Final Reduction Blog Post (for the quarter)

For these past weeks, my global reduction footprint has been diminished from 4.4 to 3.7. This primarily comes from the services department and the food department. The biggest portions of these that have decreased comes from the reduction of the meat that I have taken out of my diet. The meat that has been removed consists of successfully not eating chicken or another meat every day for a few days out of the week. This has truly made a difference. Another reason for my reduced planets was from the gas and energy bills being lessened. This may be from the temperature gradually getting a bit warmer, but I would love to think that my roommates have actually taken my lead and have become more aware of the energy that we are using on a day to day basis. I have also made a huge effort to consistently by my groceries at The Market after learning that they are truly a more local store while still remaining rather cheap! There is a ton of room for improvement still. I believe my next large reduction will continue with in the food region because it seems as the most plausible area to make these changes. While I can attempt to reduce my driving, it may be hard to do so due to work and other social activities that I am involved in. I can move from using the Market to a Co-op or when the downtown food market gets up and running I will surely take full advantage of this! I can't wait to continue the goals that I have set for my self that not only include sustainability goals, but along with these they actually have direct effect on my healthy lifestyle that I attempt to live daily.