How to Throw a Party and help the planet

Is it really possible to have loads of fun, and help the planet at the same time?

Really??

Let's start out with a bang shall we?

Throw a party for the planet!

Yep, you heard me right!

But not just any party. Nope. Throw a No-heat party!

I remember the first No-heat party I went to. It was on the coldest night of winter that year, according to the Farmer's Almanac. I know, because the hosts actually bragged about it to us...

You see, even though It was a @#$% cold minus 40 degrees outside, that party had the windows of the house completely fogged up from our body heat, all night long.

The hosts were thrilled, because they'd managed to turn DOWN the thermostat for the very coldest night of the entire year. (This was the kind of thing they got their jollies on. I know. I can relate.)

In fact, what really made me stop and think was that I found out later...they didn't have to heat that place for the ENTIRE next day. I guess it didn't hurt that they'd jammed us in like sardines and we were quite the rowdy bunch. Giggle.

But as Item #1 on our list of 88 things we can do to enjoy life and help the planet, I think you take the point...throwing a No-heat party is pretty simple! Here's what you do:

Easy right?

You're absolutely right.

And what you'll have had there, is your very first green, no-heat party. Congratulations! I hope it's the first of many, many more.

Now of course, there are lots of other things you can do to green your party, in addition to turning down the heat. We'll get into some of those throughout this course. But that's really all there is to it. Turning down your thermostat just the one or two nights a month or so, when you're entertaining, is a mindless, simple and FABULOUS way to help the planet. Heck, you may even want to throw more parties so you can do it more often! Just be sure you're fair about it and go warm up your friends' houses once in a while too.

Turning down your thermostat when you're entertaining is a simple way to help the planet, and have fun doing it.

Best to you,

Andrea Lee
Signing off to enjoy life and help the planet...what about you?

Best to you,

Andrea Lee
andrea@joytotheplanet.com