Kristen Molnar

Sadly, it does NOT surprise me.  I think this is about being honest with yourself about what and how you eat; I buy vegetables with the INTENTION of eating them because I think I should.  But, I find myself throwing them out because I DON'T WANT to eat them. So, I think I am going to make a more concerted effort to buy frozen vegetables and find ways to "hide" them in foods (ie. zucchini in chili) rather than buy them fresh and watch them turn to mold in my refrigerator and contribute to the ridiculous amount of food waste in American landfills (40%!).

We live in a very throw away society; we don't consider what we already have as being an investment.  I remember listening to my great grandmother speaking about living through the Great Depression; you didn't throw things away- you repaired them or repurposed them. I look around my home and see how much stuff I have and try to remind myself I don't need anything else- I just want it. It's difficult to resist the temptation of constant marketing but I am trying valiantly to stop adding to the great landfill waste problem. BTW- did you know the US makes poor countries take our GARBAGE as a condition of giving aid?  I was pretty horrified by that...need to write to my Congresspersons about that!

I need to set a schedule; I use my phone and set reminders to start my bedtime routine (medications, care for dog, etc.). It's easy to be distracted by reading a book, doing household chores, watching a movie, etc. that I lose track of time and don't realize how late it is (especially now that it is getting dark earlier!).