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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 1: My SMART Goal

Welcome! It is time to endeavor an Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change. 

     For the next few weeks, my SMART goal is to use less electricity in my home.  I have made a conscious decision to use electricity only when necessary.  This is an eco-friendly decision because it means releasing less carbon dioxide and other toxic emissions into the air while saving money and energy.  

     I am realizing very quickly how much electricity I use without thinking about it.  Simple things like turning off lights in the house except for ones in the room you are in can make a big difference.  Right now I am sitting in my living room with no lights, just my computer and it is not bad at all.  I also unplugged everything from outlets that weren't being used.  
     
     The way I will track this change is by looking at the electric bill each month.  Living with five girls can make it a little more difficult but my goal is to get everyone involved.  I am excited to start helping the environment and learn more ideas from my classmates!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Welcome to Sarah's EcoEndeavors!!!





Hey my name is Sarah, thank you for visiting my blog! I am currently pursuing a degree in Community Health Education in Duluth and love all that this city has to offer.  For my Environmental Health class, I will be blogging about my Eco-Chic lifestyle change.   My goal is to use use less electricity, especially cut down on using lights.  Please follow my weekly posts as I update you on my experience. 


This blog will cover five main topics:
  1. Advocacy Project
  2. Eye Openers
  3. Reflections
  4. Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change
  5. Share and Voice
These five topics will be displayed under 'labels' on the right side of my blog.  Next to each label you will also see the number of posts under that label. 

The members of my web group are:



  1. Amy@Enviro-Surfing with Amy and Kristen
  2. Hannah@Hiking with HannahB
  3. Colton@Coltons Healthy Lakes
  4. Judy@Judy's Cloud Contemplations
Feel free to follow my blog by clicking "Follow this Blog" in the gadget column. You can see my complete profile and all the blogs I am following by clicking on "See Complete Profile."


Thanks for stopping by, there will be more to come. I am excited to become more in touch with our environment and learn how it works.  :)


-Sarah