Things I did whilst enjoying Earth Hour:

- Knitted a few rows on the scarf I'm working on.

- Read a few chapters of a book I bought ages ago but never have time to pick up.

- Wrote a letter to a friend by candlelight and pretended I was in Colonial times where this was standard procedure.

- Realized how ridiculous it is to be nostalgic for something I've never experienced (you know, living in Colonial America) but continued to do it anyway.

- Played a quick game of 'Tissue' with my cat (I throw it up, he bats it around).

- Planned my 2 cooking lessons for this upcoming week (cookies with my reading group, Hawaiian Pizza with my writing boys).

- Decided to spend the hard-earned, not-really-there-to-spare $200 on an iPod in the next upcoming days.  I have the iPhone, and I am so NOT a tech person, but I use my phone...for phone purposes (SHOCK!).  I dial the digits and I send the occasional text; no pictures, no checking-of internet, no music.  If I could go back in time, I would not have let my father and the saleseman talk me into it because I DON'T USE IT.  So I need a music player.  I've made a solemn promise that if I do this, if I spend this money, I will use it to go on at least 2 long walks a week (3 when school lets out).  I like to listen to music when I work out, and this will afford me that opportunity.

*Earth Hour sorta turned into 'Earth 3 Hours' because I was so engrossed in stuff (especially the first 3) that I looked up and it was 11:45.  Oops.  Oh well; can't wait for next year's!