I always work to conserve water! I grew up in a desert, so I turn off the water when I'm brushing my teeth. I also use the water in the shower by watering my plants before it heats up. That way I'm not wasting anything. Finally, I have been scraping not rinsing my plates. I'm horrible about this - I like my plate to be clean before going in the dishwasher, but I have been striving to avoid doing that this month!

It feels so great to get outside each day! I love having the time to experience the sun on my skin, enjoy the wind, and see the clouds in the sky! I even see lots of different critters! This yellow butterfly visited my house 🦋

I do this all the time! I always check my library first & advocate for the library anytime! Nashville has amazing options - the library of things (to check out different items), the seed library (to help you grow your own food, flowers, and herbs!), plus the REGULAR library! I love to check out books and audiobooks through the library!

I took the water footprint test and found out that I am doing better than the national average, but there are still poste I can improve!
Personal: 1,267 Gallons/Day

Oof. This one was rough. My carbon is WAY worse than I thought. I got told I was a climate villain.
Your carbon footprint is 11.5 ton CO2e/year, consisting of:
- Home: 2.6 ton
- Travel: 6.6 ton
- Consumption: 2.3 ton

The ways I can reduce are through turning off/setting an alert for my home thermostat to avoid running the AC or heat. I can also work to cut out palm oil from candies and other items that I already know are not healthy for me. I want to also work on shopping locally and using the farmer's markets to the best of my ability.

I love taking care of my local pollinators! I strive to only plant native plants for them. In my front yard I have holly, some potted violas, black eyed susans, and canna lilies. In the back yard I have a sweet shrub, potted wild flowers, and clover! My bees love the zinnia and I have bee homes up for my carpenter bees.