So I arrived back home last night, and I am very happy to be here. Though it is much colder here (by, like... 30+ degrees), I am enjoying myself. My other brother comes home tonight, and then we will have a full house! I haven't seen him or my brothers' friends since August, so I am excited to see them again. I find it hard to believe that I will be home again in 2.5-ish weeks, marking the end of the semester. That fact will make going back to USC much easier, though I do not look forward to all the work I have to do in between now and then.
ANYWAY, to the prompt!: To live sustainably, to me, is to live a lifestyle that has little to no effect on the environment. Honestly, I probably don't like that sustainable of a lifestyle, but I am also not ridiculous. I recycle and try to reuse things a few times before throwing them away (even plastic cutlery), but I also let the water run as I brush my teeth, and I take somewhat lengthy showers (though not very long compared to those of my suitemates..... they don't know this blog exists, so I feel safe saying this).
To be more sustainable I would probably take shorter showers, not let the water run, and be more stringent when it comes to recycling. I think most of my light bulbs at school and home are the environmentally friendly ones... I don't drive, so a car is not the issue. Luckily I like walking, and it's not too cold in SC, so I don't freeze like I do at home. I feel like a bike would be helpful, but I don't know how to ride them (WHAT?!), and, whenever my friends have tried to teach me, I fail miserably... I attribute this to the fact that I am positive I am going to fall off and that I have zero tolerance to pain, so I am very afraid of bike riding.
Today my mom and I went to Target, and I ended up buying a lot of Christmas decorations for our dorm room. I plan to leave most of it up all year because I love Christmas. At home I have Christmas window decals on my bedroom windows all year round. (Originally this was because I was too lazy to take them down, but now they are an integral part of my room!)
Yes, well, I guess this is it for now. I am going to go relax and continue to procrastinate!
Gute Nacht!
Holland
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