This week I had hoped to further trial the African hand washing method but struggled to find the time. Time is something which I have mentioned in almost every post and it’s because it is hands down the biggest thing that I have been struggling with in this challenge. Now that assignments are starting to fall due and the number of readings to be done for college are beginning to build up, without a doubt its harder than ever to find the time; I even struggled to find time to write this blog post! To be honest, there’s just a huge pile of clothes starting to build up in the corner of my room an I’m dreading the thought of having to do it when I find the time. On a more positive note, I have definitely noticed the difference in my clothes. I have noticed that the quality of them hasn’t decreased as rapidly as it normally does using the washing machine and dryer. I think the dryer is more than likely the culprit here as it would normally cause my jumpers and tops to pill. I also think that the washing machine isn’t good for clothes as strings tend to get caught and pulled, damaging the clothes.
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Darren Clarke commented on Day 17: Two Week Mark 4 years agoHi Rachel. It's great to hear your honesty in your posts. Time is the one resource we all wish we had more of, especially when it comes to sustainability. Convenience over time is often the primary reason many people choose unsustainable actions worldwide. I hope you cut yourself some slack here. It's really interesting that you've noticed an improvement in the quality of your clothes - indirectly this is potentially also improving your sustainability by not having to buy clothes as often perhaps? It's great that you're persevering despite the increase in college assignments and readings. This makes me wonder if you have you ever wanted to stand up for something in the past (environmental or other), but didn’t? What stopped you and why did you give up? Looking forward to more washing tips over the next few weeks. Well done again. Darren Respond
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Rachel Flavin commented on Day 17: Two Week Mark 4 years agoHi Darren, Seeing an improvement in the quality of my clothes definitely isn't something that I would've expected when I started to challenge! Reducing the amount of clothes isn't something I had considered when writing my last blog post either so it's nice to get someone else's view on it. I can't say I've never wanted to stand up for anything and chose not to as I'm generally the type of person to speak my mind!! Respond
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