I've joined a bunch of great bloggers (and a few blog-readers) in the "Quit Now" challenge -- a challenge where you choose to quit doing or buying something you do or buy that wastes a lot of energy.
The challenge is all about deciding to not do or buy something that you feel might be really difficult for you -- some people choose to quit buying avocadoes, bananas, or coffee, others choose to go back to cloth diapering their children, switching to recycled paper towels, or switching off unnecessary appliances/energy suckers.
So, why am I a quitter? Because, for the month of August, I'm quitting long showers. Now, this might sound a little lame, but I LOVE a nice, long shower, even in this summer heat. I'm going to try and break myself of this water-wasting habit -- I'm going to set a five-minute timer, and stick to my limit!
What would/could you quit for a month? If you're ready to become a quitter, link over to Jennifer (posted over in my sidebar) -- or just take a peek and see what everyone else is working on!
4 comments:
Good luck with the showers--that is a great idea! I couldn't really think of anything brilliant, so I went with pineapple. I *love* pineapple and it will be hard to not eat it for a whole month! But since it is not grown anywhere even remotely near the mid-west, I figured it was a good thing to give up...
Courtney
Good luck with your quitting! I think these kinds of moves/experiments can be very enlightening. In the past, I've given up sugar, paper towels, pledged to cut my use of dish soap down by more than 50%, etc. etc.
I'd like to look into a more environmentally friendly cat litter solution. Any ideas?
Bazu, thanks! We use Feline Pine, which I REALLY like -- it's made from recycled, compostable pine sawdust, doesn't stink AT ALL, and doesn't really track around as much as normal cat litter does. Oliver switched over to it no problem!
I read an article about short showers in the NY times and tried a 3 min shower with a timer...I failed miserably...5 minutes sounds much more reasonable. Good Luck!
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