Comments on: A Challenge from Guest Blogger Carolyn Gilles

By: anne

anne — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:41:57 +0000

by the way, i’m learning that many people don’t know how they can switch their home electricity source to renewable energy; there is even an option to buy all wind power. check for a post on this later in the week!

By: anne

anne — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:40:29 +0000

go people! this is great.

i have two goals:

1. keep bottled water to an absolute minimum
2. start composting (been trying to figure out what method i can stick with)

By: C. Gilles

C. Gilles — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:26:25 +0000

Hey Shelly!

You are well on your way to spreading sustainability 10 fold! You “get it” and that’s what will make the difference - it’s a shift of thinking - and you’re right, it’s not easy. And that’s what “the challenge” is all about and why we’re here to support each other.

By: C. Gilles

C. Gilles — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:22:33 +0000

Susan, I wish you the best of luck, sincerely. Tackling the school food challenge is a good one! Using your knowledge or helping someone else to become more sustianable is the start to the revolution.

I look forward to hearing more from you!

By: shelly ward

shelly ward — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:15:24 +0000

I find that I resist committing to simple but important changes, but then as soon as I do it is much easier than I expected. Getting into the mindset of personal responsibility is a big shift for the average consumption oriented American such as myself. But this summer has been good and the challenge idea is helpful. I’ve switched to reusable containers in the kitchen only, a rule of no plastic water bottles, taking my own bags to the grocery (yeah, I know, I’m a little behind here). I’ve got a long way to go, but at least I’m on the train.

By: susan rubin

susan rubin — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:23:47 +0000

here’s how i plan to participate in this most excellent challenge:
this week, i’m going to meet with a high school math teacher who wants eliminate plastic bottles from his school. i hope to brainstorm with him to find ways to engage more students in the effort this fall.
i’m going to pass this “sustainable lifestyle challenge” onto other blogs. a great concept like this needs to spread big time!

By: C. Gilles

C. Gilles — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:06:21 +0000

Yesterday I had my first ever stoop sale! For those of you who don’t live in Brooklyn, a stoop sale is a yard sale on your stoop (porch, steps, sidewalk). I had so much fun! I had some stuff that was of no use to me anymore, but didn’t want to throw it away. So I gathered it all together and moved it out to the front of the house and my neighbors got to pick through what they wanted and I made a few bucks in the meantime. It wasn’t, for me, about making a ton of money, but more about meeting my neighbors and making my “junk” thier “treasure” as the saying goes.

Try it! It’s really fun!