I am not the most dedicated to this challenge, and that's okay with me. If you're looking for more participatory statuses, I would recommend my classmates. Click any link.
Toilet
For current medicinal reasons, I decided for my own sanity, safety, and health to let myself off the hook in the toilet category.
Hand-washing
Introducing hand sanitizer into my bathroom eliminates the need to de-germ with water. I figure that saves about 1-2 gallons of water every time.
Teeth-brushing
I keep a bottle of water (refilled elsewhere) in my little bathroom cubby that I use to wet and clean my toothbrush at night and the morning.
Shower
I have twice ventured from my dorm to use the shower. It added at least 20 minutes.
Drinking Water
I have started carrying a water bottle, which is honestly something I should have been doing anyways, considering my propensity for getting dehydrated.
Laundry
Friday, the day after the challenge was announced, was the day I ran out of clean underwear. I used the laundry room in my dorm. I did, however, make myself go up and down the three flights of stairs 8 times instead of the required three.
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Plans for next week:
Toilet use, hand-washing, water-drinking, and teeth-brushing will stay the course. I won't need to do laundry again for another two weeks. I might try to shower more outside my dorm; at least once in the science center, once in the KSC, and once in a different dorm. However, I've decided that the one increase in participation will be the following: if I do need/decide to take a shower in my dorm, I'm going to run down to the lake, splash myself with water, and then hike back to my room. I figure that it's not exactly the same as hauling water, but it'll add the time and some of the physical effort of bucketing water.
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