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I have been bothering my husband to plant a garden since we moved in! I have had trouble keeping plants alive but I think I need to just try it out again. We have a raised area in the front yard that currently has a few scattered landscaping plants but  I think would work great as a garden and we would relocate the plants to another area. We...

I see that my family wastes food from time to time and I really want to end this by being more diligent with food prepping. In order to do this I will need to plan 3 days at a time and I will only buy the ingredients I need for those meals. What has been an issue for waste is that I create meals with leftovers for the next day, however since...

This challenge was really great. Nice work, partners! I hope we do it again in the future! 

Know the best thing about bringing my own bags along to the grocery store?   I can actually bring ALL the groceries in from the car in ONE trip without cutting off the the circulation in my arms!  

Great, what a great way to be held accountable.

I think what helped me in my shift to plant-based meals was to try new recipes that are not exactly replacements of meals I used to eat when I was eating meat. For example, I have not found a stellar veggie lasagna that is exactly like the meat one I used to love. But, I have found really awesome pasta dishes that are plant-based. For me, this...

Hi! So in my last post, I had hoped that my bike commute home (basically all uphill) would be getting easier with some more consistency.. Two fun things happened today: I noticed on my way in, on the tiny uphill section, that I didn’t have to down shift all the way. And on my ride home tonight, I got a new PR on one of the hill sections! Not by...

I hurt my back a couple weeks ago, and I’ve been working with my PCP and my orthopedic specialist to come up with the best way to strengthen my core and avoid pain the future.

I take vitamins, exercise and stay within my routine to keep up with all aspects, teeth, face, skin, muscles, ect.

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