Favourite thing Friday

I really wanted to post something about Kiwi music but after trying to upload some song links from YouTube (with no luck) I'm going to have to pick something else.

Meet Silvetty our World Vision child.

She lives in Zambia and is 12 years old. So for $40.00 nz dollars a month I am helping her and her community. How exciting to know you can make such a difference in ONE child's life.

So if you are interested in sponsoring a child check out World Visions website.

Favourite thing Friday

I am loving this blog right now.

Simple-green-frugal-co-op.

Rhonda Jean from down-to-earth is one of the contributors to this great blog.

I am trying to minimize the impact I have on our Earth and since my word for the year is

the ONE thing we are doing differently is wearing clothes more than once with the motto of 'if it's not dirty, don't wash it'.

Let me tell you the difference this ONE thing it is having. I am now washing only every second day (instead of 2 loads each day) which is a great time saver and of course there's the savings in power and water.

I did use to make my own washing powder, but now that I am washing nappies my homemade powder would leave a residue and make them less absorbent. Since cutting down on my washing I am now able to afford an eco friendly powder.

So, what is the ONE thing you are doing differently this year?

ONE

You may have read how some people pick a word for the year.

My word is

So, today I rang World Vision and arranged to sponsor a child. I am following the premise that ONE person can make a difference.

So for $40.00 a month I am choosing to give a child life.

Word for the Year

Dee of sew-funky has posted here about choosing a word for the year and the other blogs that inspired her to do this.

(Drum roll please)

So without further ado my word for 2009 is

I am basing this word on the premise that ONE person can make a difference.

I may not make a difference to thousands such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jnr or Oprah , but I (one) can make a difference to ONE.

And who knows what difference that ONE will make to our world. The possibilities are endless and exciting.