Day +1: Reflecting on the last 30 days

As I look back over the past 30 days, I feel a mixture of emotions. I’m feeling inspired by the other ambassadors and our sharing of this experience together, achievement at having broken some long-time habits and relief that the month of March is coming to close (catching Covid half way through meant this month has been at points less than enjoyable). 

I have made steps towards my declared goal of eliminating single-use plastics from our household groceries but I am far from achieving it completely. There are many fantastic alternatives to plastic-ridden supermarkets (zero waste shops, local delis, Milk & More etc) that I have embraced and will continue to use but there are so many smaller habits engrained within us that the wall we seem to smack up against repeatedly is one built by desire for convenience and lack of planning (being too busy!).

Naomi, another cChange / SoE ambassador said in their day 30 blog post:

‘So I’ve learnt a lot more than I expected to, and done a lot less than I imagined’

and I don’t think I can sum it up any better than that. 

I haven’t achieved what I’d hoped to – at least not entirely, but there have been smaller wins that have shown me that change is possible and worthwhile.