I took the quiz and my results were not that appealing. It turns out that if everyone lived like my family and I do then we would need 4.7 planets in order to survive. I definitely think that changes need to be made. We need to recycle more and not drive ours cars so much. Everyone in my family, besides my six year old cousin, drives their vehicle everyday. I drive mine to and from work; my mother and brother drive their cars for their job since they deliver newspapers; and my dad drives a dump truck all day. Since we need to drive our cars we should cut down in other places like our food habits. We do not buy organic or locally grown food because it is more expensive and difficult to afford in this economy. Maybe we should rethink that and start buying local produce. I compared myself and my family to the people in Florida, females, and people born in 1988 like myself. Compared to Florida we are pretty close totaling 4.7 planets with Florida totaling 4.6 planets. The average across all females is 3.7 planets and the average for people born in 1988 is also 3.7 planets. Since we are close to the average of Floridians maybe there is something to say about that. Maybe people in Florida use up more resources than people in other places for a reason. Or, maybe we are just more wasteful. I took a look at my specific consumption for an entire twenty-fou
r hours and this is what I came up with. My cell phone charger and alarm clock stay plugged in everyday along with my television and DVD player. My television stays turned on all night while I sleep. I do shut my light off in my room unless I absolutely need it for something. I drive my car to work and back totaling about forty-five miles or forty minutes. I drive to eat lunch somewhere every day usually less than five miles away. I do not eat breakfast before work. I drink water from a water cooler all day until lunch then I go somewhere to eat fast food. When I get home I eat a home-cooked dinner made from food bought at Wal-Mart or Publix. I use water when I shower once a day and I wash my hands at least four times a day and brush my teeth. For packaging, at work I handle remotes that come in cardboard packaging and food that is usually in plastic packaging. Looking over my consumption for one day I have came to the conclusion that there are places where I can cut down. I can unplug everything in room for the times when I am not there. There is no reason for my television, DVD player, alarm clock, and cell phone charger to be plugged in when they are not in use. I can also turn off my television at night since I am asleep and not watching it anyway. I do not have an option as far as having to drive to work but I can bring
my lunch to work that way I do not have to drive somewhere to get food. I should stop eating fast food and bring my lunch since it would be cheaper and healthier and I will know where
my food is actually coming from. Those home-cooked meals could be made with organic or locally grown food. Taking a shorter shower and using hand sanitizer instead of soap and water would cut down on my water consumption. I cannot do anything about the products I handle at work but I can control what I buy at home so I can start buying products made with recyclable packaging. Maybe making these changes would reduce the number of planets we would need if everyone lived like me.
r hours and this is what I came up with. My cell phone charger and alarm clock stay plugged in everyday along with my television and DVD player. My television stays turned on all night while I sleep. I do shut my light off in my room unless I absolutely need it for something. I drive my car to work and back totaling about forty-five miles or forty minutes. I drive to eat lunch somewhere every day usually less than five miles away. I do not eat breakfast before work. I drink water from a water cooler all day until lunch then I go somewhere to eat fast food. When I get home I eat a home-cooked dinner made from food bought at Wal-Mart or Publix. I use water when I shower once a day and I wash my hands at least four times a day and brush my teeth. For packaging, at work I handle remotes that come in cardboard packaging and food that is usually in plastic packaging. Looking over my consumption for one day I have came to the conclusion that there are places where I can cut down. I can unplug everything in room for the times when I am not there. There is no reason for my television, DVD player, alarm clock, and cell phone charger to be plugged in when they are not in use. I can also turn off my television at night since I am asleep and not watching it anyway. I do not have an option as far as having to drive to work but I can bring 
my lunch to work that way I do not have to drive somewhere to get food. I should stop eating fast food and bring my lunch since it would be cheaper and healthier and I will know where my food is actually coming from. Those home-cooked meals could be made with organic or locally grown food. Taking a shorter shower and using hand sanitizer instead of soap and water would cut down on my water consumption. I cannot do anything about the products I handle at work but I can control what I buy at home so I can start buying products made with recyclable packaging. Maybe making these changes would reduce the number of planets we would need if everyone lived like me. 
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