Week one.

I chose energy, water, and waste for my first week of the Life style project. The hardest thing by far for me was trying to keep from having to throw things away to the garbage. Living with my roommate in the dorm room he has attempted to be more aware of what he was doing. He would tell me how long his showers where compared to mine making it almost a competition. Reducing my water usage has been easy just because it is a rather simple concept., but the garbage has imposed a more difficult task for me. My stock of individually packaged items for me to eat in my dorm room all seem to have excess waste. So instead of feasting on these quick snacks I have begun taking fruits from the commons to keep from creating more waste than needed. The energy part of the project was also more of a competition between me and my roommate. First starting with me telling him to turn off the lights when they weren't necessary, then quickly being turned around on me and letting me know that I should turn my computer off in between classes. I think this project has helped me and some of the people around me know what kind of impact we are really making on the environment.