I was in the summer mood because of the good weather, and I also needed some vitamins after te party of yesterday.. 
banana, grape and strawberry fruitsalad, and a glass of fresh orange juice!
Summer Breakfast
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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Hair art
Found some inspiring hairstyles through pinterest:
Bloglovin’
Big Belly Solar
As I told you before, my projectgroup and I have to create a concept to keep the school clean and pleasant. When I was searching for special, funny and brilliant ideas to clean up, I found an article about the Big Belly Solar which made me very enthusiast.
What is it?
Big Belly Solar is a fantastic system! Because of this clever solution, bins have to be emptied fewer times. Not a little bit, no it goes up to 80%.
The bin generates electricity through solar energy. The bin presses the garbage with this energy. The bin is only gets emptied when it is nearly full. Bins wil never be overcrowded or been emptied when there is almost nothing in it. The Big Belly Solar will help to save money, time and fuel.
Unfortunately, the bin is only in use in some places in the USA currently. I think this area will expend soon.
Why is it cool?
Trash causes many problems in this world. Not just the waste itself, but also the amount of it. We are wasting a lot of money and fuel this time. This problem can be solved in a sustainable way, by solar energy. Sustainability is a trending topic and a major trend currently. I think it is very cool solar energy can provide a better world, on a large scale.
P&B online
Today I discovered the Pull & Bear webshop. There is a store in Tilburg, where I am every day because of school, but somehow I never find something nice here. The store in Antwerp, by contrast, is really great. Since I always buy pretty things over there, I am very pleased with this online shop.
I spotted a lot of beautiful pieces, and I am thinking about ordering. It’s very temting because of the nice weather..
Let the spring begin!
Fridge Unnecessary
It’s all about durability. We have to save the planet before it’s too late!
We started the block living 2 weeks ago, and we are very busy with it now.
We have to create a concept to keep the school clean and pleasant, in a environment friendly way. So I was looking for some products in the durability branche, when I found this amazing concept!
What is it?
The project is named ‘Save food from the Refrigerater’ and found by the designer Jihyun Ryou.
He has created a system to store food outside the fridge. It saves energy, and at the same time it looks nice. The idea is to preserve food wrapped in a design item, which is also environment friendly. This is also the best way to store the food, food isn’t made to put in the fridge and it can increase the quality dramatically.
For example: There is a shelf for the preservation of vegetables, which you have to put in a little layer of sand. You can add some water trough a funnel. There is also a shelf for eggs. You can fill this one up with water, and if the egg sinks it’s fresh, when it keep floating it isn’t.
Ryou thinks that people have to consider more about the escesive use of energy and wasting food. He wants to use his project to make people care about food and energy wastage. His goal is to create new traditions and rituals in this subjects, so we can change our food and energy habits.
Why is it cool?
I like the combination of design and durability. This projects shows that durability isn’t a dull subject. It brings awareness about food en energy wasting in the society. It is the best option to keep your food fresh so you don’t have to waste it. And above all, it looks very nice!
No impact: Day 3,4,5
Was a little bit lazy last days, so here is my update about the no impact week!
We had two new goals: a maxiumum of 5 mintutes showering and saving energy.
Less than 5 minutes of showering wasn’t a problem for me, I was ready within a few minutes while I shower at least for 10 minutes normally. The energy saving was a little bit more difficult for me..
GOALS:
- Put lights are off, when you leave.
- Put your laptop off instead of put him to standbye.
- Don’t leave charging cords into outlets unnecessarily.
- Don’t use an hairdryer, let it dry by air.
- Just walk up to someone instead of use SMS / email.
- Whip (organic) cream with your hand
I paid many attention to the lights and the charging cords. This went really well and I will maintain this habits. I think i’d better shut up about the rest of the goals, because it went really worse. I’m sms and whatsapp addicted and I can’t live without my laptop and smartphone. Haven’t eat any cream, but when I am going to do that, I’ll think about this challenge and whip it up by hand.
I think I’m going to introduce the NO IMPACT MONDAY at home, going to ask my mother to cook (or I’ll do it myself) organic and without meat, and I’m going to pay extra attention to save energy and water.
I have to learn a lot, but I think this week was a good start.
I think I want to eat organic, but I have some doubts about my discipline..
Will keep you updated:)
