yesterday was the day to conserve energy, and i found this easy in some ways and difficult in others. On sunday, I looked ahead at everyday of the no impact experiment and since I anticipated this day I bought candles on sunday so that I could conserve energy but still have light. Candlelight was not so bad, a little dim but actually a relaxing light to use while doing your homework, maybe a little too relaxing because I ended up getting sleepy and going to bed earlier than I usually do. It was easy to not use T.V or do anything else that required electricity use because I had homework to do, however, if this experiment was done during the summer where I had nothing else to do, I think I would be really disappointed that I could use neither my computer nor my T.V. and if it was to dark to go out and go for a stroll. I did feel tempted to go on my computer and go on facebook, but I decided that it wouldn't be a real emergency. The only time I used my computer was when I had to check my school email for some important stuff that I was expecting. OH, additionally, I watched on Disney Channel that your chargers still consume energy even when they're not plugged into your phone, so I disconnected all the chargers from their outlets, including the charger for my computer. I feel like I could have done more to conserve energy on this day, but that would require that I bought a solar panel, which I cannot afford. Furthermore, I felt good about this day, but I'm not so sure I could keep up living in candlelight and not watching T.V. for the rest of my life.
- Christine B.
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