Day 13

Almost two weeks down, and I’ve already slipped up. Only 2 days after my first zero-waste day, I ended up making way too much waste I couldn’t even take a photo of it.

Since last night was a pretty rough night, today was almost a free for all. I didn’t cook, forgot all my reusable containers and mugs, and basically spent 90% of my day in bed. I woke up incredibly late, and stumbled out of bed in need of a coffee. I went to the cafe next door, and got two coffees, one for me and one for Ryan. Boom, 4 pieces of waste right there. 2 cups, and 2 lids.

I came back home at noon to a sleeping Ryan, and left my half-full coffee on the table, and rolled back into bed. Honestly, I am not proud of this day.

I woke up again around 4pm, to Ryan having left the house, gone to buy some clothes, new shoes, and done groceries. He come home, while I was napping away, having not noticed his disappearance for the last 4 hours.

At the end of this long waste of a day, we ended up treating ourselves to some tacos at a place nearby. I made another 6 pieces of waste, the 3 parchment papers I’m sure the restaurant did not compost, the cardboard bowl the guacamole came in, and the two napkins on the side because I can get messy when it comes to tacos. Again, not proud of this day.

After that, we went to the neighbours house. They wanted to drink more, but I had enough from the night before. I ended up hanging out until a bit after 11, and heading home to write this blog post.

I said on day one that I would make mistakes. Nobody is perfect, and I’m just a normal human being trying to make a few small changes to help make an impact in my life. Of course, I write this blog for me, but also to inspire my readers and show them it isn’t difficult to take small eco-friendly steps to a waste-free lifestyle. Today was definitely not waste free. It was actually probably the most wasteful day since I started this challenge, even before my blog came to be. I hope instead of judging and ridiculing my choices for the day, my readers will see that I’m a normal person who makes mistakes sometimes. We may all feel down, or sick, or just not ourselves and thats okay. As long as we try to make better choices, and work towards a better future, that’s all that matters!

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Today’s Trash List

Two cups, two lids, four pieces of parchment paper, a cardboard bowl, and two napkins.

Day 13: 11 pieces of waste.