Well, the March challenge of no soda turned out not to be too hard, except for the two days I spent in the Rose Garden watching basketball with no beer sales. Other than that, it was pretty easy, and with all the water I'm drinking, I don't miss soda at all.
Now, on to the most controversial month, April. The goal is to have no more than one alcoholic drink per day. Why? While there have been several studies that have shown some health benefits to drinking small amounts of alcohol per day, they all pretty much agree that having too much is more detrimental than beneficial. I had contemplated cutting it down to zero, but that would be no fun.
The responses to this month varied from "No problem, I don't drink anyway" to "No way!" to "You mean an average of one a day for a month?" So, I may be on my own for this month.
If you decide that this challenge is unnecessary or undesireable, I encourage you to pick something else on your own. I'd also like to see how other people are doing with their own challenges. Please take a little time and add your comments to this post.
Good luck!
Jason
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It's been 32 years since my last drink so I'm good for April. I'm going to use the next 30 days to revisit the last three challenges and see if I can cement them as habits.
ReplyDeleteIt's on to April. So far, so good.
ReplyDeleteUpdate on the reduce waste, recycle project I helped get started at my school. In the first 2 weeks, we shredded 102# of paper and 60# of cardboard. The kids, especially elementary, are really getting into this. The janitors reported a significant reduction in trash.
Now, where do the shreddings go? Several bags were mixed with potting soil for the 8th grade flower sale project. They also used sheets of used white paper to make the pots to start their flower seeds...somewhere around 500. The pots are holding up nicely after 2 months, but are showing signs of breaking down - will be good for another couple of weeks. Flowers are doing great!
Several bags of shredded paper have been used by the ag student for his SAE to mix into a beginning compost pile which includes veg. scraps from the kitchen...been kinda cold so isn't breaking down quite yet. Tried a compost batch on a large trash can in my classroom. Looks promising...kitchen scraps, shredded paper, coffee grounds...
Shredded cardboard is being used as a mulch around trees and eventually into flower beds and gardens. The cardboard makes a beautiful mulch. Very pleased with the results. Holds water well and doesn't blow away in strong winds.
Will keep you posted on progress