Laura Duncan

Well with a family of 6, we do lots of loads of laundry, lots of dishes, and lots of showers. I think my next goal is to have them reduce the length of their showers, and to ensure they are turning the water off while they brush their teeth. We have already purchased water conserving washing machine, but the amount of laundry won't be reduced until some people start to move out.

No, I am not surprised. We started receiving imperfect produce boxes 6 months ago, and we quickly made it our goal to eat through the entire box of fruit/veggies before the next delivery came. Our food waste has declined, mostly because we see are learning to plan our meals around the fruit/veggies we receive. I also gave my children free reign to eat ANY fruit in the box without limit. There is less spoiled fruit, because we aren't "saving" it for anything, we know we'll get more each Monday.

Where would I spend $1,500? Honestly, I would update our house with new windows, replacing a few at a time til they were all updated.

I notice in the afternoon I get sleepy. It's easy to blame the potency of coffee wearing off, or the blood going down to my stomach after lunch, but in all honesty, I think it's the lack of oxygen in the room from too little air flow. An afternoon walk outside gets me the fresh air (including fresh oxygen) to my brain. This little jaunt gives me new visual stimulation, a needed break from the screen, some movement going throughout the few muscles I have. All in all, it's a quick jolt to wake up my whole body. I usually will come back to my desk/home feeling invigorated and ready to embrace the task waiting for me, with a deep breath and revitalized mental capacity.

My issue is that I don't deal with things when they occur... I put it off. When the mail comes, I put it in the pile to be dealt with later. When the laundry is done, I fold it but don't put it away. I probably think that I don't have the time to complete the task when it comes, because I am busy with something else, and the thought "I will come back to that" is too loud, and sadly, not true. So I think the best prevention to accumulating, is to "process" the incoming right away, rather than postponing the task.