Reviewing the previous week:
2. This week I did not uses any paper products or eat fast food. I was at my grandma's and grandpa's house getting ready for deer hunting and taking out their dock for the winter. My grandma loves to cook for everyone so I ate some good meals and did not have to use paper products.
3. I felt good about achieving my SMART goal this week since I did not have success last week. I feel I have raised my awareness about using paper and the effects it has on the environment.
4. I learned that I am constantly aware of when me or someone else uses paper products. I find myself thinking about my SMART goal every time someone uses paper products.
5. I will try to continue with my SMART goal even though the assignment is over. It really wasn't that challenging to change this habit I had so I will stick with it.
Reviewing the entire process:
1. My SMART goal started out with me eliminating the use of paper plates from my lifestyle. By the end of week 5 my SMART goal was to eliminate the use all paper products including plates, napkins, and paper cups. I also added that I would like to reduce my fast food consumption to once per week to reduce my paper product use.
2. Some things that helped me be successful were my increased awareness of how the use of paper products effect the environment. Also I didn't mind washing my dishes by hand right away after I was done eating my meals. Some challenges I faced were when my roommates would go out to eat. I was tempted to go with them but did a good job of resisting the temptation.
3. I learned that changing one small thing can lead to making more smaller changes. As I added something to my SMART goal almost every week. I eliminated the use of paper plates, then I eliminated the use of all paper products, then I started to wash my dishes by hand, then I ate less fast food, and all those things resulted in less garbage.
4. The environment benefits from my behavior change by saving trees and saving the amount of chemicals used in creating paper. I also produced less garbage by my behavior change. To view the paper making process, click here.
5.I will continue with my behavior change. It wasn't very challenging and these small changes can have an impact on the environment. It is also healthier for myself if I continue with my SMART goal.
6. One small change can lead to other small changes and everything adds up. If everyone makes small changes everyone will benefit from it.
That is awesome you want to keep your goal up. I think the coolest benefit as a college student in not using paper products would be having less garbage. The garbage can always fills up so fast and usually smells so this would be a big perk. I hope to join you in using little to no paper products for my meals.
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ReplyDeleteIt is great that it wasn't a huge challenging. Inspiring for others to make those changes too, perhaps.
Congratulations on resisting going out to eat... That can be such a challenge!