24 Hours Challenge: No Energy Consumption

For blog assignment #11 in my environmental science course, I was told not to use any energy consumption for a 24 hours time limit. In order to finish this task, I was suppose to unplug any technological devices during my 24 hours period. I was not allowed to use my cell-phone, iPod or radio players, computers, television, my graphing calculator for my math class, my G-Shock watch, my amp for the bass guitar, and anything that were electronics. Additional energy consumption around the house should not be in use either such as my blow dryer, toaster, cloth dryer, blender, juicers, electrical tools, mower, fridge and freezer, night lights, lamps, and so on. All the vampire plugs shall be unplug for no energy usage. My family should respect this rule whenever I was around them with the electronic usage, and they were allowed to scold me while I was tempted to use it at all. Memorial weekend was the worst time to do assignment because I around my dad's girlfriend niece going away party to Humble State College, Sunday I was around my nephew who is two months old, and I needed the computer for my homework assignments. Monday my dad hold a BBQ at my grandparent's house, so on Sunday evening and Monday morning I was used the electrical tools to get yard straighten out. 

Then I started my 24 hours challenge on Tuesday because I can get a great chance at the challenge. My morning usually start off at 7 am, and the sunlight always brighten up my room. This was when I was able to open up my curtain, and to let the sunlight come in. This mean I was not able to use the bedroom light, so each morning I can save energy by  this way. My grandparent already got a new fridge that was energy saving, so I just ate Honey Nuts and Oats with almonds. Normally, I get my mind warm up with either a word puzzle or Sudoku. The time was 8;30 am, my friend Alex got me into a bible study the week before. Now I was going to spend some time with the word of God, so I prayed to God to be guidance on this challenge, gave thanks for good stuff that happened on the weekend, and the let me understand the book of John. I spent a good 1:30, so the time leads me to 10 am. When I take a shower it normally takes me a good 15 minutes together with the shower and dressing myself. I just bit the bullet and took the shower like a man because I told myself to not be a girl and be a true man. 

After I got ready without any technology, I just went to school in my truck and drove a little bit because the task required it. This meant no radio usage, so I put it on mute and left with just my thoughts. I drove to school, so I can go get tutoring for my trigonometry course. The time was 11:20 am when got to the MLK tutoring building. I spent a good two hours on my math homework, and I went to get lunch of pizza and Pure Leaf Sweet Tea. Next I was able to go to my math class at 2:45 pm to 4:50 pm. There are normally bible studies at school around 4:30 pm, so I went near the student store for half an hour. At this time of 5:20 pm, I regrouped my thoughts on my energy usage, so I can say it was going well. More ways I can reduce my energy usage can take the bus more often or buy a bike, so I do my traveling around the city. I can try to find a carpooling with my friends too or a being drop of with my parents or grandparents. Sometimes I can walk to certain places such as the convenient stores, parks, and friends or family houses. Now my times is way 6:15 pm when I got home from school, so I had to use the microwave to heat up my BBQ from the day before. This broke one of the rule of the challenge, so I was sad at this moment. Then I had to use the lights at the moment too. However, I was to notice that in the rule I can use the light whenever is  necessary and night time was a good time too. Except the no microwave was not suppose to be use at all.  After my dinner it lead me to 6:35 pm, so I let my grandmother to wash my dishes. I drank tapped water because I learned from my environmental science course that it was pretty much safe to drink from. My next task of the day was to do my reading for my environmental science course and microeconomics course, and it required light to do the reading. 

My reading ended at 9 pm, so I just jumped back into thinking about the energy consumption challenge. There was where I wanted to end my day, and enjoy a new one that God hold for myself. I turned off my bedroom light, and went to the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth with cold water. Then said goodnight to my family. Now I woke up at 7 am where I was relieve to get the challenge done. There were a few more question that I had to answer off such as alternatives how to manage the indoor temperature control. Look around my house, so I can find ways to increase energy efficiency without having to give up convenience or technology. For the managing the indoor temperature, I can get some curtain for my patio sliding door for when it's hot. This would allow more cool for summer or hot spring seasons. Open the windows more often and deal with the heat as too use no conditioner, and learn how to deal with global warming. For cold season, I can just bury myself with some blankets or wear some warmer clothes. In order to increase my energy efficiency, I believe a new stove, dryer, washer, and electrical tools can be change in respect. My grandfather already bought a new stove, but I think he is waiting for something like a deliver time to happen and it's energy efficiency. Washer and dryer it's money and time that matters on this equipment. The electrical tools can be manage buying more energy efficiency, so once again the money matters. We already have some lighting that are energy efficiency, so this part is good. 

I can say this was a difficult task to attempt because there are some stuff I did not want to give up at all. I love my cell-phone, computer, and iPod. I listen to music everyday, sometimes on phone for important phone calls, and computer is use for a lot of  school work. I need my amp for my bass guitar because I can listen to my progress of notes being strung together. I use a blow dryer for my spiking my hair, I need hot water for coffee when I am less energized, hot water for showers or washing dishes, electrical cords when doing yard work or fixing my car in the garage. There are some stuff I can give up like the online social sites, messages, and if I have to or want to do it all over again.