Week 3

Finally third week is over! This last week was...tiring to say the least. Going into this Lifestyle Project, I knew the technology fast would be very difficult. And it was. But not as difficult as trying to find something to do with my garbage that I use! Gum wrappers are still...frustrating. Maybe I should start investing in the gum where you can just eat the wrappers. After hearing last weeks discussion about food, I've tried to get smaller portions of food at first. Usually, I just want everything when I get into the Commons and get a myriad of food. I found that I usually end up eating only about half of all the different foods I get. If I can get smaller portions, I can always go back for seconds or thirds if I'm still hungry. I'm very leery about what's in the food I'm eating now...honestly, I had never thought about it. I inherited my father's fast metabolism and skinny genes (pun intended) and always eat a lot of whatever just to keep my body going. I never stop to think of what might actually be in there. This week in chemistry lab, we took a tour around Fondren-Jones and look at the various instruments available to us to use here at SU. A lot of the machines were types of spectrophotometers which aid in identifying unknown substances. For instance, we tested some caffeine from some herbal tea and found that it was in fact NOT pure caffeine...there was some crude material present. I thought this fit in very well with this food epiphany. With so much of our food being mass produced, it calls for a very watchful eye. Too bad this happened so close to Thanksgiving...Conserving water and energy weren't hard at all. Short showers, open windows, etc. The technology fast, in hindsight, was very liberating. I get so much more done and am less distracted. Haha I know the point is to conserve energy/make myself aware of how much energy I use but I feel so productive. Why not kill two birds with one stone? Needless to say, my mom is very happy to have constant contact with me now. This project has definitely made me more aware of what I use on a day to day basis. It's easy to get into a trance of using and using and using. Sometimes it's nice to have a wake up call. I feel proud:)