It's your turn to raise awareness! 👍

     Hey everyone. I'm very excited about today's challenge because I believe it will be more interactive and more fun! Basically, today it's your turn to raise awareness about an environmental issue that concerns you. I also love this idea because there is so much freedom to it. You can do almost anything from raising awareness about climate change to the endangerement of honey bees. If you are not sure what to share with people, you can always do some research or you can contact me by sending me a message on our new instagram account or facebook page. Of course, even if you do have an idea, doing research will only confirm and add to your information. To actually do this of course pick a subject regarding the environment that you would like to share, and by using social media, or by physically telling people yourself, you will succeed. Don't be afraid to get creative with this. Feel free to make posters, post on the internet and anything else you can think of! Don't think I won't be doing this myself as well. I participate in every daily challenge just like you guys, so make sure to be expecting me to do my part! If your posting on instagram, make sure to tag _1actaday_ in it so I can see what your doing, or if you are using facebook feel free to message me your work. Same goes with ideas that are not necessarily using social media, you can always message me pictures! Anyway that's it! I hope this isn't too difficult. I think it'll be fun! This is your chance to prove yourself as someone who truly cares about making a difference. Have a beautiful day lovelies! ❤️ 

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place! 😊

Love Stella💗

Grocery Shopping

     Hey guys! I am aware that this challenge may remind you of the one from a while ago,but trust me they still have their differences. So buying our food is a huge part of our lives because food is essential to our survival. By shopping in a environmentally friendly manner you are making a huge difference. Basically, I will tell you all the various options you have and little things you can do to change this part of your lifestyle. Of course you are not required to do all of these as it can see overwhelming, but you are always welcome to. Firstly, use and bring your own reusable bags instead of using plastic ones that are given to you at the grocery store. Another thing is what you decide to buy. By buying organic and generally healthy foods you are supporting a clean environment for several reasons. Also, buying grains and foods such as nuts in bulk is a great option. Food these days comes with so much unneeded packaging. By buying in bulk you are reducing waste production and simultaneously eating healthier. Most healthy foods do not come in that much packaging and can cost way less. So you save money and are rewarding your body. The last thing is to buy what you need. Of course it is important to treat yourself every now and then, but do you really need that bag of Cheetos? Anyway, that is what I encourage you take into consideration next time you go grocery shopping and if you are not the one who takes care of that in the family, why don't you go grocery shopping with them next time and choose some greener options?

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place! <3

Have a beautiful day lovelies!

Love Stella

Rant Friday

     Hey!!! Just letting you know that as of this friday I will begin something called Rant Friday. Basically I will rant about environment related issues. Make sure to check it out here on 1actaday and stay tuned for friday! That's all I wanted to say in this post! Have a beautiful rest of the day lovelies!

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place<3

Love Stella

Eco-friendly Travelling

     Hey! Hope your day has been great so far! Today I have a challenge that I hope won't be challenging for you. The topic is eco-friendly travelling. Basically, what you have to do to make your difference is to avoid using a car to travel around throughout the day. Try public transportation, biking or even walking to where you have to go. If you truly have no other choice than to use a car to get yourself around, carpool. This is a very effective way to reduce your carbon footprint and at the same time you are encouraging others to act in an environmentally friendly manner. The more the better right! So that is it.
       Make sure to check out the 1actaday Instagram account if you haven't already and follow for fun facts about the environment and a bit more about the daily challenge as well as other exciting news!

     Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place! <3

Love Stella

Grocery Bags🛍

     Hey. Today's challenge is super easy, and I'm sure you are capable of doing this. Next time you go grocery buy one of those reusable grocery bags or if you have one at home bring it with you when you go grocery shopping. This prevents so much waste from plastic bags and as you know those harm the environment a lot. For example: sea turtles mistaking plastic grocery bags for jellyfish ( their food) and end up dying because they choke on these bags. Also you know, consuming plastic isn't a great idea. Anyway, that's it and I hope you have a great day. Also make sure to let others know about today's challenge. 

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place❤️

-Love Stella 

Heating/Air Conditioning

    Hey everyone! Hope you are having a fabulous day! Today's challenge is to not heat up an empty house. This mostly applies to people who are living in places where winter has come, like me. It is so wasteful to leave the heating on while nobody is in the house! I mean, most boilers are fuelled by gas, oil or electricity, which we all (hopefully) know is bad for the environment. What is the point of keeping nobody warm when you are out of the house and wasting money, when you can just shut off your heating before leaving the house? If you'd rather not completely turn off your heating completrely, then you can always just lower it a bit. I mean, every little act counts (that's the point of this blog)! If it is currently not winter where you live...and it is summer the do the opposite...Turn off your air conditioning (The most electricity is used during the summer because air conditioners use way too much electricity), and if you find it too hot, go swimming or take a cool shower! That's it for today, hope this isn't too hard for you to handle if not, way to go! Let others know about today's challenge and one more thing: I mentioned on the 1actaday instagram that I'd be posting a surprise post today, well that's postponed to tomorrow :) Have a happy rest of the day:)

Daily Did You Know:

Did you know that every year, Americans throw out 25 trillion styrofoam cups? (You know how much I hate styrofoam)

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place <3

-Love Stella

Reusable Drink Containers

     Hey guys. Hope that all is well. I want to apologize for not posting for a while. I got super busy and I feel really bad, so I hope you can understand. Anyway, today's challenge is to bring and start using reusable drink containers to school or work. Basically, bring your own coffee to work instead of buying it from a coffee shop. You save money, and help the earth. Same goes with water and oter drinks. Try to avoid buying any drinks at all today to reduce waste and it's healthier for you and the planet. Today's challenge is pretty easy. Also, if you don't have a reusable bottle, your challenge is to invest in one because it's totally worth it. Let your friends and family know about today's challenge and other than that have a beautiful day. 

Daily Did You Know: 

Did you know that I don't have a daily did you know for today? 😬

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place ❤️

-Love Stella

1actaday Instagram!

Hey everyone! Today's challenge is super duper easy. All you have to do is go on instagram and follow 1actaday's new account ( _1actaday_). Basically I decided to make an instagram account for this blog because I thought it would be a great way of spreading the word about the blog and also a great way of raising awareness about the environment. I'll be posting updates on what's going on and what I'm posting and a bunch of fun facts about the environment. So that's basically it! I would really appreciate it if you can tell others and spread the word about the new instagram. Other than that have a great day. 

Daily Did You Know: 

Did you know that 1actaday has a new instagram account!? Hahahaha....Alright I know that wasn't funny....at least I tried.

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place❤️ 

-Love Stella

Bottles are Bad 👎🏻

Hey. Today's challenge is to avoid using anyplastic bottles which includes bottled water and soft drinks. First of all bottled water is so bad for you since it contains chemicals from the plastic it's in and also soft drinks are basically pure sugar and chemicals. I don't know about you, but that doesn't sound too good. By doing this you are helping yourself by being healthier and saving money, and you are reducing waste which is beneficial to the environment. Also plastic bottles are made of petrolium which destroys so many ecosystems when being exploited. That's it! Let your friends and family in on today's challenge and I hope you're having an amazing day.

Daily Did You Know:

Did you know that recycling one aluminum can saves enough electricity to power a TV for three hours?

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place❤️ 

-Love Stella

Climate Change 🌊🌊

   Hi again. As I mentioned in the previous post I will be discussing about climate change. I feel that it is an issue that should be discussed in detail, so that's why I'm doing this. So I'll start by explaining what climate change is. It is also know as global warming. So basically it's the idea that our planet's temperature is rising and this happens because of all the CO2 in the atmosphere. The sun's rays reach earth. A certain of that heat stays on the planet and another percentage goes back to space. By adding a bunch of greenhouse gazes to the atmoshere we are not permitting that heat to leave the planet so basically the more emissions the more heat. This eventually leads to thhe polar ice caps melting and obviously when ice melts it becomes water. This causes the endangerement of certain animals such as the polar bear as they lose their homes and starve to death trapped on little ice islands and in some cases drown. Sea levels then rise which eventually leads to flooding around the world and weird and dangerous weather changes. Those are the consequences of climate change. What leads up to it is as bad. I'll discuss the biggest emittors of CO2 and/or methane, fossil fuels. The biggest use for them are to create electricity. The different types of exploitation of these fossil fuels (coal, natural gaz, and oil) is so bad for the environment. Whole ecosystems are destroyed because of mining and this involves deforestation which leads to loss of habitats for animals which leads to the extinction of animals. The worst part is When these ecosystems are destroyed nobody cares to fix them. They just move to the next place. I mean I don't understand, fossil fuels are eventually going to be completely gone...it's not a long lasting source of energy. That is why renewable energy sources such as water wind and the sun are way better options. The reason why these companies exploit fossil fuels is because it's cheaper and easier and provides short term money, but a lot of it. Anyway, this is why I started 1actaday. I believe if everybody does one small green act every day we can make some difference. It may not seem much to you individually, which is the point because it's supposed to be easy, but imagine if a bunch of people where to do that same act on that day. It accumulates. A metaphor to better understand: someone wants to buy a something for 1000 dollars, thhe money is a lot for just him, but if 1000 people were each to pay one dollar it would accumulate and one dollar is not a big deal for one person. So yeah...I'll end it here. Hope the rest of your day is good. 

Thank you for caring and keep making the world a better place ❤️

-Love Stella