My favorite part of the eco challenge was going outside. I got to play with my dogs in the sunshine, and it brought me much joy! how about you all? :)

This challenge was incredibly fun! I'm glad I was able to participate!

The Eco-Challenge that we did for class this past April taught me a lot more than I anticipated. Growing up I always understood the importance of recycling and the everyone going green all of a sudden, but I wasn't aware of how dedicated the world is to preserving the Earth and promoting health. I paid more attention to my carbon print and my health this time around because I recently realized just how inactive and careless I had been lately. I wasn't the best at using trash cans and was more concerned about the tickets you could get rather than why its a law in the first place. I was amazed to hear some insight from my coworkers as they told me what they were doing for the month's challenge. I knew that it was a big deal but I wasn't aware of the impact. I influenced a few of my students to start collecting cans and recycling. I also go them to pay more attention to their carbon footprints. It's rewarding to see the results of the challenge. I would run and walk and some of them would tag along with me to time me. I had a great time bonding and making giving them something positive to look to. I felt great after every run even though the time would vary because emergencies would arise even if I was on my lunch. I wasn't able to check in on my last day but I was able to make up for it the next day. I think I loved the Eco-Challenge the most because I was able to see my son's school was participating and teaching the kids about it and that's really when I knew I had to continue to lead by example. Thank you for this opportunity to grow and gain a better me in the process.

By cutting just a few minutes off my shower, I was able to save gallons of water each day helping the environment and lower my utility bills.

I think the hardest part for me is checking in on the day of. I’ve been really good about doing all of the daily actions because I put reminders on my phone and I’ve been able to integrate them as habits rally easily. I’ve had to go back and add all of my details retroactively instead of posting day of but, I’m glad I can still add it in.