Reflections Post: Weeks 3 & 4

Allrighty People!  Can anyone else believe we are done with our 4th week of school?!  pretty soon it will be HALLOWEEN (which I think I am going to be a firefighter this year for it), then turkey day, then Christmas break woohoo!...  Well in the the 3rd week we didn't really have class but me and Steve about my blog and if I was up on everything.  I had a few glitches.  I just need to make sure I stay up on everything and I am checking everyones blogs and such, doing my comments and posts!  I had 5 exams this week :( so not a very fun time for me! This whole blogging thing has become kinda interesting to me, I've been going all over the place and checking out different types of blog and having a great old time!

4th Monday Rita brought Banana's and I don't know if it was because I skipped lunch that day or if she is just really good at picking out bananas, but they were delicious haha!  We also started out with that fun experiment and I got chosen first haha, good thing I had read the SMART goal powerpoint or I probably would have looked like an idiot.  Then we got to watch An Inconvenient Truth.  That was a very powerful movie.... I don't know if I'm completely ready to devote my life to the cause of global warming yet.  It definitely helped me out with a lot of skepticism, but I just don't feel a 100% on it yet.  I can't really explain why, it probably has something to do with being brainwashed by our government, but I just wondering how many of the facts are facts and such.  But that does not mean I don't believe we are destroying our earth.  Slowly but surely we are going to hurt this planet, in a way that might never be reversed...

On a little note me and Jordanne are bringing snack next week!  Not sure what it will be yet, but I kinda have an idea, hope to see you all Monday!

Pam

Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 1: My SMART Goal

1.  I will limit my intake of Red Meat to 1 serving 4 oz. per week.
2.  This goal is Eco-Chic to me because it will make me to find healthier alternatives than typical red meat options like Ground Beef, which come from corporate farms and are loaded with antibiotics and have other disadvantages.  My SMART goal will force me to find other sources of protein such as white meat and legumes.
There has also been studies that red meats, which are highly acidic are linked to certain cancers, specifically colon cancer.
3. I have always thought about being a semi-vegetarian but I come from a small farm community and have been raised on roasts, hamburgers, steak, ham, and just about every other type of red meat.  But I feel like if I limit myself and make a conscious effort to avoid it, most of the time I am definitely headed in the right direction.  There will be a lot of health benefits arising from this as well!
4. To start today I had a banana and glass of milk for breakfast, and for lunch I am having brown rice with blacks beans and peppers!

See you all Monday!
Pam

Blogged for the Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 1 hosted by Amy@Eco-Chic with Amy.

Eye Opener:Ecological Footprints

After taking the Ecological Footprints Quiz on http://www.myfootprint.org/ my results were that it would take 3.6 earths if everyone on earth lived like me....
      That is a HUGE eye opener, I thought I did my part by recycling most stuff, taking less showers (or at least shorter ones,) and apparently this is not enough.  I feel as though kinda riding the fence between being eco-friendly and being non conscious about anything is just not enough!  Everything that we do from using chemicals to overeating is effecting the earth!  So I hope to learn a lot over this course!