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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...

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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.