OLLI Climate Class

I've been carrying my bags to the grocery store forever, well, not quite..... .  I decided to research how to reduce the produce plastic bags.  The new plan is to order my produce from Imperfect Produce.  Of course, this will make me cook more, resulting in less eating out, and fewer carryout boxes! 

Decluttering - what a challenge that is!  Today I sorted a box of music and selected about half of it to recycle - sell on ebay or pass on to friends who are music teachers with students who could use it!  

Ok, so I started out doing a little bit and being annoyed about the constant reminders to check in.  But then I got more involved in learning and discovered that the resources on the site are incredible.  I added a few more challenges, learned a lot more about how to contribute to saving our planet, and even started making my own yogurt to save...

Establish a regular time to accompany my friend on her walk to the office at least once a week.  Random planning doesn't work so well!

I have begun taking fewer plane trips this year and when I do fly from now on I will buy carbon offsets. I just bought a round-trip ticket from Chicago to San Diego and bought a carbon offset for that. Now I know how to do it. United Airlines has a plan but you have to search to find it.

I did the eco-challenge last year and it helped me change habits regarding food waste. Doing something for two or three weeks is a good way to think about old habits that would be good to change. I am a pescatarian, but I need to eat more vegetables and fruits, so I chose the challenge to add 2 cups of veggies and fruits each day. Some days I...

Gratitude helps you see all the good things that have happened to you and helps you focus on the positive, rather than being depressed and giving up.

North Americans are relatively well-off financially and therefore able to afford meat. There also has been plenty of land on which to graze cattle. Our Judeo-Christian roots do not value domesticated animals as, say those in India do. It is not going to be easy to shift Americans to a plant-based diet, though many younger people are vegetarians...

I'm finding it difficult to add two full cups of fruits and veggies each day. Missed the target two days this weekend. I find the main problem is not having enough fruit or lettuce at home, so I am buying more produce. The other problem I've noticed is when I eat out. I will have to have a large salad either when I go out or for the meal at...

Not too bad, but difficult to keep up the exercise when I am sick!  Feeling better today, hope to be well tomorrow.  I do like the incentive to do the 40 minutes of exercise daily.