I told you it wasn’t the end in my last blog post. Here is my new set of goals for Five Weeks of Naught New from June 21st to July 25th based on goals that I want to continue and a few more that I plan to implement. Unlike before, I will not be contributing to a naught new fund, but I will still keep track.
New Naught New Goals:
- Goal 1: Naught new except food and gas
- Goal 2: Grow okra
- Goal 3: Eat a pescatarian diet
- Goal 4: No chains/fast food restaurants
- Goal 5: Computer off by 10pm
- Goal 6: Avoid disposable plastic
- Goal 7: Continue to attempt to compost
- Goal 8: Track taking the train
- Additional goals: work on my college thesis for publishing, look into new jobs, continue climate action including digital climate strikes and pushing for climate emergency declarations and divestment
Goals 1, 4, 5, and 6 will be yes or no updates weekly, whereas goals 2, 3, 7, and 8 will have slightly more descriptive weekly updates. Here is a little background on some of my goals. My beany babies were done, so I planted okra today in their place. Hopefully they will survive and fruit over the next few months. I need to get back into good technology and therefore sleep habits, hence computer off by 10pm. My compost bin is full, so I’m waiting to see if it is able to produce compost. I left quarantine and returned to work on June 1st, and I have taken the train rather than driving to work every day during the past three weeks. I’m currently part of a campaign to get Orlando to declare a climate emergency and then take real climate action, including rapidly transitioning away from fossil fuels.
Besides turning my computer off in time and watering my okra each day, the goal that I will have to be the most intentional about is Goal 3, eating a pescatarian diet. I stopped eating cows in eighth or ninth grade. I stopped eating pigs and red meat in college. I stopped drinking milk and eating eggs a few months ago, and I’m recently eating less cheese. Now I am attempting to give up white meat, which means no more poultry. I have always loved chicken, so it may be difficult, but I will do my best for the next five weeks. I will continue to eat seafood like fish and shrimp, which means I don’t have to give up sushi, which is nice. My diet currently consists of mostly fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, so much of my diet is already vegan. I’m hoping that giving up chicken will improve the environmental sustainability of my diet as well as help to remove me from supporting animal abuse and factory farming. Consider making a personal sacrifice for the planet and may thee use naught new.
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