Reflections: week 1-7

I wasn't very excited about this class coming into to it but I have to say that I have changed my mind about how I feel about this class. I'm finding that I am learning a lot of new things and I am really enjoying myself in this class. One of my favorite parts about this class is the discussions we have. We  really get into it when we have discussions and that's what I love most about them. No one is holding back or afraid to share their opinion.

The first two weeks were kinda slow just getting into what the class was about and starting to learn what the topic of Environmental Health was all about.

Weeks 3-7 was when I started to read my book called Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet.
I really enjoyed this book and it showed me a lot about what was going on in our world.

The Movies that we have been watching in class have also been really informative for me. It's kind of sad to learn about all the issues going on in our environment. Not only that but all the big corporations with all the problems are choosing to do nothing about it.

This class is one that I am starting to look forward to now. I love our class discussions and the work we have to do outside is not very difficult which I love considering all the other work I am doing

Eye Opener: Junk on the Brain

Antiques: Any work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or anything similar, created or produced in a former period, or around 100 years before date of purchase.

Junk/Junking: Any old discarded material.

Flea Market: A market that is usually outdoors, consisting of a number of individual stalls selling old or used items such as antiques and other merchandise.

Thrift Shop: A retail store that sells secondhand goods at reduced rates.

Upcycling: Component of sustainability in which the use of waste materials to provide  new products. Taking something disposable and making it into something of greater use and value.

1. All these terms relate to environmental health. They all have to do with reusing teh materials and goods that we already have and putting them to good use as something else instead of just trashing them.
2. Antiques- Father Time Antiques, 395 S Lake Ave #1, Duluth, MN, 55802-2311. (218) 625-2379. I was not able to find a website for this store.                                                                                     Junk- Jadco Special Haulers Inc, 4011 Rehbein Road, Duluth, MN, 55803-9274. (218)724-5538. I was unable to find a website for this place as well.                                                                             Flea Market- Wabasha Flea Market, Highway 61 and Industrial Court Box 230, Wabasha Minnesota. 55981, 651-565-4767. I could not find a website for this place.                                                                                                                                    Thrift Store- Goodwill, 700 Garfield Avenue, Duluth, MN, 55802                                      Upcycling- Ingvald's Custom Builds, 25 West Redwing Street, Duluth, MN 55803. 701-361-8827.
3. Towel Bar- I like this idea of a towel bar. I live with 5 other people and some of them are always just using the hand towel, bunching it up and tossing it aside so that it never drys. I think a smaller version of this would be perfect for our bathroom!                                                                                  Sign- I have always thought that plaques and posters with cute sayings on them were always nice to look at. I love that idea of writing what you want on a sign for everyone to see and read. It tells a little about the kind of person you are.                                                                                               Table Art- I thought this was a really cool idea. Using a card table as wall art, I never would have thought of it and when I looked at the picture it looks completely natural. It doesn't even look like a table at all even. I really like it because it looks really nice and simple and I like simple things the best.