Day 2... and I'm still doing this thing. I tend to have really fun ideas, get really excited about them, and then forget to follow through on the details. So, I'm glad that I'm still trying to consciously think about specific things I can do right now to help realize Obama's (and our) vision for America.
Today, Barack signed an executive order to close Guantanamo Bay within the next year. This will be tricky, but again, this ambitious and constitutionally focused agenda is very refreshing.
All day I was not sure what I was going to do to help change America. I was stressing out over it because many things seemed like a cop-out or just not something sustainable in the long run. James and I went to dinner at Five Guys (I'm not even going to pretend that it's remotely good for you... we'll tackle that eventually). I was getting the napkins and ketchup, and I immediately thought of something. I decided to get back to doing something that I started to do a long time ago. We unintentionally create a lot of waste during the day, and some of it can be avoided if we just think about what we are doing. A couple years ago I saw an Oprah show about decreasing your carbon footprint. A lady discussed how many napkins we use a day (about 6) and how much we could change the environment if everyone just stopped using one of those napkins a day. It seems simple, but I mindlessly grab a handful of napkins any time I go out to eat. I also constantly use paper towels or clorox wipes instead of cleaner and a scrubbing cloth. So today, and hopefully from now on, I want to think about and limit the amount of napkins I use.
So at Five Guys, after I grabbed a handful of napkins, I just used two (the food is very tasty, but very greasy). I put some back in the napkin holder and took a few home to use later. Again, this is nothing groundbreaking, but just think of what could happen if everyone began to seriously consider how many napkins they are using. So today, like yesterday, I pledge to be more conscious of my consumption.
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