week 2

So week 1 was successful, I've been trying to run semi-regularly, which is better than the never running that I was doing before. I'm also learning to not feel guilty when I don't go, which is hard...but I'm working on it. Something is better than nothing, right?

Week 2: Now it's time for something good for the earth. I WILL remember those pesky reusable shopping bags. We have so many of them, and I somehow never remember to grab them on the way out the door. Heath also brought up the point that they can be used at stores like Target and the mall. Our goal for the next coming months is to open the cabinets under the sink where we store the plastic bags for future Jack litter box cleanings, and be forced to leave the reusable bags behind so that we can collect more Jack bags!!! It will be quite a challenge since the cabinet is full, but I have faith.

a leaner greener me.

So lately I've been in a life rut. My daily routine hasn't changed in months, I've been working my tail off, and I need something new in life. Every day I get up, go to work, come home 10ish hours later, and sit on the couch to watch tv until it's bedtime. Then I repeat daily. Recently while at a closing Borders, I picked up a book called "Sleeping Naked is Green" by Vanessa Farquharson which has inspired me a bit. I haven't finished the book yet, but so far I'm really enjoying it. It chronicles a year in the life of the author, who decided to challenge herself to make one 'green' life change each day for a year no matter how small. Some days she learns to accept that she's not perfect, and knows that the switch to recycled paper towels makes a difference, even though not as big of a difference as not using paper towels at all. I think I'm enjoying it so much because it focuses more on the possible, and not being perfect, just aware. This has inspired me to do something similar. Each week I will challenge myself to make a greener, or healthier life change and blog about it. We'll see how long it lasts, but it should be fun!

Week 1: Work has been stressful, it's been playing on my biggest insecurities and causing a great amount of anxiety. It's a terrible feeling to have constant anxiety about things I know are silly, but can't help. For both my mind and my body, I have decided to make a conscious effort to go out for a jog when I'm stressed, instead of picking up the pint of ice cream or bag of chips. I've been doing this for about a two weeks now, and so far so good. Now to figure out how to de-stress and not worry so much! I'm trying to figure out what I'm passionate about, what will make the stress worth it.