So far, my ecochallenge has been going well. One of my challenges that I am doing is not using any heat or air conditioning. This one has been easy since it's not something I have to actively think about every day. Whereas for using my reusable water bottle, I have to remember to bring that with me everywhere I go. One of the hardest things has been when I forget to bring it to campus, I just go without water until I go home. Normally, I would go to a vending machine and buy a plastic water bottle, but now I can not do that. Otherwise, I have not used a plastic water bottle, and that has been pretty easy. Honestly, the hardest part is remembering to come onto here every day and log my participation.

Today i not only refilled my metal water bottle twice during the day, but also found a gallon of orange juice container which I filled and will be using for the foreseeable future.

Today a ton of my friends and I went to Pettibone Beach, and we spent three hours here just playing football, taking in the views, building sand castles, and tanning. My friend Dylan and I found quite a few aluminum cans on the beach and we took them to the recycling at the front of the beach.

I chose this action because I just did a speech on overconsumption when it comes to clothing and how we can more sustainably source our clothes. Because of that I know a good amount of the process of labor exploitation that it takes to create the clothes and how bad some of the materials used are bad for the environment. Because I am short of money right now buying clothes isn't a big priority for me but when I do buy them in the future I will be more mindful of where and how it's made.

This weekend I went home for easter and planted beans and peas with my mom in our stand up garden at home.

I tried to pick a couple topics from different sections, such as food, waste, and energy. I like doing it because it not only keeps the actions I selected in my head, but also other actions that caught my eye I am also being more cautious of what I am doing.

So far, I have been working towards my goal slowly but surely, I'm not spending as much time as I would want on my goals. Over the next week I will try to be more focused, especially on getting outside since it is getting nicer.