Our First Energy Bill

Our first energy bill was 25% lower than the bill we received the previous month in our old apartment and also 25% lower compared to what we paid last year at this time. Unfortunately, I could not compare the kilowatt hour usage, because I did not save the old bill, but I am fairly happy. I was hoping for more of a savings, because our new place is half the size of our old place, but I think there is a point of diminishing returns when it comes to saving energy; house size is not directly proportional to energy use. Also, our ceilings here are vaulted, whereas our old ceilings were not, leading to a vertical square footage that also needs to be taken into account (for cooling costs).

Furnished!

Here are the pics of our new placed furnished. After living here for over two months now, I have to say it has not been much of a hardship. In fact, it makes life a lot easier in many ways; cleaning is a breeze, and everything we need is within arms reach or a short skip and a jump. The most difficult thing for us has probably been dealing with our laundry. We have a hard time motivating ourselves to drive down to the laundromat.

Hiatus

Sorry for the hiatus. We have been without internet access at home and have been really busy (school is kicking my butt!). New posts coming soon!