Okay, so the idea is this: I am going to try to do one, simple thing a day to help out the environment.
I have been a freak for the environment since about kindergarten, which was difficult as I was raised in that Wasteful-Midwestern, Hamburger-Helper, Toss-Your-Cigarette-Butts-Out-the-Window type of culture. Also, I am kind of lazy. And forgetful. So I don't feel that I have really lived up to my potential as the Environmentalist that I was meant to be. I have a lot of trouble making giant lifestyle changes, no matter how good they might be for me or, you know, humanity.
SO...I have decided to take baby steps. I don't care if I am only pointing out to the rest of the world just how lazy I truly am. I am going to do one thing a day to help the environment. In order to think globally, you have to really dig in locally...and it's hard to get more local than every place that I am currently standing.
Some things might be little, like picking up trash on my way to class. Others might be medium, like switching all of the bulbs in my home to something more energy efficient. And, hopefully, I can manage something huge, like...well, I don't even know yet. Maybe I'll buy a whale. And then not kill it.
Baby steps, people.
I am setting my inital goal at three months. Once I've reached that goal--on February 7th, 2008-- I'll re-evaluate, recommit and re-establish what on Earth I am doing...
...I can't turn back now. I've blogged it.
I have been a freak for the environment since about kindergarten, which was difficult as I was raised in that Wasteful-Midwestern, Hamburger-Helper, Toss-Your-Cigarette-Butts-Out-the-Window type of culture. Also, I am kind of lazy. And forgetful. So I don't feel that I have really lived up to my potential as the Environmentalist that I was meant to be. I have a lot of trouble making giant lifestyle changes, no matter how good they might be for me or, you know, humanity.
SO...I have decided to take baby steps. I don't care if I am only pointing out to the rest of the world just how lazy I truly am. I am going to do one thing a day to help the environment. In order to think globally, you have to really dig in locally...and it's hard to get more local than every place that I am currently standing.
Some things might be little, like picking up trash on my way to class. Others might be medium, like switching all of the bulbs in my home to something more energy efficient. And, hopefully, I can manage something huge, like...well, I don't even know yet. Maybe I'll buy a whale. And then not kill it.
Baby steps, people.
I am setting my inital goal at three months. Once I've reached that goal--on February 7th, 2008-- I'll re-evaluate, recommit and re-establish what on Earth I am doing...
...I can't turn back now. I've blogged it.
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