• Water- 1 32oz nalgene, a couple of flushes, brushed my teeth, washed my hands. I took a longer shower, to my dismay, this morning. I think it was a 13-minute shower so I really went backward. My excuse is that I was tired but I want to get back to a 5-8 minute shower regularly.
• Food- soup for lunch (it was delicious), quick salad after school and I haven’t eaten dinner yet but I plan to have something good because I haven’t eaten much today. I’ll be sure to have something that goes in correspondence with FOOD FRIDAY too. 
• Electricity- I haven’t been home all day so barely used any electricity but I’m currently babysitting so I’m using three different lights. I’m not wasting electricity, though, so that’s great. 
• Gasoline (fossil fuels)- I used public transportation to get to school and I got a ride home so I used some gas but I had to be home early so I couldn’t have used public trans if I wanted to. 
• $$Money$$ - I bought a ticket to the Hypnotist today and that was it. ($5)

2. Reduction - In what areas of your current lifestyle did you try to scale back the use of specific resources?

I’ve really scaled back on everything this week but today I definitely slipped up. I was a little overtired and I had obligations that required me to do certain things so they definitely had a large effect. 

3.  Sustainability - Are there any changes that you made to your daily routine that you could envision making for the long term?  Can you reduce your consumption permanently?  Why or why not? Please be specific, and provide examples.

All of the changes I’ve made this week could be permanent, as I’ve said before, but I’m starting to realize certain obligations prevent me from being COMPLETELY sustainable. 

4.  What did you learn from following the tumblr feed of your peers?  Did one person’s actions resonate with you in a positive way?  Will you adjust your own actions as a result of their post

I’m with Rashad- I definitely want to continue to reduce my consumption after this experiment is over! It’s been challenging at times but, as I believe I’ve said before, it feels good to know I’m making a difference even if it’s a small one.