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today is day 1 of bringing a reusable water bottle to work. not to sound corny, but i have been trying to become more aware of the ecological footprint i will leave on the world. not just because "going green" is all the rage lately, but also because--it's true--working at natural health has inspired me to be more concerned and realize how many simple changes i can make to help produce less waste. its really scary how much garbage one person creates in their lifetime. there was this art exhibit a while ago that had a photo of all the plastic bags that one person uses within one year, and it was pretty crazy.
anyhow, my next goal is to start bringing my own mug to starbucks. the only problem is, the tumbler that i have now is pretty small--definitely holds less coffee than what's in a grande-size cup--so i'm going to have to go out and buy a new one. i plan to do this next week. i also want to start avoiding straws as much as possible, despite my fear that my teeth will turn a ghastly shade of gold by not using straws in my coffee. one straw takes 100 years to biodegrade! crazy! i have also been lowering my A/C and trying to avoid it whenever possible...it's an energy-saving one though, so it's already not too horrible for the environment. i had planned to buy some biodegradable plastic bags, but the price is pretty hefty: $85 for 500 bags! ack. i mean, seeing as how i use a plastic bag every day for garbage to throw down the incinerator and one that fills up every few days for cardboard garbage, a package would probably last me about a year. but i'm just going to wait until all the plastic bags that I have in the drawer at home are used up before i do that. i keep forgetting to bring a big canvas/reusable bag with me when i go food shopping. writing all this down will hopefully push me to keep with it and do more. what a hippie i am!
so last weekend with connie was lots of fun. i hung out in the way-happening town of brewster, ny, and had fun times losing in foosball and pool despite me and connie being a team against one other person. haha! we suck. but we are fun. on the way home, waiting for the train back to nyc, the train conductor guy came out and asked me where i got my tattoos done. and he was like, "wow, those are way better than the prison tattoos you see around here!" it made me think of the girl with the awful tribal/cross/flower tattoos who we met at that bar whose friend said they were "beautiful." haha!
i got a rockin' new 'do on a whim--thanks, connie (and claudia)!! i had no idea what i wanted to do, but i saw a picture of a girl with a shaggy, funky, mullet-like hairstyle in one of the style books and, true to emmy jo fashion, acted on an impulse and got that very cut. i was also coerced to get blonde highlights, which at first i was skeptical about, but turned out to be very happy with. my hair is so easy to take care of now, it's exciting. even when it's not completely straight, it still doesn't look bad, which is what i was kind of afraid of. i think the hair on top is too short to really curl, so it just looks a little fuzzy if i don't flat-iron it well. yay mullet!
on another exciting note, I was asked to write up an "editor's pick" blog on our website at work on my favorite item in the world--alcohol! yes, i am being sent organic wine tomorrow and will be writing up a blog-like piece on it. who knew being an alcoholic could pay off at a magazine like natural health? speaking of alcohol, i am trying to "detox"/"cleanse" myself after being a party monster for the past several weeks. i have been going out like whoa lately, partly because it's the summer and the weather just makes me want to see people and be out, and partly because feel like i am finally making enough money not to feel guilty about spending $40 on drinks/food/cabs in one night. (though i AM trying to save for a house a few years down the road, so i still don't like going too crazy...) as a result, i noticed my skin dried out (and simultaneously broke out more than usual--yuck!) and looked sallow/not as nice as it should, and i also have been feeling less energetic during the day. i went out to meet belma at a bar last night and just had water--yay me! i feel like i am in AA, making baby steps to getting sober. haha. but really, it's a little scary how a few weeks of drinking/losing sleep can really catch up to your appearance/energy levels. for the next few weeks, at least, my goal is to not drink more than twice a week, with a 2-drink max. let's see how that goes!
back to work...
anyhow, my next goal is to start bringing my own mug to starbucks. the only problem is, the tumbler that i have now is pretty small--definitely holds less coffee than what's in a grande-size cup--so i'm going to have to go out and buy a new one. i plan to do this next week. i also want to start avoiding straws as much as possible, despite my fear that my teeth will turn a ghastly shade of gold by not using straws in my coffee. one straw takes 100 years to biodegrade! crazy! i have also been lowering my A/C and trying to avoid it whenever possible...it's an energy-saving one though, so it's already not too horrible for the environment. i had planned to buy some biodegradable plastic bags, but the price is pretty hefty: $85 for 500 bags! ack. i mean, seeing as how i use a plastic bag every day for garbage to throw down the incinerator and one that fills up every few days for cardboard garbage, a package would probably last me about a year. but i'm just going to wait until all the plastic bags that I have in the drawer at home are used up before i do that. i keep forgetting to bring a big canvas/reusable bag with me when i go food shopping. writing all this down will hopefully push me to keep with it and do more. what a hippie i am!
so last weekend with connie was lots of fun. i hung out in the way-happening town of brewster, ny, and had fun times losing in foosball and pool despite me and connie being a team against one other person. haha! we suck. but we are fun. on the way home, waiting for the train back to nyc, the train conductor guy came out and asked me where i got my tattoos done. and he was like, "wow, those are way better than the prison tattoos you see around here!" it made me think of the girl with the awful tribal/cross/flower tattoos who we met at that bar whose friend said they were "beautiful." haha!
i got a rockin' new 'do on a whim--thanks, connie (and claudia)!! i had no idea what i wanted to do, but i saw a picture of a girl with a shaggy, funky, mullet-like hairstyle in one of the style books and, true to emmy jo fashion, acted on an impulse and got that very cut. i was also coerced to get blonde highlights, which at first i was skeptical about, but turned out to be very happy with. my hair is so easy to take care of now, it's exciting. even when it's not completely straight, it still doesn't look bad, which is what i was kind of afraid of. i think the hair on top is too short to really curl, so it just looks a little fuzzy if i don't flat-iron it well. yay mullet!
on another exciting note, I was asked to write up an "editor's pick" blog on our website at work on my favorite item in the world--alcohol! yes, i am being sent organic wine tomorrow and will be writing up a blog-like piece on it. who knew being an alcoholic could pay off at a magazine like natural health? speaking of alcohol, i am trying to "detox"/"cleanse" myself after being a party monster for the past several weeks. i have been going out like whoa lately, partly because it's the summer and the weather just makes me want to see people and be out, and partly because feel like i am finally making enough money not to feel guilty about spending $40 on drinks/food/cabs in one night. (though i AM trying to save for a house a few years down the road, so i still don't like going too crazy...) as a result, i noticed my skin dried out (and simultaneously broke out more than usual--yuck!) and looked sallow/not as nice as it should, and i also have been feeling less energetic during the day. i went out to meet belma at a bar last night and just had water--yay me! i feel like i am in AA, making baby steps to getting sober. haha. but really, it's a little scary how a few weeks of drinking/losing sleep can really catch up to your appearance/energy levels. for the next few weeks, at least, my goal is to not drink more than twice a week, with a 2-drink max. let's see how that goes!
back to work...