These three changes have taught me quite a bit about how to live a bit simpler and more carefully. The easiest of my three challenges was still reducing my electricity and water. I have learned lots of little tricks to reduce water usage that will be in my life for the rest of my life. For example, I found that if I don’t get ice in my cup, all of the water a get at a meal will not be wasted. I’ve found how to reuse water; sometimes using the same water for lots of dishes, or using runoff to shave my legs. For electricity, I found I just hardly ever need lights on. In my attempt to save electricity, I found myself going outside more often to get work done, and I found that quite enjoyable. It has even made me be around people more often. To keep the lights off, I would go sit in my hall with other people at night. The food changes I’ve made will have an extremely lasting effect on me. I don’t know that for the rest of my life I will no longer be a glutton, in fact I know I will always have my gluttonous moments. However, from this point forward I know that I will always eat consciously. Each time I get up for another serving I will think first. I found this last week that even on days that I didn’t specify as no food waste days, I still would be hesitant to get a second serving. At the end of each day of only eating what I needed and not wasting any food, I was so proud. It will be nice to continue that feeling. The most fun experience of all this was the laundry day. That was a huge success. I will post pictures very soon. It was so much fun. I spent the whole day outside and found I loved drying peoples laundry for them, it was rewarding. The lines were right by the highway for all the cars on Southwestern Blvd to see. Every hour or so, there was a honk. I like to think they honked because it was a great idea (although that may be wishful thinking). You know what else I found? I thought the laundry lines were absolutely beautiful. They made me smile all day. After Sunday, I cannot imagine why neighborhood associations would ban drying laundry outside. I think they could bring something wonderful to a neighborhood. It’s a great idea; a solar powered dryer.
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I'm glad that you found yourself getting outdoors more, I found myself in a similar scenario as I made it habit to put myself in others company and be more active outside instead of using unnecessary energy. I also think it's great you think the project helped you to appreciate the amount of food waste too. I met a student in my building from Rwanda where poverty and starvation is evident. It really makes you think about how some people like the ones in his country are, how easy it really is to avoid food waste, and how you really ought not to take what you don't think you're going to eat. I kind of came to a similar conclusion during my project. Overall, I'm happy that it was a great experience Kylie
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