Emerson in DC

I am more intentional in what I use when my work-life balance keeps stress in check. I'm more likely to take time to cook rather than get take-out. This helps both prevent food waste and cuts back on all the driving and packaging required for take-out meals.

I've been part of a Buy Nothing group for a long time and its been wonderful to explore new areas of my neighborhood on pick-ups, meet people, save trips to the store, lessen food waste (lots of offers for Instacart type mistakes!), and helped me give new life to items my kids have outgrown. In a separate sharing economy action, I recently took...