Reflections of My First Blog: A Learning Process

When I first read that we would have to be writing weekly blogs that reflected what we had read and learned about in class, I was a little more than petrified about the situation. But after completing failing on my first try I knew there was no where to go but up. Though I still had difficultly incorporating the readings into what I wanted to talk, I still managed to get my point across. One of the more interesting things I learned this week is that we need to start looking at the entire life cycle of a garment-from the raw materials and chemicals that make it to the caring and washing of it-all contribute to sustainability. 

While posting blogs on weekly assignments  is a new experience for me, it is also a learning one that can help benefit me in the future. Not only am I learning how to be more open about new ideas in sustainability, I am also learning how to communicate it in a more professional manner with evidence and research to help support my argument. By reading the comments and critiques my classmates provided me I know while I may incorporate all of the week's readings, I tend to lose my voice and opinion, something that I will try to work on in future posts. I also need to add more "flare" by incorporating pictures and video...something I am figuring out how to do.

Since starting this course, I hope to learn about new companies and products that contribute to the sustainability movement. I want to be able to give future clients the information necessary about sustainable design and how any effort towards becoming more environmentally aware is a step in the right direction.