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zero-waste summer check-in

8/15/2016

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i like to check-in with my zero-waste efforts periodically.  i've gotten to the point where a lot of these efforts are just habit and don't really take any extra thought.  this can also be the point at which things could start to slip, if i don't remain vigilant.  i definitely haven't arrived as a zero-waste warrior (i can't fit all of my trash for the year into a jar), so there is always room to up my commitment as well.

this check-in doesn't have to take long.  really i could just look into the trash can as my report card.  i like to look a little deeper, so i think in terms of rooms and consult bea's book to remind me of all the areas in which i need to look.  in the kitchen, i look in all the cupboards to see each and every item i'm keeping and to reassess its necessity.  the less i have the easier this is.  i look around the room to see each thing on the walls and in the fridge with new eyes.  a clean slate is zero-waste at work.

as i move from room to room, i see my space again.  i create space and tidy and edit and remove.  it makes me feel fresh and at peace and ready to move into this next season of school and a little faster pace.  

this week i'll let you in on my process and progress in zero-waste.  i'll be honest and open about my failures and allowances too.  i'm not about perfection... but i am about progress.  it's fun and i'm learning more about my relationship to material things, the nature of creation and my created being.  i'm ready to dive deeper and do better.

if you are new to this zero-waste thing or open to a refresher, this ted talk = zero-waste in 14 minutes flat... a more in depth hour long talk here.  refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, rot.  bam.

love, 
​jane
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Kari
8/15/2016 01:43:34 pm

Thank you for being honest about your failures. That is so helpful to those of us who are just learning. It makes us feel better about our failures, too.

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jane link
8/16/2016 08:33:59 am

thank you for affirming that choice. :) i agree that the struggle is part of the unifying force that will help us help eachother. undoubtedly some of my struggles will cause you no problem... and that can encourage me too. :)

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