A Week of ALMOST No Impact

Sunday - Consumption

Alright, it's true, I'm a consumer. I love to consume. Me and consuming are great friends. So this was going to be a difficult start for me. In all honestly, there wasn't much involvement from me on this day, but if it's any consolation I did think about how I could be cutting back as I consumed. And that made everything alright, for me anyway.

Monday - Trash

Before this whole project started, or I had even heard of no impact, I was already regularly recycling products, making sure I didn't litter, and other such things. So this was a pretty simple task for me. Other than Starbucks. My Starbucks cups are my downfall, and I don't care if it's only skipping one day, I'm having my daily coffee. Although I do recycle them, if that helps.

Tuesday - Transportation

Living on campus is a great way to have a pretty easy start to this aspect of the project. Most students already walk everywhere. Class. You walk. Food. You walk. Meeting friends. You walk. I already had this one down. Walking to class saves trees everyone, feel good.

Wednesday - Food

As most students primarily live off of what food the school provides for us having other options is somewhat difficult. I didn't really do anything differently this day, since I didn't have much of a choice. You can only pretend that the food is all locally grown and suddenly everything becomes easier. But I did attend the farmer's market, which I actually think should come to campus and sell their products regularly. There were a lot of great foods and snacks to choose from, and most of them were actually good for you. Imagine that.

Thursday - Energy

I leave my windows open most of the time already, especially lately with this great weather, and I prefer natural light. I also unplug any charger or anything electronic when I'm not using it anyway, so I really didn't have to change much.

Friday - Water

Not only was I sure to take a shorter shower, but I also remembered to turn off the faucets when I didn't need them on, and actually tried to avoid using them all together.

Saturday - Give Back

I didn't really do much for this day, since I mean, come on, it's the weekend and I wanted to focus on me. I'll admit it. But I'm usually pretty nice to people and do small favors whenever I can. Usually.

Sunday - Eco Sabbath

Honestly I just relaxed and enjoyed myself today. Drank a cup of coffee while loving the weather. Went shopping. I didn't really go out of my way to contribute, I was feeling too lazy. But overall I'd say it was a successful week.