadeus, in the San Luis Rey Valley directly across from the San Luis Rey River. I would LOVE to have a small beach house or cottage by the ocean, but at the moment chose to live collectively with others in order to save money and figure out how 1 or 2 people can live and be as 'frugal' with resources as living somewhat communally allows. I drive the 10.5 miles from my home to my office M-F as the local bus service does not travel in the direction of my work early enough for me to be at work. One of my roommates does take the bus to work though or carpools with our other roomie (they work different hours but at the same place) and sometimes I can take the bus riding roomie to work on my way to the office, depending on our work schedules. The biggest impact I am making on the environment is having my b/f drive 90 miles each way from LA on the weekends. We are trying to see if we can work around the train schedule, but for the moment, the train doesn't run on Sundays or early enough on Mondays for him to get to work. If he eventually moves down here than that issue will be resolved! He does drive a newer model Jetta and gets 30 mpg on the highway. He is also able to take the bus from his home in LA to where he works.

 

We both shop at thrift stores, yard sales and are active in local clothing and tool swaps in LA & San Diego. We have each managed to continue our college education by taking online classes rather than commuting to the actual campus, so that helps also. We buy locally grown produce and are very careful to not buy items that are packaged individually if we can help it.

 

I guess that's about it for now.

 

NoëlleEllen Christian <scentednights2002 > wrote:

 

 

 

Hi Everyone,

For those that don't know me, my name is Ellen and I am an avid homesteader. I live in VT with my husband and two children. We have two rural acres and an 1865 farmhouse. I enjoy gardening, cooking, preserving, flea markets & country life. If you'd like to learn more about me you can check out the link in my sig line.

Ellen LaFleche-Christian

Lilac Hill Homestead / Vermont

http://tinyurl.com/lpfaf

"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and thewinds long to play with your hair." - Kahlil Gibran

 

Me again, after reading Ellen's intro, I realized that I didn't tell everyone where I live, I live in Portland, Oregon in a suburb, Lake Oswego, a Beautiful little place on a lake. I have two grown sons and one daughter still at home, she is eighteen and will be starting college in the fall. One dog, two birds, one husband. Married for 21 years, happily. I work from home, as an event planner for wineries in our region. So, there is a little more background for me. Thanks for your indulgence. Peace and Hope, Holly

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Sounds like a great career, Holly, I didn't know that about you! (Or I forgot, lol.)

 

Cyndi

 

In a message dated 12/29/2006 1:29:09 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, phollap writes:

 

Me again, after reading Ellen's intro, I realized that I didn't tell everyone where I live, I live in Portland, Oregon in a suburb, Lake Oswego, a Beautiful little place on a lake. I have two grown sons and one daughter still at home, she is eighteen and will be starting college in the fall. One dog, two birds, one husband. Married for 21 years, happily. I work from home, as an event planner for wineries in our region. So, there is a little more background for me. Thanks for your indulgence. Peace and Hope, Holly