My last green post

This is my final post as a weekly blogger on eco consumerism. My class has come to an end. So I thought I would make my last blog about my experience in the class.

Coming into this class, I thought going green was just a silly fad. I've changed my tune though. I still don't like doing my grocery shopping at Whole Foods, but I'm not so taken aback now when I go in there with my sister now. Before this class I wasn't exactly the most wasteful person on the planet, but I was definitely leaving my mark. The best part about doing a blog like this is that I actually learned something. It was kind of like going on a little scavenger hunt for green goods.

I'm not going to lie, I'm still no expert on green goods. And I'm also not going to
pretend like I'm any kind of eco expert. Although, for a friend's birthday gift this weekend I wrapped it in paper from a magazine I already had. That's progress for me, you don't even know. I'm also actively looking for a place to buy an aluminum water bottle if you know anywhere to get one. Excuse me, but I thought it was a little silly that people driving Hummers were also buying reusable grocery bags. Now I realize it's all about doing a part, even a little part. It's hard to change every habit you have but I've realized just doing a little bit, like buying an organic cleaner or reusing your grocery bag is absolutely better than doing nothing.




Do you want to know the way the class really affected me? It's simple really it helped me to understand my sister better and her organic food shopping tendencies. I used to really hate going into Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, but this class gave us something to talk about and gave me a source of information. I learned a lot about organic and gluten free foods and just how important they are to people. For me, it's not exactly about going green, it's about being healthy.

I have also come across some of the nicest people doing stories for this class which is really great for a journalism student. So in the end, the main thing is I learned something, which is more than I can say for some classes I have taken in my four years at The University of Arizona. From now on I will do my best to continue going a little greener. I'm still trying not to take green too seriously though. It has to be fun too for me to want to do it. Below is a funny video from funnyordie.com.Can't lose your sense of humor.