I have been planning on posting for months. I've drafted several posts and haven't posted them. I got caught up in reading other women blogs about zero waste and comparing myself to them. I began to compare myself to them and I was feeling really discouraged because I hadn't attained the level of zero waste they had. I got in my head and felt like a fraud if I posted. Then I remembered that I have been working on reducing my waste for around 6 months and they have been doing this for 4 or more YEARS. It is not reasonable of my to compare myself to people who have been practicing for years. So I resolve to allow myself even more grace and to create a space where I can grow.
In the last couple of months of practicing zero waste I have learned and grown and tried new things. It's been refreshing hearing my friends be inspired to take small steps toward reducing waste! Josh has been encouraging and has kept me realistic about my exceptions. It's been a learning curve but it's been a very rewarding and fascinating.
Looking forward I am excited to accomplish more in regards to zero waste. Reaching the things I aspire to and creating a more beautiful home. This year I plan on making more changes to my life to aide my health and awareness. My goal is to replace unhealthy, or merely subpar, habits with habits that are more sustainable and happy.
In the next couple of months I will be living at camp, so zero waste will be interesting, some of it will have less to of with me and more to do with camp. But as far as I'm concerned I will do my utmost. Personally I can use my thermos or a mug more then once to preserve a small amount of water and time used to wash it in the dish pit. I can wrap my food leftovers and bagged lunches in my beeswax wraps. As the summer progresses I can figure out other ways to reduce waste and save.
I hope to stop comparing myself to others but rather to learn from them. Heres to learning, growing, and accepting our failures. As they lead to greater things.
