When I travel to India once or twice a year to visit and help my mother who is in the 90s, do we share the air travel carbon footprint?  I could move to India, but then I'd be away from my US family.  Isn't this the dilemma of first generation immigrants?

I'm going paperless with my medical correspondence and records a Kaiser.  Also, going paperless for other bills.  I did discover, however, that my insurance company won't even email me a bill to give me a heads up about renewing my policy annually.  I can put it in my calendar to check on the website, but, oh dear, what if I forget?!  I'm trying to line up my payment due date with my property taxes so I'll be able to remember:  two big bills coming my way in November.

Reusing and up cycling are two activities that require creativity.  If I have a need for something, I ask, “What else could serve the same purpose.” If I have something I no longer need, I ask, “What other purpose could this serve?”

On vacation with my family now and trying to avoid single use plastic but, wow, it’s hard to do. I have responded to a satisfaction survey at the hotel we’re staying, praising them for the sustainable practices and suggesting improvements they could make.

Set a goal and share with close friends for support