New Year’s Resolutions 2008: update
At the beginning of the year I came up with 3 resolutions I intended to keep in 2008. I thought I’d better check in and see how I’m doing…
Switch to reuseable bags
I was given an Envirosax bag as a Christmas gift (thanks again, Chris!) and it’s been fantastic. It just sits rolled up in my handbag until I need it, and then I whip it out at the shop counter before the salesperson puts my purchases in a bag. I’ve used it a couple of times for picking up a few groceries after work, but mostly I use it at bookshops and clothes shops.
At first Dave and I weren’t doing too well with remembering our green bags for our weekly grocery shop. We only brought them once in January! After that we got better at it, and we haven’t forgotten them since the end of February. I think that remembering to put them back in the car was the hard part, but once we got the hang of that it all started working better. We’ve now re-used about half of the old plastic bags we’d saved from grocery shops, so by the middle of the year I don’t think we’ll have any left at all (fingers crossed!)
Reduce household water use by 25%
I have to confess that I haven’t done *anything* about this one, which is pretty pathetic really. Next week I’ll come up with a plan of action so I can just work my way down a list of things to do to cut our water use.
Keep writing to politicians and businesses about green issues
I’ve done an ok job on this, but nothing spectacular. Because I’m a GetUp regular, I get notified of their email and letter-writing campaigns, so it’s easy for me to join in on their environmental ones. However, I haven’t written anything without being prompted by them first. Could do better on this one, I’m afraid!
How are you all going on the resolutions you made? Have you forgotten them, or finished them already?
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