Looking Back on My First Blog Post...

To be honest, I was terrified when beginning my first blog post. I was so worried that I was doing it all wrong, but once I started typing as if I was just telling someone a story about what I learned in class today, I felt a sudden relief.  I believe the most important thing I have learned this week is that taking time to reflect on what you have researched is very important.  During this course there is a lot of different readings, and you can not just read them all and expect to be able to blog about them in your own words.  I found it very beneficial to read all the assigned readings and then do research on a topic that ties them all together and relates to me in someway.  Reflecting on my readings and researching a topic in which I was some what familiar with allowed me to write in a way in which I could tie all the articles together and still address my argument.  In my future blog posts, I will allow plenty of time to read each article thoroughly, reflect on what I have read, and how it affects me.  I will then start my own research in order to incorporate all the articles in my blog.  Now that I feel more comfortable blogging, I would like to learn more about different companies and their efforts toward a sustainable design.  I would also like to learn more minor changes that every person can do to help in the efforts toward sustainability.  I enjoy doing the research and being able to inform others through blogging. Hopefully someday we will make a difference!