Environmental Challenge, Revisited

Back in January, I issued a challenge to all of you: decide on one habit that, for two or three months, you'd focus on making more environmentally viable. The crux of the challenge was the idea that a lifestyle overhaul is intimidating and self-defeating, but bit by bit we might be able to make our lives more sustainable.

My challenge was to stop using disposable plastic bags at the grocery store. I'd estimate I've been about 80% successful, which, considering how scatterbrained I am, I think is pretty good. I've also almost entirely stopped using disposable kleenex (except when sick), instead using cut-up tee shirts as re-usable hankies.

In the coming months, I think I'm going to focus on cutting back the amount of packaging I buy in my grocery shopping. I'm not sure how to measure my success here. I'm OCD  enough without keeping empty containers lying around to weigh or whatever. Maybe I can just do a weekly count and tally? I also turned the temperature down on my water tank, but that might not last. I really do love a scalding shower. Still, maybe as the weather around here gets warmer I can handle a merely-warm shower.

How have you guys done on your challenges? And what are you willing to try next?