Deborah Hyde

City of Portland Office of Management & Finance (OMF)

"I want to be a better human and do what I can to make the world around me, just a tiny bit better too."

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Deborah's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 5
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Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 5
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Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 20 minute(s) each day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

COMPLETED 6
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Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 8
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Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 3
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Participant Feed

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Deborah Hyde 10/11/2018 11:05 AM

This fell off my last post: GoGreen Conference

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Deborah Hyde 10/11/2018 11:03 AM

It's well past due to redefine our Economy. I've heard of Bill McKibben's Deep Economy, but this is a new one I learned about at the
Conference yesterday, presented by Nwammaka Agbo.

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Deborah Hyde 10/11/2018 10:49 AM

I am grateful that so many young people are involved in sustainability, equity and social justice. I am grateful that I have really good medical insurance. I am grateful that my loan from the state will be fully forgiven on 1/1/2019!

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Deborah Hyde 10/09/2018 4:51 PM

I am grateful for the people I work with everyday. I am grateful that I can still laugh at myself. I am grateful that in a lot of ways, I'm still very young at heart.

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Deborah Hyde 10/05/2018 2:09 PM

5 challenges may seem like a lot, but I've been so good about meal planning and not wasting food this week, that I think I should challenge myself even more. I came so close to ordering dinner from Amazon Prime, but forced myself to make baked, roasted potatoes, and scrambled eggs and cheese for dinner instead. I even had a delicious pear that my friend Patty gave me for dessert! It's fall folks, time to cook!

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Deborah Hyde 10/05/2018 1:44 PM

I am grateful the rain is back. I'm grateful that the fall is finally here and hope the fire season will begin to diminish. I am grateful for my wonderful neighbors and will make it a point to let them know how much I appreciate them.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity De-Clutter My Home

How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?

Deborah Hyde 10/04/2018 11:28 AM

Only buy what I need and don't replace it just because it's getting well used. Give away items I no longer need before I replace it with something new. Remove myself from as many mailing lists as possible and sort through my mail as soon as I get it. Recycle and shred! Switch to electronic bill pay, decline paper receipts, buy in bulk and avoid purchases that include a lot of packing. Be happy with quality instead of quantity. :)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?

Deborah Hyde 10/04/2018 11:21 AM

Creativity is needed to practice simplicity because it takes creativity to figure out what you can live without and still be fulfilled.

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Deborah Hyde 10/04/2018 11:18 AM

I am grateful that I have more yard than house on my property. We all need more trees, shrubs, herbs and flowers for the birds and bees, and for the air we breathe. I am grateful for all the people who respect and care for Earth and her creatures. I am grateful for those who respect one another despite all their differences.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Happiness

How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

Deborah Hyde 10/03/2018 10:25 AM

I have been thinking a lot about my attitude about the world and what's going on around me. All the ugliness and harm that so many people face everyday, weighs so heavy on my soul. I don't want to be unhappy, bitter or pessimistic, so I will try harder to be positive about the good things in this world and in my life. This challenge will help me focus on intentional happiness.

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