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Lessons Learned:  I learned that I can set time aside for myself -- to focus on myself -- and my family won't die if I leave them unattended for a bit.  I learned that I can continue to find items in my life that I don't need anymore, and it's easy enough to toss or donate them.  I also learned that my family is not quite ready for weekly meal...

Last day, log your actions!

I enjoyed the challenge of trying to be more mindful when I'm eating. Taking time away from the computer, tv, cell phone etc, just to sit down and have a meal. I think I'm building a great new habit. Especially with dinner. Breakfast and Lunch is more of a challenge because I'm at work and there's always something going on. But dinner has been...

Maybe this goes along with my happiness/gratitude goal, but I've really been focused on reflecting on the things that are going well.  There's been a lot of sadness and illness in my family lately --not to mention the current political turmoil -- and sometimes when you're caught up in just surviving the tough times that you forget that the...

Of course it's shocking, but it doesn't surprise me that so much food goes to waste.  One of my neighbors gleens from Trader Joe's and shares with the neighborhood, and there is always so much food. Even after the neighbors pick it over, there is so much food left over.  In doing this challenge, I've been trying to keep this in mind, and I've...

I can carry a very compact foldable bag in my purse - that will at least eliminate 1 or 2 disposables.  I 99% either re-use or recycle my disposable bags.

I use reusable every day at work and at home.  Where I can improve is when I go through the drive-thru at our favorite Seattle-based coffee company...  Doing reusable there requires remembering to bring the cup and no mobile pre-order - thus having to wait while they make the drink in my cup...  Not sure I'm willing to go that route yet.  Love...

I have moved into my new location. I have used a local business to do my move in and move out cleaning. I also gave her name to other to help support local small business

Gratitude:  I started out this challenge by writing some things I'm grateful for in a journal.  As the challenge has moved forward, I've been putting less in the journal, and sending out more gratitude to my friends and family.  Sometimes it's a little text message.  Sometimes it's a longer email.  Sometimes it's been a long phone call. ...

It's really easy to get distracted by bad news, by health problems, by stress at work.  It's really easy to get caught up in the negatives of life and to start feeling like that's all there is.  Practicing gratitude can switch up your focus, add a bit of levity or relief to the hum-drum of a stressful life.  When you work at finding the...