In the last few weeks I have posted a number of articles on our attitude to energy saving.

But I was reading a posting on a friends web site Tired of Feeling Guilty in which she comments "As a mother of two, I have guilt that keeps me up pretty much every night of my life for things I could have done or said better, a class I should have them enrolled in, or a million other things I feel I should be doing that I’m not.

On top of that, the pressure to reduce my carbon footprint with each action of the day is just too much for me lately. The truth is that I’m tired of feeling guilty about what I’m not doing. So today, I’m going to give myself a little pat on the back for the things that I am doing to try to make a difference – no matter how pitifully small they may seem to those who do so much more than me."

How good to be reminded of this, life is a process of progress rather than perfection. I encourage you to give yourself a "break" for the things that you have not done. We cannot change what is behind us, but it is not helping when you allow it to be a burden to what is lies ahead.

The smart grid is on its way at last, and there have been a number of exciting technologies released that will help us monitor our energy consumption. But better than this, there are now products, like smart temperature controllers, that can automatically act on the data being received. If we focus on these products, and please avoid any talk of power factor correction (it is a scam for almost all consumers) you will SAVE energy.

To all the home energy monitors out there, please remain persistent, what we are doing will lead the way for generations to follow!