Our Green Home!

Okay... so I totally think it's awesome that some people are able to be completely green. How environmentally friendly! I actually like to try to recycle when I'm at home. And I just signed up for e-statements... but I think it ends there. So we get to our new house in Kona, Hawaii and I read the guest book and everyone applauds them for being so green. Which wasn't really in the advertisement for this house. I look in the corner and notice that they have a recycle bin. So I think that's what they're talking about. But then it goes so much further.

This place runs completely on solar energy. It's actually a really neat idea, until you realize that all the lights have about a 10-watt bulb in them. You didn't know that they sold 10-watt bulbs? Obviously, it is special for solar-powered houses! Oh, and of course no air conditioning. The wine that I'm currently drinking to soften myself up to the idea of staying in a green house for the next 3 days is making me hot, and the gentle breeze is not cutting it.

Okay, so here's the coolest part. Not only do we get to recycle all glass, plastic, cardboard, etc. We also get to recycle our food! There's a little compost bin for all of our food items. There's also a trash can, but out of fear that they go through our trash and find something organic, I will actually compost my food here. When using the restroom, I half expected to see one of those, "If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down" signs. But luckily there wasn't. Yeah, we can still flush! But where's the shower? I see the toilet but now shower? Ummm.... it's outside. Uhh... okay. That will be interesting. It's dark right now, and I won't rag on it until I see it. But if all I see tomorrow is a little garden hose, then the neighbors better not complain about seeing me in the buff tomorrow. Oh, and if it's just a garden hose, there will definitely be another post about the green house!

So I'm guessing being green means being one with nature. I'm actually okay with bugs if I'm outside. But I really don't like them that much when I'm indoors. And seriously, there's caterpillars, flying things, and little cockroach looking things creeping/scurrying/flying all over the place here. I'm such a girl. But honestly, we paid good money for this place, so I feel like I can at least complain a little. It's actually making me nervous to sleep. I keep thinking about that movie with Claire Danes where the roach climbs up into her ear. This is our last couple days on the island, and I think it's God easing us into the idea of going home. Actually, I think it's Him encouraging us to be excited about going home. I think his plan may be working...

Okay, not actually complaining... just poking fun. We are looking forward to exploring the Kona side of the Big Island tomorrow!