week 4

Over winter break I stuck to my impact goal for the most part. However, I was in Eastern Washington where it was very cold most days so the allure of long hot showers got to me twice. I ended up taking two hot showers around 10 minutes each. I was able to negate this impact by skipping showers on the days where my family and I drove back and forth from Wenatchee. After reading this article that HB provided to us I asked some of my friends to try and shorten their showers too. I did this by telling them how much water they could save and providing structural motivation from the article. If I was to advertise my impact methods to the general public I would cite this article's methods by simplifying the methods of what they have to do down to just shortening their showers and cooling them off. Then I would tell them all the benefits of this simple undertaking. I will most likely continue this habit in the future as it has become part of my daily routine and has good benefits for the planet. I would recommend using the blogging process to people trying to change their habits as it helps you stay accountable.