Friday, April 29, 2011

Day 118

I used one piece of paper to copy a list of people to buy ADAPT shirts for. I need 8 shirts this action including mine. Total usage is 1327.5!

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Day 116

I used 15 pages today. Five for housing forms and 8 that went to Becca for a letter and the rest of the manuscript that she hasn't seen. I printed out 2 pages wrongly. Total usage is now 1326.5!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Day 115

Zero paper usage today. That's always a feel good day. Total usage is now still 1021.5!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Day 114

I used four pieces of paper today. One for a very pretty church bulletin, two for print out of the speech I'm doing tomorrow, and one for an insurance form. I think it's ridiculous that I have to have insurance. I'm selling books, not doing anything dangerous. But rules are rules! Total usage is now is 1021.5!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Day 113

I used 10 pages on a Seder program from the Northampton Unitarian Universalist society that I need keep and analyze. I have used I've used 1016.5 pages so far. Tomorrow is my day for organizing the used paper diet paper.

Oh my gosh, I just saw a piece of paper from Good Friday that I forgot. Total usage is now is 1017.5! Sorry, everybody!

Friday, April 22, 2011

Day 112

I kept one page Good Friday program. It's one double sided page and has a really beautiful picture in a pretty front, plus a back page for my to scribble notes ob, but they have to be the note, because it is a Good Friday program after all. I have used I've used 1006.5 pages so far.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Day 111

I used 3 pages. Two for covers letters and my form I need to fax. It's to the Abilities Expo. I thought that it was faxed already, but apparently they never got it and I can't find the original. I have used I've used 1005.5 pages so far.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Day 110

I used 2.33 pages of paper today. I printed out 2 pages about my ex-employee for unemployment. I took a third of a page for notes on my Faggot Dinosaur poem. Yes said "Faggot Dinosaur". I've used 1002.5 so far.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Day 109

I had my first no paper day in a while. That always makes me me feel good! I've used 1000.17 pages of paper this far.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Day 108

I broke 1000 pages today and I wasn't even for me. I printed something out for my assistant. She wants to take her son to the movies tomorrow and I printed out a listing. I've used 1000.17 pages of paper this far.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Day 107

I used 8 pages today. I'm going to share 2 poems with Ware on Wednesday. I printed them on 1 sheet of paper each. I love that two pages on one thing. Saves so much paper! I've used 998.17 pages of paper this far. That's less than 1,000 pages and the year is over 29.3 done%

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Day 106

I used no pages today. It's hard to use pages when you are asleep or training a PCA all day. I have 4846.83 pages remaining.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Day 105

I printed a page with two poems to read a a Library poetry reading. I read both poems. It was fun, but there were only 4 readers. I have 4846.83 pages remaining.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Day 104

I used 17 pages of paper to print my poem for my group tonight.I have 4,864.83 remaining. The poem went over well. I have 4847.83 pages remaining. I have almost used 1000 pages, I have 10.83 remaining!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Day 103

I used 14 pages for my Lambda portfolio, 4 pages for my autobiographical statement(2 were mess ups), one page for a financial statement and one page for an application reprint because the page was smudged. Thatt's 20 pages for one application. Yes, that's anal, but hey it's Lambda Literary. I have 4,864.83 remaining.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Day 102

Lots accomplished. Nine pages used to print directions, write a speech that I will give to high school kids, and share a poem with the Ware group tomorrow. I feel alive, truly, for the first time in a while. Page count: 4,884.83 remaining.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Day 98-101

I went to an awesome conference this weekend and was to tired to post. I used 74 pages in the conference program. It was 37, but I lost one somehow so I had to count it twice. Plus I took a map and the folder contained 45 and a flier, so that's 46. That's 120 pages! A lot!


Plus I used 7 pages at the IRS. This is the first year I get a refund. Total page count used 127. Total page count is 4,893.83. I still have 83.30% percent of my paper, almost 5 months in. I have had a few big mistakes (such a loosing the conference book or printing a writing group submission wrong. I've said it before and I'll say it again Americans are a wasteful, often greedy people!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Day 97

I went to a bunch of awsome writing/publishing workshops today. I learned tons, wrote a lot and feel creative again. I even met a few cool writers. I didn't use any paper, though, because have a laptop. I can type on the move and I'm saving the planet. I love it! Page count: 4991.17.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Day 96

I used one page to keep a copy of the Sister Spit writing workshops tomorrow. Page count: 4991.17.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Day 95

I had to reprint the Lambda Literary application, 5 pages. I'm kind of mad at myself because I know I printed it before. But it's somehow lost.I also printed out the one page Amy Lowell application. I also need to make a curriculum vitae, and 40 pages of work. Unless I have a volume published by then (unlikely. Page count: 4992.17.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Day 94

Sick again, in bed most of today! No pages used. Page count still: 4998.17.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Day 93

I give the Hershey/Shepard manuscript to Becca. I hope she likes it. It felt like a big deal to give it her. She's my first reader. I finally 4 months in, am reporting a change from the 5,000's to the 4,000's, but I still haven't used 1,000 pages. I've said it before and and I'll say it again, "God, are Aamericans a wasteful people! Page count: 4998.17.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Day 92

Did a lot of work, but used no paper. I am supported by reader software which let's me catch tiny annoying errors without needing to print anything. I'm amazed how often you don't see mistakes on the page, but catch them as soon as you here the work out loud. Page count still: 5014.17.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Day 91

Wrote very necessary letter to one of my PCA's. This is what one should use paper for. Page count: 5014.17.