Understanding the distinction between a need and a want has helped me be more mindful about the items I purchase. I now take into consideration the potential waste impact an item I want will have on the planet.

Limiting my shower time to five minutes has been difficult because I usually take 30 minutes. To save water, I turn off the water when I do not need it.

Taking shorter showers is a hard thing to do. My average shower time was around 10 min, and now I have gotten it down to around 7 min. The goal is to reach 5 min per shower. To save water I have also kept a bucket in the shower to collect water

Choosing better ingredients has a better outcome

getting more sleep is hard

This eco challenge gave me an insight into daily actions I can complete to give a more eco-focused life style. By doing so, I found myself happier and less likely to spend time aimlessly scrolling on social media.

I've been trying to cut down of screen time in general, but with this eco challenge we're doing I've been more motivated and now I've been pretty consistent with replacing about 30 mins of screen time with drawing in my sketchbook, I hope to increase that time moving forward though.

Small changes in habits and mindfulness in one’s daily actions can cause a significant difference in consumption of single use products. Energy, time, and food consumption can decrease if we just pay a little more attention to what we consume