Hot enough for ya?

A few weeks ago this was my favourite view. I was rugged up & enjoying a brisk & drizzly 14 degree Victorian day.

What a difference a few hours drive & a couple of weeks make! Today in Adelaide it's 33 degrees.. just like the last 2 days... and it's meant to be 36 tomorrow!!! I'm already over it!

The challenge for this summer will be to maximise food production & storage whilst trying to keep water usage & the old power bill to a minimum. Our normal Summer electricity bill is $260 for 3 months.. this year I'd like to try & lower it but as electricity prices rise I will have to work on some definite reduction plans rather than just leaving it to chance.

We already have energy efficient lighting in all rooms that we can.. have double brick walls, block out curtains and are able to close off sections of the house to ensure we are only cooling (or heating) the desired areas instead of wasted space.

So on Monday the meter reading will begin... I intend to use it to get an idea of what our usual activities REALLY cost us,, and perhaps learn a few better ways of doing things. Any $$$ saved will go into the Christmas club account for Christmas 2010 & 2011 expenses.

This could be very interesting!

Oooh... & the homeschooling interview with the education dept is on Wednesday... I'm nervous be keen to get on with it!