8 weeks of clean living

Well I’ve reached the halfway point of this experiment, and so far things are going pretty well. Most of the changes that I’ve made haven’t been as onerous as I imagined they might be (due to the warm weather even the cold showers haven’t been that bad). Most of the compromises I’ve had to make have stemmed from the transportation side of my efforts. Several times, due to either social expediency or some form of luggage I’ve taken the car when the bus was a conceivable option. Overall though I think I’ve managed to stay reasonably consistent with my initial goals.

I’ve also learned a lot about environmentalism in general from a host of sites that have been recommended to me and that I’ve found in my online wanderings. Along with the sites listed on my blogroll to the right, I’ve been reading sites like Lighter Footstep, Green Options, No Impact Man, and The Sietch Blog. In my day-to-day life, I’ve had the chance to talk to an interesting variety of people about this project as well as environmental issues in general. It turns out that having an environmental blog helps spark environmental discussion.

During the next four weeks, I’m hoping to spend at least a week being vegan (milk and eggs have most of the same environmental problems and inefficiencies mentioned in the vegetarianism article below). I’ll also try to post some recipes and talk about vegan eating strategies. I hope you are enjoying the site, and thanks for reading!

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