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Keeping track of your green resolutions and actions with these sweet web tools can help you stay on target as you make lifestyle changes. Just as Rome wasn't built in a day, going green doesn't happen overnight. It's all about making ongoing adjustments in your routines, and picking up eco-friendly habits that stick. Seeing your momentum build will help you stay motivated, and celebrate the steps you're taking on the road to sustainability.
Joe's Goals
This streamlined webapp lets you enter whatever daily or weekly goals you have (like biking to work, packing a lunch, or sharing green info with someone in your life) and track your streaks of success just by clicking a couple of buttons. With Joe's Goals, you can see your progress at a glance. As though reducing your carbon footprint wasn't rewarding enough on its own merits, on Joe's Goals, when you complete one of the actions in your green routine, a little smiley face celebrates your achievement. That means you'll literally see your eco-friendly lifestyle grinning back at you from your computer. Adorable, no?
43 Things
This simple, community-driven site is all about connecting with other people who have the same goals as you. You can make a pledge to do a particular action (like buying nothing for two weeks, or cutting your trash footprint in half) and then see who else is taking on the challenge. It's easy to set up a profile, and makes achieving your goals less like work and more like a game. Plus, there's nothing quite like positive peer pressure to keep you going. After all, if your friends on 43 things can do it, why can't you?
Planet Green
Flagrant self-promotion aside, the community tools here are totally useful for making and tracking your strides towards sustainability. Check out the Planet Green forums to share info on how you're doing in your quest for the ultimate green lifestyle, and swap updates and tips with like-minded visitors, or start a personal Planet Green blog on your profile, so you can keep all your friends on the site updated with how your changes are coming along. Seeing it all written out in black and white will help you see how much your life is changing, track how far you've come, and get excited about taking your next step.
