Late night hunger

Have you ever been watching tv late at night and saw a fast food commercial come on? Like Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Mcdonald’s and other fast food joints now have 24 hr drive thrus or late night hours open. Even if the person watching tv wasn’t hungry before, that person suddenly has the urge to eat a burger. Restaurants have made late night menus to trigger your appetite. These commercials aren’t only made for the people coming home late from clubs, work and etc but also to make those people watching tv get up and drive to go get something they probably shouldn’t be eating. The way the food looks so delicious on tv and the satisfaction you’ll feel after you eat it is what drives people to go eat at late hours.  This is only one of the contributors to obesity. I can go on and on explaining how fast food commercials contribute to obesity but I won’t. The purpose of these commercials is to make people eat at times they wouldn’t usually eat at, and the convenience of their food and prices. They’ve targeted the audience that suffer from some type of sleeping disorder, people that like to watch tv at night before they go to sleep, and teenagers that have nothing better to do but watch tv. Their whole message is to sell their food at times that normally wouldn’t bring business but now because of the amount of people that don’t sleep at night or are up doing other things have brought them business. 

Big Ecological footprint for a small person

An ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems.I find it crazy that it would take 5.2 Earths to accommodate my lifestyle. I would've never looked at the way I live to be harmful to the Earth. But when I do take the time to think about the things I can easily do to reduce the amount of energy I lose, it all makes sense. Leaving the water in the shower running, plugged in chargers for my phone and laptop, and leaving lights on when I'm not even in the room. My mom always complained about those things back home, but I highly doubt it was because I wasn't being "green" she was more worried about the water and electricity bills. I won't even start about how many new things I buy to stay accommodate my fashion taste. I buy clothing that I haven't even worn yet, sitting in my closet with the price tags on them. It will definitely be hard to stop all these bad habits, but if I want to continue living a healthy life for many more years to come, I have to make some big changes. I plan to start using minimum electricity, not leaving the water on, turning off the tvs, laptops and etc. 

Who would've known such a small person like me could have such a big ecological footprint?