Kim's Blog (2)

I've been doing a lot of thinking and talking with my friends and family. My nature is really one of trying to be more aware of what I'm doing and build community with those around me. In the short term it help me to prepare for change and in the long term it helps keep me on target. Yesterday morning, at breakfast with my women friends, we talked about how so many people we know suffer from a disease of "affluence" - buying too much of what they don't need and replacing items with more-better i… Continue

I seem to have enough on my plate right now and yet here I am jumping into another challenge. Admittedly, this is something that's been on my list for a while. My girls, now 19 and 22, grew up re-cycling and composting. They complained from time-to-time when they were young and it's funny now to hear them complain that so many people they meet now don't re-cycle or compost.

Long ago I switched to bringing my own bag when I shopped for groceries; I carry a travel mug for coffee;… Continue