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MY SMART GOAL
Hey there everybody. My SMART goal is 'I will drink 3 or less cups of a caffeinated beverage (8 oz cups) each week for the next 10 weeks.' This....will be tough for me, seeing as how I'm addicted and all.
HOW IS THIS CHANGE ECO-CHIC?
This might not seem like an Eco-friendly change at first, but it really is.
• By limiting myself to 3 cups of that delicious coffee a week, I will be using less cups at the Coffee Shop on campus, which will create less waste.
• I will be buying less bulk coffee from the grocery store, and less creamer, which also will create less waste in the end.
• I will be using less water at my house, seeing as how I will have to make less coffee in my coffee maker at my house. So, using less water = good.
• Also, I will be buying less pop. So I won't be wasting materials that are used to manufacture and distribute.
WHY IS THIS BEHAVIOR IMPORTANT TO ME?
This is important to me for a couple of reason.
1) My Health. I am addicted to caffeine, I can admit that. Its an awful, but delicious problem at the same time. If I go a couple days without caffeine in my system, I begin to get sick, and I just all around can't function very well. So I do not plan on eliminating it entirely just yet. But by the end of the semester, I should be un-addicted.
Something I remember from taking Drug-Ed last year, was some of the side-effects of caffeine usage. The main one I am concerned with is Memory Loss. I have a hard time remembering 4 things I need to get at the grocery store without the use of a list. So simply, me getting off of caffeine should ultimately lead to me having better memory.
2) Money - Say I buy a 12 pack of Mountain Dew a week, on top of having 2 cups of coffee on campus each week. So the 12 pack costs 4 bucks about. Same with 2 cups of coffee a week(at $2 a piece). So that's $8 dollars a week on caffeine. And honestly, that's taking it a little light. So $8 X 52 Weeks = $416. Oh how I would love to have that money in my pocket instead of using it to buy unhealthy drinks.
So there it is. I hope to have good weekly reports for everyone!
Steve
Also, I blogged for the Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 1 Linky Party hosted by Amy@Eco-Chic with Amy
