2008 was a mixed bag of events for us. Highs and lows, like any family I suppose, but since we began our sustainable lifestyle even little victories seam like big highs and the lows don’t even bother us.
I thought that just for my own records, it would be good to document some of the memorable things we did last year. I am not a huge fan of lists, but in this instance, I will make an exception. I added links where I wrote something about the event.
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Reduced energy bills by 90% from 2007
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My family stopped thinking I was a crazy middle aged hippy
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Cleared our credit card debt (finally)
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Learnt Self-Hypnosis and have nearly overcome a persistent back injury (not green, but good news).
There are many more achievements I can think of and have probably missed, but this list are the ones that stick out for me. It was a great year, and if it hadn’t been for my back injury, it would have been stellar!
All in all, it was one I will never forget!
Happy New Year everyone.
have a happy and productive 2009 gav and family.and may all your dreams for 2009 come true
Mate, looking at your list in its shortened form is enough… some people take 10 years to achieve that amount. Well Done.
Happy, Safe, and Productive 2009 to all at the GOG house
Phil
A big year Gavin! Best wishes to you and your family for 2009 🙂
Cheers, Julie
What alot of achievments you and your family have reached in 2008 Gavin. Well done. keep up the gardening stories, they are one of the things that keep me going during the winter months in the UK. Can you believe there are five months of the year here when they don’t even have to cut their lawns!!!!
Happy New Year, Margaret
I’ve been following your blog pretty much from day one and have constantly been amazed at how much you’ve achieved. Well done, Gavin. You’re a true inspiration.
Happy New Year 🙂
We are so proud of you! I hope you can inspire us more and more to become more like you!
Wow! What a busy year…I have only just found your blog so am off to read more about some of these achievements… Cheers, Tricia