sorry Mr gay there was definitely a miscalculation somewhere in my work but…
electricity - 385
Water-1256.8
Vehicles-2357
Rail-34.3
Bus-64.68

1. Consumption

Water - 1 bottle of water / appr. 10 minute shower / brushed my teeth BUT turned the water off while brushing

Food - pizza / fries / cheerios

Gasoline - commuter rail + bus to school / commuter rail home / walked home from work

Electricity - keeping all the lights off! left my tv on by accident

$$Money$$ - $2.50 on a school lunch

2. Reduction - stopped leaving the water running while brushing my teeth! i’ve been working on taking shorter showers too .  I also have been texting less and going on facebook and tumblr less!!!!!!

3. Sustainability - Keeping the lights off until it turns dark!!!!!!!! ive been able (with the exception of forgetting to turn off my tv)to greatly reduce the amount of electricity used.

 4. I like all of the pictures that people are putting up! some of them are really funny but also some are really eye- opening at the same time

1. Consumption

Water - brushed my teeth / washed my hands / plan on taking a short shower tonight

Food - grilled cheese / mountain dew

Electricity - did not turn my tv on today / kept all lights off in the house

Gas - commuter rail to school + bus / 2 buses home from school

$$Money$$ - spent approximately $ 13 today

2. Reduction

Definitley reduced the amount of water / used purell more than using water at work to wash my hands

3. Sustainability

Like ive said before, reducing the amount of water i use in a day and eectricity is easy and an effective way to help.

4. Following

I noticed that alot of people worked particularly hard on reducing the amount of water used which is good because it is an important resource we all need to learn how to preserve.

1. Consumption - What did you consume today?

Water - brushed my teeth / 10 minute shower / washed my hands / went to water bubbler

Food - pack of goldfish

Electricity - kept my tv off all day / only using computer for homework / keeping lights on only in the rooms im in at the time

Gas - commuter rail+bus to school / commuter rail home from school

$$Money$$ - 75 cents on a pack of goldfish

2. Reduction - In What areas of your current lifestyle did you try to scale back the use of specifc resources?

I focused on using the least amount of electricity as possible today, which was actually easier than i thought. i have not watched tv at all today / keeping the loghts off is easy

3. Sustainability - Are there any changes that you made to your daily routine that you could envision making for the long term?

Using less electricity is easy and something i can do for the long term. I’m still going to watch tv and use my phone and computer, but i can learn how to do it in small amounts so i dont waste so much electricity.

4. What did you learn from following the tumblr feed of your peers? Will you adjust your own actions because of this?

I see that people are doing what im doing and trying to conserve more energy on a daily basis. i am going to make sure that i make it a priority of mine to reduce wasting energy as much as possible

1. Consumption - What did you consume today?

Water -  15 minute shower this morning / brushed my teeth / washed hands / drank a bottle of water

Food - Chicken patty / ice cream

Electricity - used computer once not counting now / kept my bedroom light off all day

Gasoline - commuter rail to/ from school and a bus

$$Money$$ - $2.50 on a school lunch

2. Reduction - In what areas of your current lifestyle did you try to scale back the use of specific resources?

I cut back mostly on using electricity today. i kept turning off the lights in all rooms in my house until my parents would turn them back on. I also didn’t spend as much money as i usually do in a day .

3. Sustainability - Are there any changes that you made to your daily routine that you could envision making for the long term? Can you reduce your consumption permanently? Why or why not? Please be specific, and provide examples.

It is alot easier to cut back on electricity than i thought. Keeping the lights off until it gets dark and you are in a certain room should be easy. I also have a habit of leaving the tv on when i leave a room but today i turned the tv off in every room.

4. What did you learn from following the tumblr feed of your peers? Did one person’s actions reasonate with you in a positive way? Will you adjust your own actions as a result of their post?

I learned that most other people are learning how to cut back more on electricity as well. One good example that i saw was someone posted about not turning on the heat and wearing more layers in the house, which i think is a good idea to help save the amount of heat we’re using.

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A social experiment, can we give up the unnecessary comforts of a 1st world lifestyle?

Non-negotiable Rules

1. You are in no way to put your own safety (or safety of others), or general well being in any type of danger because of this experiment.

2. You should not disrupt any mandatory…

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Questions to be answered daily

These are the questions that you should provide a response for during the 7 day challenge. Please provide the answers on your tumblr page or your video diary.

1. Consumption - What did you consume today?

Please make a list for your usage of the following…