One Small Change Update

My One Small Change for January was to walk to the store and use cloth bags. I did pretty good but not as well as I could have. Where I would normally have driven, I walked to the store three times, to the post office once and to the library once. I did use cloth bags every time I went to the store (and library). There were definitely times I could have walked and I didn't. I used rain as an excuse but it really isn't a very good one. I have a big umbrella and as my mother used to say, you aren't sugar, you won't melt in the rain.

I felt a little disappointed in myself but when I thought about it actually it isn't so bad. This was a pretty major change for me and I did do it so I think I'm mostly pleased!

February could be a disaster though. I was desperately trying to think what to do and came up with a great idea. I'm just not sure I can do it! I'm going to keep my heater off unless it gets below 65 in my apartment. I generally keep things pretty warm, partly because I have sinus problems and getting cold makes it worse. Also I think it's kind of a habit just to turn the heater up. Instead of putting on a sweater or moving around I just turn on heat. I'm sure some people reading this are laughing now but seriously this is hard for me. It's kind of weird but I get stressed when I get cold. I'm not sure why and 65 really isn't cold but it feels like it to me. Lest you think I'm completely awful, I should say that I never leave it on at night.

I think this is a very good change for me and an added benefit should be a lower utility bill. So that's February. Hopefully I won't be an icicle at the end of the month!