Wednesday: Food

Today's challenge was to eat locally and/or organic.
Luckily, the cafeteria helped out today by having a "Low-Impact" Lunch, which was super delicious.
My favorite piece of food was a dagwood sandwich, with avocado, red bell pepper, alfalfa sprouts, herb mayo, spicy mustard, tomatoes, and lots of other good stuff on whole grain bread.
Deeeelicioussss!


So, I would say I was half successful, because lunch was good, but dinner wasn't as easy to measure locality...
Tomorrow's challenge is energy, so here's to going off the grid...

Tuesday: Transportation

Today was the most successful day yet :)
It wasn't much different than a normal day for me, since I live on campus, and normally walk to and from class from my apartment.
I only went off campus once all day, and my roommates and I all took one car :)


Proud of myself today!
Tomorrow should be interesting...food challenge.

Monday: Trash

Today's challenge was, well, pretty challenging.
I started off the day well, not creating any garbage at all...until lunch.
I faced a slight napkin dilemma, followed by a plastic bag issue, then a little sweet treat craving problem later in the day.
Even through the trials today, I inventoried one paper napkin, one twist-tie, one small plastic bag, one paper cup, one plastic spoon, and one paper bag tossed in the trash.
In more positive news, I caught myself about to carelessly toss some paper in the trash, but my eyes luckily noticed the recycling bin, so I'm gonna give myself some props for that :)
One thing I noticed today was that there aren't recycling bins in our office...maybe a change I can suggest :)


I'm looking forward to tomorrow's challenge: transportation. 
Let's see how it goes...

Sunday: Consumption

Yesterday was the start of this week-long No Impact Experiment.  It involved evaluating what I consume and trying not to buy anything new. 
Problem #1a: I've been waiting to get paid so I can buy rain boots.  I got paid this week.
Problem #1b: It's supposed to rain most of the week and I have no suitable shoes.
So, one day in and I've already hit a wall.  Although part of me says to just buy them as a long-term investment.  (And hey, it's only one new item...)  But the stubborn part of me wants to prove that I can successfully complete this week.
What to do...
Today's challenge is TRASH.  Will update tomorrow...

turning over a new life?

i am currently enrolled in a sustainability studies course.
next week, i will attempt to complete a no impact experiment, which will challenge me to have absolutely no impact on the planet for one week.
i'll be blogging about my experience here!
it's on.