Anoka Count Minnesota Team

I watched the YouTube documentary Takeout and learned a lot about the harvesting of the Amazon rainforest. I wasn't aware that the clearing of the rainforest is in large part being done to create farmland for animal feed. The documentary highlights many issues. One takeaway for me was that average people reducing consumption of meat can go a...

It's going well! It's been too busy for me to watch these documentaries but I'm planning a relaxing movie day at the end of the month when I have time and can invite friends over to enjoy and learn with me

Extreme disconnection from nature, to the point where nature feels "other"

Honestly, I haven't reduced my spending at all. I'm a naturally frugal person and only spend money a few times a week and that's primarily on non-negotiable things like gasoline and food. Analyzing my purchases every day and realizing that I am as frugal as I thought I was actually makes me feel better about splurging on date nights with my...

I spend my break time working on personal things like stretching, PT, reading my email, finding a recipe for dinner, etc. It's awesome how much I can accomplish in 15-30 minutes a day and it creates a calmer, less stressful time when I get home from work because I've already prepped myself for the personal things I need to get done that day.

I picked up trash at the dog park, like usual. Nothing unusual. Mostly plastic bags and ripped up dog toys. It makes me frustrated knowing that majority of dog toys are made of plastic or other synthetic materials and (surprise surprise *sarcasm*) dogs rip them up into tiny bits at the dog park that pollute microplastics.