2012: Day 19

I used one piece of paper. It was a housing authority agenda. I kept the back notes, as well as half the front. Now I have 5,812 pages remaining.

2012: Day 15-18

I used no paper on Sunday- Tuesday. But I used 6 pages on Wednesday for writing group. I hope everybody likes my essay. They are used to me writing poetry. I wrote another essay. It's an introduction for a guide to able-bodied parents of people with disabilities. People have always told me I should write such a book, forever. I made 8 copies of that. So far, that means I used 14 pages today. 5,813 pages remaining. And lots of backs and note spaces to write on! I feel pretty good so far, even if this is my biggest usage day ever.

2012: Day 14

I used three pieces of paper today. Sarah played a game at the jewelry party. My two guests took their pieces with them ,I assume, so that's gone from the diet. I hope that I can count on my politically minded, Earth friendly colleagues to use the back of that paper before they throw it away. I'm pretty sure I can. 5,827 pages remaining.

2012 Day 11-13

Happy to report no use! Of course, that was only because I was sick and missed the Florence Poet's Society on Thursday. They say every cloud has a silver lining. Still at 5,830 remaining, slthough I would have rather attended writer's group!

Day 10

I have used 2 sides for writing group poems. I have used 2 sides more for a writing assessment also required by the same group. For the poems I have two on a page. For assessments, I have 3 on a page. I also have two bottoms to use for notes, grocery lists, or whatever. 5,830 remaining.

2012: Day 8-9

Today I used 1.5 pages of paper or three sides. The first two I didn't even need to use because the other writer I was going to meet didn't manage to make our meeting. The third was entirely my fault because I lost a pre-paper diet print out of an interview that I already had made. Well, at least I can reuse the poem pages on Wednesday for writers’ group and I'll put my recopied interview in my writing folder where it can't get lost or at least it shouldn't. I have 5,832.0 remaining. That half a page a day.

2012: Day 7

I went to the farmers' market today. I used 5 sides today. They are all lamb recipes. I have 5,833.5 pages remaining. I separated my Paper Diet paper that is still usable for notes from my non-Paper Diet paper. I can't throw it all away, what would be the point of that for an environmental blogger in an environmental blog?