Eco Chic Lifestyle Change Week 2: Weekly Update

My SMART Goal I have made for myself is...
  "I will use a cloth napkin for 2 out of the 3 meals I eat daily in my home for the next 10 weeks."

So far this goal is going well for me, with only one slip up: I used a paper towel to cover my food in the microwave yesterday for dinner. I feel that this is pretty good considering I have not used a paper napkin in a week except for this instance. To not do this in the future I will just cover my food in the microwave with a small plate or anything I can find that is microwave-safe.

My feelings on this were me being slightly upset with myself, but not entirely disappointed since it was only once the whole week. This week I learned that you cannot beat yourself up about things you cannot change (that you did), and just keep trying :)

My plans for this coming week are to keep doing the cloth napkin deal, but this time to extend it to when I eat a meal at my boyfriend's apartment, and to keep a cloth napkin or two there so that I do not even use a paper napkin at all (as much as possible).

Eye Opener Week 1

http://www.carbonindependent.org/ told me that I am a medium carbon foot person [while at home]. I drive the average amount and do not eat that much organic food, but I do compost as much as I can. After seeing this, I realize that I need to use less waste. I am going to try to not eat out as much, or only eat at restaurants where they use reusable things (like washable dishes).