Phone conversation with Gentleman Friend

Me: Hang on, it might get a little loud. I'm just starting a load of laundry. Wherein I am using my special new non-earth-killing laundry detergent.

GF: Hippie.

Me: You know it.

GF: No, it's cool. To balance that, though, I've started leaving the water on while I brush my teeth.

Me: WOW. Yeah, see, that hits me in pretty much the two worst ways. One is the wasting of the earth's resources, and the other is the higher utility bill.

GF: Oh yeah?

Me: Yeah. The only way you could make it worse is if you were also using that water to drown a puppy.

GF: Who says I'm not?

(Note for the Internet: I'm using the Blue Eucalyptus & Lavender scent and it is amazing. Plus it's plant-based rather than petroleum based. So I am single-handedly reducing Our Country's Dependence On Oil. Go me!)

What have y'all done lately to save the planet (or the puppies)?

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