Mom, did you clean my t-shirt?

That is a rather frequent question if someone will think about it. There are hundreds of times that i have searched for my pair of jeans and shirts and i could not find them just because they were in the bathroom where all the clothes that need cleaning are.

Back in my house, we have something like a bin where all the family throws the dirty clothes and after a while they go for cleaning in the wash machine. I suppose that every family does that.
I started this post kind of weirdly but I have a point to make. Some i assume have visited and stayed in a hotel before. Customers especially from other countries that come for vacation as for cleaning for their clothes since they are not able to clean them by themselves. And so the housekeeping of the hotel tends to put the wash machine into use for a small lode of clothes whereas it could clean the double amount.

The reason why people do not clean everyday their clothes? money. Even if some do not realize that, using the wash machine only once a week is more cost effective. Families can save money from electricity and water. Unconsciously they help the environment. And families help their own pockets.

A small information and i m done: Hotels today have the highest number of consumption in electricity and especially water. I work in hotels and trust me the amounts used every day are enormous. If someone decides to go for vacation try to be more friendly to the environment and try not to overuse your services by asking for clean towels and clean sheets every day.

How much would you give me for this?

When i came to America i had a huge luggage problem. I had to watch the weight of my luggage back home so that it would not exceed the limit. If anyone would have seen my room in the first days i was here they would think i m poor. A few days ago i discovered that the weight which my mother and I thought was the limit for the luggage, was even higher that we thought. Well everyone can imagine i went out to the mall and bought my self clothes since everything is so cheap here in contrast with my country and of course the weather is not as fierce and cold as back home. i had to prepare my self. I have ended up almost filling up my closet without worrying anymore so much about the weight.

Before i discovered the limit was much more than i thought, i was trying to discover ways to get rid of my old clothes. I found out that here it is possible to sell clothes back to the store whereas in my country no such thing exists. People can so sell their old clothes and get a small profit out of it. My point is that rather than throwing clothes to the garbage bins people can sell them and so avoid an extra burden to the environment. Another solution of course is to give them to charity. In that case you will not only help the environment but also other fellow citizens who really need clothes.

I probably will give them to the church and know that i helped someone.

Winter has finally come

Yesterday evening sitting int he living room of my apartment watching television. I saw out of the windows and i noticed it was raining. It was too slow though to be rain i later realized... It was snowing!

The fact that it has not rained or snowed until now is very worrying. a couple of years ago i remember we had rain from October and in November it felt winter. The effects of global warming start to appear. Very fast. Right now back in the Mediterranean my parents are with the t shirts. This is not normal.

So i ended up starring out the window for a long long time and was hoping that tomorrow morning i would go out and see snow everywhere. Well, my wish was not granted but at least i had a nice memory of it and soon it will be reality. Haven't seen snow for five years now.

Picture of the week

I haven't posted for a long time no pictures so here is one that i loved it. These are actually the real colors of the flower there is no account to if it is changed in Photo shop.

Picture belongs to kayleor

We are out of toilet paper!

Have ever noticed that sometimes the toilet paper is not enough? I sure have.

I m from the group of people that use a lot of paper. I surely do not think about the environment at that moment i have to admit because i m to concerned about my hygiene. Of course at the end when the toilet paper is finished i remind my self next time i will try to use it more consciously and the cycle goes on.

Its not that its misuse of natural resources but also its a waste of money. Every time i go to the super market i m surprised at the price of the toilet paper but i have to buy it.
This is a difficult subject since it might make people feel uncomfortable (it even makes me talking about it!) but, hey, its the raw truth.

Even the smallest changes can make a difference.

Halloween

Last Friday and Saturday there were a lot of posts going on about Halloween. People were so excited about this festivity which I do not have back in my country. Everyone was so excited to go to parties and dress up but mostly drink. It is obvious that my drinking habits are not even as close as the ones Americans have. what mostly makes me happy to see are all those children going around trick or treating and coming back home full of candy. I honestly would like to go out and do that even if my age just because i did not have the chance to do it when i was a child.

Of course dressing up as fascinating characters and fantastic heroes is also one of my favorite things. I really enjoyed the fairy costume the blogger, to whom i reply to, has posted. She definitely has a creative side in making costumes. The closest festival we have to Halloween is the carnival which takes place around march. we have the chance to dress up and go out to the streets and party while seeing others with their fantastic costumes. There are a lot of parades going on in the country and almost in every city and everybody is dancing to the music and having fun with their friends and family. Sometimes they can get really wild though but i guess it is normal. But it is always so much fun. I suppose it is always fun when it is a holiday no matter what the holiday is about.

Post based on super slash photography blog